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O T Making A $2,600,000 Watch
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Techguy
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I would bet John Weldon could make that in a weekend only better. Just ask him. He probably knows what they did wrong.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
paul39
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Some years ago John showed a photo of a ring he made. I was impressed. John is John, I think he has mellowed a bit recently.
I hope he sees the video and comments.
Paul
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We have some engineers were I work that could make that watch a lot more complicated than that.
Bill D
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Looks like they were making roughly 10-20 million dollars worth at a time. That is to say 5-10 at once. do we call that mass production?
Bill D
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They left out the part where Clint Eastwood shoots you.
One time I was wandering around in a Hewlett Packard store room when I saw an ordinary looking blue suitcase with a Patek Phillippe clock on it. Naturally I wondered what needed such a clock until on closer examination I realized that it was an atomic clock. The Patek Phillippe was for rough setting.
Bill
One time I was wandering around in a Hewlett Packard store room when I saw an ordinary looking blue suitcase with a Patek Phillippe clock on it. Naturally I wondered what needed such a clock until on closer examination I realized that it was an atomic clock. The Patek Phillippe was for rough setting.
Bill
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Makes a Rolex look like a Timex!
John Welden
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Yeah, the watch has really nice craftsmanship, but I'm not a big fan of gold fancy ass shit for super rich folks. What kind of person pays 2.6 mil for a watch? Give me a break. Like some douche kid from Dubai?
I worked for OC Tanner for some time---not on par with that, but plenty of tiny parts. What surprises me about that video is how much actual handwork they are doing. At that scale we tried to automate everything possible, dumb ass humans like to scratch, drop, force, gouge, slip and whatever else. Very impressive video. Pretty bulky looking piece though.
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Bill D
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All that carved scroll work on the case reminds me of the middle ages or maybe Victorian at the newest. Seems ugly to me.
Bill D.
Bill D.
triumph406
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Or the douche in the WH
Tyrone Shoelaces
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I like watches but I wouldn't wear that if you gave it to me. Way too flash for my liking. I'll stick with my Submariner or my Speedmaster.
Regards Tyrone.
Regards Tyrone.
machtool
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That got political fast. What sort of watch should the president wear??
jlrii
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A pocket watch. The president might as well have something in his pocket as so many others have him in theirs.
JR
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"Rolex" have offered every President since 1956 a gold " Day-Date" watch. Subsequently this watch has become known as the " Presidential " watch.
I would have thought Trump would have one already.
Regards Tyrone.
John Welden
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It doesnt say TRUMP on the watch, so I doubt he would wear it.
A bit too Venetian/rococo for my taste, not to mention the fact that it's just obscene to spend that kind of money on a bloody watch. Perhaps China can duplicate it with appropriate mass mfg techniques for a final price of $795. If you call now.
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