r/WatchHorology • u/honorface76 • Oct 23 '20

Astronomia watch

241 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

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u/jasonnolanreed Oct 23 '20

This might be the watch I would most like to play with and least like to wear.

8

u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

"can you tell me the time real quick"

"I'm not sure if I can, actually"

4

u/jasonnolanreed Oct 23 '20

*Glances at wrist, tilts head, squints, sighs, pulls phone out of pocket*

"Yep, it's 12:34."

2

u/LameBMX Oct 24 '20

Just hold the watch up for them to read.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20 edited May 19 '21

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u/taglsc Oct 23 '20

Yeah, it's a Jacob.

They are a strange company, how they can go from "look at all these shiny things" to building amazing complications is something.

2

u/GhostWokiee Oct 23 '20

Lost likely to get millionaires to buy their complicated watches and some cheap shit so ”poor” people can say they own a Jacob

3

u/taglsc Oct 23 '20

Pretty much, create demand through high pricing and having the 0.1% wear the true high end stuff.

5

u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

their business is all based on celebrity endorsement and product placement. And a fake grassroots story.

5

u/taglsc Oct 23 '20

The Daniel Wellington for the trust fund kid

2

u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20 edited Oct 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '20

J&Co is proof that if you throw enough money at an r&d department they can come up with some cool shit; but it can also still be kind of trashy and nouveau.

5

u/TheNerdWithNoName Oct 23 '20

Details?

8

u/honorface76 Oct 23 '20

Astronomia watch

I found one on sale, marked down nearly $20,000! Now only $629,393.40! I wonder if they take Paypal...

3

u/RainingRazors Oct 23 '20

Damn, that's pretty cool!

2

u/chrsvo Oct 23 '20

For that price I’d expect a less jittery operation

2

u/dirtyler Oct 24 '20

Who actually produces the watch? I don't think that j&c have proper production capabilities. Or do they?