The watch community can feel massive, vocal, and passionate in a way that should drive design. We also might feel closely connected to people associated with brands – in this case, folks like Breitling CEO Georges Kern or Mandelbaum, who are very active on social media – and hope they’ll make things just for the fans because we feel like friends. But all these factors pale compared to the wider watch market, the vast majority of which are buyers who have never heard of Hodinkee, Revolution, “WatchFred,” etc. Unfortunately, I don’t think Breitling (and Universal) can recreate nostalgia with a new watch for the “fans” and act on the blind hope that the average consumer will like it – they very well might not understand it at all.