From MB&F — the Starcruiser HM3 Horological Machine.
The perfect watch if you happen to have £ 50,000 pounds with nothing more productive to do:
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Thanks JoAnne!
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March 11th, 2010 at 11:25 am
just give it a year or two…then the chinese will offer a credible knockoff (minus the swiss pedigree of course) for 50 pounds sterling
March 11th, 2010 at 11:35 am
And it’ll be available in the US at Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Duane Ready, and other fine retailers for 29.95, this putting some Swiss watchmakers out of work!
March 11th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
It has a steampunk look to it. I especially like the night/day dial. Very handy if you can’t see outside. It’s funny though, there are so many clocks everywhere I travel, I never bought a watch and I still know the time.
March 11th, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Watches are going the way of the hat pin and tie clip. Something that started out as a useful item, then became used primarily for adornment, and then not used at all. Cell phones all have clocks on them so the usefulness of a watch is clearly past its time. Clearly, looking at the above example, the adorment purpose is still valid, however I’d imagine that less than 25% of the under 30 set even own a watch.
March 11th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Sorry guys, but I think that thing looks ugly as hell. I really don’t want my watch to have tits on it.
I agree the watch as time piece is becoming more of an aesthetic statement than anything else. But given the ergonomic convenience of an item on one’s wrist, I am expecting the “watch” to become some form of multi-function device. What that will be remains to be seen.
March 11th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I suppose it beats this clock….
But still, if I’m going to drool over a watch, it’s going to be the Breitling Navitimer.
March 12th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Stupid is as stupid does. With Hummer closing, thank goodness there will still be ways to scream to the world “I am an dick”.
March 12th, 2010 at 12:38 am
I think it looks cool.
As for the cellphone as the solution to all problems, including as a clock:
1. What will happen after the apocalypse when the cell towers are no more?
2. What do you do when you travel some place in the world where you don’t have cellphone connectivity, maybe for days?
This watch could still be ticking…
March 12th, 2010 at 10:24 am
This one looks kinda delicate to me Thats the appeal of the Rolex — they are pretty bullet proof watches.
Makers for a good slogan: Rolex: The official watch of the ap[ocalypse