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  4. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward | Official Release | 2011

    in The looney bin

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    1hour into it been using a couple of days getting to 1 hour its eye opening and mind opening to an harsh reality.

    It makes for interesting viewing, but keep an open mind, everyone has some sort of agenda.

    There is truth to the part about the financial markets though, how they can be the richest sector while producing nothing, literally NOTHING of value, astonishes the hell out of me...

  9. minute hand as hour hand

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    A single-handed watch? Cool!

    What about... A stealth no-brand base dial with stealth black lume, and a single sterling silver (or 18k gold) hour hand, that would look crazy! What about asking Francisco for a custom job, he could probably modify one of his hands to suit :)

    Let us know how it turns out.

  11. A $15,000 Quartz Watch

    in General Discussion

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    I'm going to go out on a limb here and say, I kinda like it :) It's absolutely ridiculous, but it certainly makes a statement.

    A little history of Scott Devon, who is a Daddy's Money entrepeneur:

    Link to article

    Scott Devon, whose father founded the frozen garlic bread company Cole's Quality Foods, has spent the past two decades investing millions of dollars in a variety of the most expensive pursuits imaginable. First there was polo (he became a part owner of the Catamount team in 2004), then race cars (his firm's car broke lap records in 2009), and now watches: His company's Thread 1 timepiece features a mysterious treadmill-like belt technology made by an aerospace company and retails for $15,000 (see, he even managed to work in space travel, sort of!). So this month he did what anyone with a couple extra hundred million dollars in the bank would do: throw a huge party with lots of models and socialites to launch a full-scale fashion label named after himself.

    The party took place earlier this month. Sam Ronson D.J.'d while Nicky Hilton, Whitney Port, and Nicolette Sheridan trooped into Devon's car showroom turned retail store, a 10,000-square-foot affair called Devon Works in Beverly Hills. Even WWD can't take Devon seriously, noting, "Whether out of brazenness, naïveté, arrogance, stupidity or a combination, Devon leaps into new businesses with going-for-the-gold gusto." The profile continues:

    “I’ve invested millions up to this point,” said Devon, who is unsure of precisely when a return will be realized. “I think the watch could even carry the brand this year, so its nice to have one hit, but we haven’t even showed the rest.…We have major people behind us that know how to build brands and promote brands, so it is not like we have a lack of expertise on our end. So, I think we have a good shot.”

    Devon has hired a few fashion industry insiders to help him start his brand, most notably Meadow Hochfelder, who has worked with Donna Karan and Rachel Roy. He's also enlisted custom leather-maker Agatha Blois and designer Keith Lissner. Devon admits that not everything he touches turns to gold, but he's not that worried about it.

    Back in 1995, he had his mind set on introducing fine gourmet bread to Grand Rapids residents with the Saint-Honoré French Bakery and Tea Room. They weren’t exactly storming the doors. “That didn’t work financially, but I look at it like we made some of the world’s best bread...Not everything you do works financially, but you can be happy creatively.”

  16. Call Of Duty: Black Ops

    in Bits, bytes & babes

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    It's funny that they would picture a special forces type as wearing a Rolex. Apparently among the army types they wear the cheapest watches they can find, and wearing a metal bracelet is a liability, they wear silicone (or rubber) straps and tape them up with matte black tape, easy to cut off in case of accident, just a quick slice with the knife.

    Good pick by the OP :)

  17. Perrelet Watches

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    btw, without sh**ing you, somebody JUST outbid me on that piece.

    I won't go above a thousand in that, but I am now looking at a Moonphase and may put an offer in.

    Hope the increased attention from the forum hasn't jacked the price up! It was a nice enough piece but I'm sure they come up fairly regularly, judging from the number on there at any one time... Good Luck and happy bidding, remember, you never bought it unless you post pics on RWG :)

  21. Perrelet Watches

    in General Discussion

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    I have a couple Perrelet watches and I love them. Fortunately for me the cheaper models are my favourites... complications double rotor is the best!

    Just checked out Perrelet, you can find some real bargains on the Bay and ober the web, these are going for much less than I assumed. Great, well constructed pieces.

  23. finally an iPod Nano watch I'd wear

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hey subbie,

    I checked ebay and those are wired earphones. Do you have a link, or info, on where I can find those wireless earphones you're talking about? Thanks in advance.

    z

    Z,

    I think you meant Wheaton26, he was looking for a wireless solution. I was making a reference to FxrAndy who was asking about good quality headphones.

    I'm sure they'll work up a solution soon, the next version will have to come out with in-built Bluetooth.

    I'm jealous of all the Lunatik owners, let's get some pics up! :)

  25. Lunatik is in ...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This has ben discussed in a previous thread while the Kickstarter program was still active. The lug width is 28mm, Donerix was developing some straps for use with the iPod nano, and I'm sure he's getting onto this as well...

    Might be worthwhile for all our strapmakers to investigate making some custom leather straps for this one :)

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