October's PR party balloons are deflating while the second licensing agreement between TAG Heuer and Porsche ticks on. By Dan Scott
In July of 2021, TAG Heuer and Porsche were off to the races. After decades, it was finally time the two mega brands would stop flirting with each others intellectual properties. Both brands trademarked the "Carrera" namesake under different sectors, yet were utterly unaligned. Until LVMH stepped-in (owner of TAG Heuer and Porsche) and decided to fast track a global licensing partnership. We've seen collabs like this before... a famous European automotive producer partners with a luxury fashion brand, and suddenly the Gucci car is on the streets of Italy. Or, a struggling car company partners with a top network TV show, ā-lə the Chrysler Cordoba, and anyone watching "Fantasy Island" in the 70's is also imitating Ricardo Montalban's "rich Corinthian leather" wording aired on national spots. Binary prejudice sides with history in proving men purchase more watches than women. And, males tend to spend more on "one good watch" than all the jewelry they'll ever own.
And, many men crave fast sports cars. So, a licensing and heavy cross-promotion reunion between TAG Heuer and Porsche made sense. The first round moved from black-on-black styles to an all natural diamond bevel. Models of the TAG Carrera X still sell for upwards of $7,000 USD. Then, a smart sounding marketing type convinced a boardroom full of LVMH executives to go "really smart." Enter the first luxe sports watch to turn over the engine of a luxe sports car. Yet, every game is a gamble, and after attending a quickly organized (and perhaps too quickly organized) cocktail function this month in Manhattan, hosted by the dual brands, it's understandable why many investors are checking their watch.
The first racing flag to turn red was the location of the event venue. Specifically, the hosting country. Spoiler alert: America has yet to see a single sale of the TAG Heuer limited edition Carrera 2.7 watch, or Porsches' anniversary series car. Regardless, a small niche of PR people (with one day's notice) assembled in a Manhattan lounge to learn the 411 on the latest 911. The Porsche Carrera 911 RS 2.7 to be exact. Perhaps the most iconic model from the legendary brand, Porsche played-up the "2.7" to be 27 eye-popping colors for the anniversary series car circa 1970. But, before Porsche executives could take a victory lap to celebrate 50 years as the 911 RS 2.7, a TAG PR person noted the limited edition watches were only offered in 'Legend Blue' and 'Guard Red.' She reminded us "only 500 timepieces in blue, and 250 units in red are worldwide." Then we heard production of the 911 RS 2.7 was cut to 1,580 globally, followed by news that the open bar had closed.
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Nine in ten High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) now invest in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies or land in the ‘metaverse’, according to Altrata 2022 Q4 research. Only one in ten people with at least £250,000 in investable assets have yet to invest in digital assets, a figure that is down from three in ten last year. And it’s not just the ultra-wealthy getting involved. More than half (52%) of those with more than £3 million of investable assets are backing the metaverse, via META, but so too are 40% of those with less than £250k as Wealth-X's Anna Wagner reports.
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