^I wish I could understand myself, but I am pretty ignorant about Rene Herse. I have a few guesses. I assume he was probably early and ahead of his time. He was probably good at marketing himself. His product was probably known as masterful and entirely high end.
Some builders just gain a status I suppose? Maybe someone in the know can explain it.
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