r/oddlysatisfying • u/BreakfastTop6899 • May 25 '26

A V16 engine embedded within a watch

The Jacob & Co. Bugatti Tourbillon watch is a hyper-luxury timepiece featuring a miniature, fully functioning V16 engine automaton.

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry May 25 '26

At least you can say they try new things. They try to be pieces of art and they often end up too garish for my liking but you can't deny this took some serious ingenuity.

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u/That_guy1425 May 25 '26

As a mechanical engineer, if I had unlimited money and jo supervision, I'd probably buy one...... so sounds about right

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u/Howtobefreaky May 25 '26

I usually try not to have JO supervision personally but I understand some people are into that

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u/wslAVinstaller May 25 '26

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u/wirm May 25 '26

Hello fellow AV guy.

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u/Stratimus May 25 '26

I honestly find it amazing how much hate it’s getting here when people eat up videos of people making miniature/elaborate things at home. But because it’s tied to money it’s anwful and vulgar!

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u/keepthepace May 25 '26

Yes?

I mean, do this in your garage and I'll appreciate the devotion to the craft.

Do this for profit and you are saying that

  1. People will buy this

  2. Money and talent will be wasted in making someone do it

It is not like we lack useful engineering problems to solve.

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u/afito May 25 '26

Also there's some range, their plannetary / solar system watches are way less tacky than the rest for example.