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- MikeXpop, on 04/27/2008, -2/+382"The watch sold out within 48 hours of its launch."
How did they know? - jdiggity, on 04/27/2008, -5/+339that's a bracelet
- Dokument, on 04/27/2008, -2/+254They weren't kidding when they said "limited time only"
- dotlizard, on 04/27/2008, -12/+217how can obscenely wealthy people be such idiots? you'd think they'd be a little more savvy than to fall for such a fluffy pretentious line of ***** like this. a “contemplative tourbillon operation whereby the ‘Day’ tourbillon operates for 12 hours to symbolize working life, while the ‘Night’ tourbillon takes over afterward to represent an individual’s private time.” we are talking about some world-class douchebags here.
- NicholasLeone, on 04/27/2008, -14/+182But will it blend?
- OfNumbers, on 04/27/2008, -4/+103"With no display for the hours, minutes or seconds, the Day&Night offers a new way of measuring time, splitting the universe of time into two fundamentally opposing sections:" AM and PM. Right? "day versus night." Oh, right, marketing.
- PinkFloyd2003, on 04/27/2008, -4/+96Apparently retarded is the new chic.
- thecosmicpope, on 04/27/2008, -3/+94"He added that anyone can buy a watch that tells time — only a truly discerning customer can buy one that doesn’t."
My watch battery is dead. Apparently this means it is now worth around $300,000. Any takers? - Danktolker, on 04/27/2008, -3/+88Gotta love the people who are commenting on the WSJ website:
"I had my $1600 Swiss watch recently in the shop for 6 months (had to have replacement parts made in Switzerland). Rather than use an older watch, I just relied on my cell phone to know what time it was…"
Seems like that 1600 really went to good use when you already own something that provides the SAME exact function. And why the ***** does everyone need to know that you wasted 1600 bucks on a watch? - seventoes, on 04/27/2008, -2/+85"Like other Romain Jerome watches, the watch is made in part with steel salvaged from the sunken Titanic"
Seriously rich people, wtf? - santaliqueur, on 04/27/2008, -5/+83A watch that does not tell time is not a watch. This is a $300,000 watch-shaped wristband.
- Murdats, on 04/27/2008, -0/+70they all use $5 watches that tell the time.
- jimmiss, on 04/27/2008, -1/+70Not if you buy one of those fancy $300,000 blenders that don't really blend.
- RSS14, on 04/27/2008, -3/+62The significance of the watch is to be symbolic. Nothing more, nothing less. Basically, once your rich enough to afford it, knowing the time isn't important anymore . . .
- S2000, on 04/27/2008, -1/+59If you read the article, you would know that this watch actually splits the universe into two opposing sections. Instant Nobel Prize.
- Osirus1156, on 04/27/2008, -3/+61Well...I guess it's still right two times a day.
- CatsAreGods, on 04/27/2008, -1/+50Even better, if you go to the original website, they have another watch that you can't even wear!!! http://www.romainjerome.ch/en/les-inatendus/t-oxy- ...
- mphree, on 04/27/2008, -1/+49I'm wondering how many were available. It looks fairly complicated to build. So if they only had two, then selling out in 48 hours isnt all that amazing.
- Reaktor5, on 04/27/2008, -10/+52You couldn't donate that $300,000 to something more useful?
And by something more useful I mean anything besides a watch that doesn't tell time. - SargedeathXmode, on 04/27/2008, -0/+42or they could have seen the day-night changes occur for 4 times...
- InfinitySnatch, on 04/27/2008, -0/+41"My watch is stuffed with so many diamonds, it can't even move!"
- mrsteveman1, on 04/27/2008, -0/+38oh no good sir, its a bracelet with moving parts!
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -6/+44It's all relative. I think it's a pretty neat watch and I'd actually consider buying it if it was like $300 or so. Apparently somebody 1000 times wealthier than me thinks the same. To people in 3rd world countries, you and I are the douchebags. Douchebag.
- Dokument, on 04/27/2008, -3/+41Are you suggesting that this relationship is over?
- ChefAnubis, on 04/27/2008, -0/+36maybe they are aiming for the rich vampire demografic
- Sunsneezer, on 04/27/2008, -1/+37I'm launching the digital model. One led, labeled "PM".
- samard2002, on 04/27/2008, -2/+37And the purpose of the watch is not to tell time, but to show how much money you have. In that sense, it serves its purpose. And very well. Do you think a Rolls Royce is ten times the car a Cadillac is? Or that once you hit a $10 million net worth you suddenly need 30,000 sq ft to live in? These are the trappings of wealth. The fact the WSJ reports on the absurdity of this item and we discuss it, means the watch maker is doing exactly the right thing.
- Shadic, on 04/27/2008, -2/+33Son of a bitch, I never can think of the RIGHT useless inventions.
- zspeed78, on 04/27/2008, -0/+27You are free to make your own wealth with your brain.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -4/+30i just ordered 2.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -1/+27Yeah, like hookers. Hookers to tell me what time it is. In 30 second increments.
- tritiumpie, on 04/27/2008, -0/+25Here's likely what happened: Romain Jerome made a complicated movement-- twin tourbillons, each active for *approximately* 12 hrs at a time (who is going to bother checking if it is *exactly* 12 hrs later?)-- but found that it was far too difficult to actually have it tell time with any sort of acceptable accuracy. Rather than discard the time and money spent engineering this failure, they opted to market the hell out of it to the rich but not so bright (such as many of those born into wealth but are otherwise failures; Paris Hilton, etc). There's always a sucker somewhere with more money than sense.
There are some watches that are truly engineering marvels and works of art. Timepieces that pack hundreds of tiny gears, springs and levers into a confined space that not only tell the time of day, but the day of the week, the date, month, and even year. They're called Perpetual Calendars. Some of these marvels need only be set once and then keep perfect time-- even taking into account leap years-- for hundreds of years. Truly great watchmakers like Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, etc. create these masterpieces... and those go for hundreds-of-thousands of dollars. Sure, they keep the same time and calendar as my BlackBerry, but the fact that they are purely mechanical engineering marvels, and pack all their mechanisms small enough to fit on my wrist, makes them artwork.
But not this joke/scam of a "watch" from Romain Jerome. Puh-leeze.
[sorry for the long post. dig me down if you must.] - ikrit2006, on 04/27/2008, -2/+25I'm glad you know how to steal comments from the article's site.
- Comatose51, on 04/27/2008, -2/+25WTF? Steel from the Titanic? How much more pretentious and exclusive do you have to get? Get help. Insecurity and a big ego make a bad combination.
- 8randon, on 04/27/2008, -27/+48Give me a hammer and a Timex and I’ll sell you another watch that won’t tell time for a bargain of $100,000.
- ozid, on 04/27/2008, -0/+21actually, its always right.
- nyx210, on 04/27/2008, -4/+24If they're gonna blow $300,000, they might as well give it to me.
But seriously... $300,000?! You could buy a fuggen house with that! - aceakm, on 04/27/2008, -1/+18"What time is it?" I don't know. "But you're wearing a watch." Oh, it doesn't tell time... but it cost $300k! "...Are you ***** retarded?"
- Rezistik, on 04/27/2008, -1/+17I will trade you 8 internets for it.
- Aokitsune, on 04/27/2008, -2/+17I wish I knew how to get in to with anyone that would even consider wasting money like this- I need money for tuition.
And when the article says "discerning customer" it should say "*****-for-brains rich guy." Typo. - tahcoboy, on 04/27/2008, -1/+15I swear this website is a mock site like the onion is with news.
- Sogui, on 04/27/2008, -0/+14Yea and like someone said above, I'm sure Digg buying their iPhones and such look like complete douche bags to 3rd world countries, heck we probably look like douche bags just having computers and cell phones... it's all relative.
- Hoogs, on 04/27/2008, -3/+16Buried because that exact same comment was on the site, except you just changed the number from $200,000 to $100,000.
- badjoke, on 04/27/2008, -0/+13Well, it is a really sexy looking watch. With everyone having cell phones, I've seen that watches have simply turned into fashion accessories and have ceased being clocks. Maybe people just want a cool looking gadget on their wrist.
- jp12380, on 04/27/2008, -0/+12Watches are actually more for style these days to a lot of people, not so much to tell the time. In all honesty it does look pretty cool. Does it serve the function of telling the time, no not really. Would I pay a dollar for it, yeah I would.
- nuclearrabbit6, on 04/27/2008, -3/+15congratulations you have now come across one of the stupidest things that will ever grace the skin of your wrist.
- mrsteveman1, on 04/27/2008, -2/+14It would certainly count as being gay if nothing else...
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -0/+11now -that- was clever dok
- Sazafraz, on 04/27/2008, -1/+12"The watch sold out within 48 hours of its launch."
You mean 2 days and 2 nights.. - mikhial66, on 04/27/2008, -1/+12I want to know if people would still be amazed if it did tell time. What's the difference between an extremely rich guy buying a $300,000 watch that doesn't tell time, and one that does? Either way, he's buying a $300,000 watch. I don't see the difference, its just a status symbol
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