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Discussion in 'Fine Watches, Jewelry, & Clothes' started by jimpo1, Jul 15, 2004.

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  1. jimpo1

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    #1 jimpo1, Jul 15, 2004
    This is almost like porn for those of us that like watches. You can build your own watch, pick the case, the face, the bezel, the band, etc. They'll put a custom inscription on the back in your choice of font, and you can pick the depths to which it is waterproof from 3, 5, or 10 atm. Too cool.

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  2. Dom

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    #2 Dom, Jul 15, 2004
    Neat idea. Too bad they don't offer an option for an automatic movement.

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  3. Nibblesworth

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    #3 Nibblesworth, Jul 15, 2004

    No automatic? That's not like porn - that's like soft-porn, where the camera pans down to the belly button, and when you see the first glimps of a curly black hair, the scene changes.
     
  4. Aureus

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    #4 Aureus, Jul 15, 2004
    Its a neat idea, but no automatic movements = no bloody good.
     
  5. jimpo1

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    #5 jimpo1, Jul 15, 2004
    I like the automatics too, but I don't expect to buy one for ~$250....
     
  6. Aureus

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    #6 Aureus, Jul 15, 2004
    You can get any old automatic for 200 dollars on Ebay, key word old.

    Also, I just made (its damn fun to make the watches :D ), a $693 dollar watch, a decent automatic movement could probably be provided with certain special cases for an extra 200 to 400 dollars and they would most likely do fine.
     
  7. jimpo1

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    #7 jimpo1, Jul 15, 2004
    It IS Damn fun! I'm in the middle of my 5th watch now, am thinking about building one for my wife too.
     
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    #8 imperial83, Jul 15, 2004
    I love this! Personalized gifts without having to leave my desk. I know what my Christmas presents are going to be.
     
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    #9 jsa330, Jul 16, 2004
    It's a neat idea, but I want automatic movement, day/day of week/month/moonphase and a platinum case and link bracelet!
     

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