I don't know about this specific watch, but I believe that Jaeger LeCoultre made Ralph Lauren branded watches at one point. If it's not them, it's likely still someone in the Richemont group doing the manufacturing.
For those unfamiliar, Richemont owns brands such as JLC, IWC, Panerai, A Lange und Sohne, Cartier, Montblanc, and Baume Mercier, among some other very prestigious watch brands.
So I wouldn't doubt the quality or the provenance of a Ralph Lauren branded watch, but many people probably don't want the same logo on their $10k watch as their $100 shirt.
AliasfoxFrom Forbes:
In 2004, Lauren approached Richemont group executive chairman Johann Rupert about forming a joint venture to create Ralph Lauren timepieces. Together, they decided to go a route Lauren was certain would lend his watches the type of quality he wanted them to have. The joint venture is split fifty-fifty down the middle, which makes sense: Richemont has the expertise in watchmaking with its eleven high-quality watch brands and related suppliers, while Ralph Lauren has the expertise with regard to its own design style.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethdoerr/2016/05/14/a-very-brief-history-of-ralph-laurens-watches-and-the-2016-collection/#2626501b6b3d
AliasfoxWell, the moment you start as a mall brand is kinda hard to start playing with the big boys in the watch industry. So even if this watch might be of JLC quality, I consider it as a joke. There are plenty of good watches to be bought for $2700 with real heritage.
Also several things are way off in terms of design:
- 20mm lug width for a 45mm watch?
- decorative screws not being aligned?
JDM_BeebstaLug is 22mm. Massdrop is wrong, screws not decorative but functional and tightened to specific tourque as part of the 100m water resistance.
For those unfamiliar, Richemont owns brands such as JLC, IWC, Panerai, A Lange und Sohne, Cartier, Montblanc, and Baume Mercier, among some other very prestigious watch brands.
So I wouldn't doubt the quality or the provenance of a Ralph Lauren branded watch, but many people probably don't want the same logo on their $10k watch as their $100 shirt.
In 2004, Lauren approached Richemont group executive chairman Johann Rupert about forming a joint venture to create Ralph Lauren timepieces. Together, they decided to go a route Lauren was certain would lend his watches the type of quality he wanted them to have. The joint venture is split fifty-fifty down the middle, which makes sense: Richemont has the expertise in watchmaking with its eleven high-quality watch brands and related suppliers, while Ralph Lauren has the expertise with regard to its own design style.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethdoerr/2016/05/14/a-very-brief-history-of-ralph-laurens-watches-and-the-2016-collection/#2626501b6b3d