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11. The history of timepieces is the history of humankind. I almost passed out at the museum in Geneva.

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 07:59 PM

Mar 2015

A little clock museum, the musee de horologie.

As an engineer and prototype maker, looking at the quality of craftsmanship of hundreds of years old timepieces was overwhelming and I had to go outside and catch my breath.

The feeling, the experience, was overwhelming and I've never felt that way before or since, and have seen some remarkable paintings and artifacts.

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Astronomia watch costs $500,000+ [View all] Xipe Totec Mar 2015 OP

It's stuff like this that occasionally leads to great things which are actually pipoman Mar 2015 #1

Skip the intermediate step and move straight to the needed and useful... Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #3

There isn't enough money to R&D without a deep pocket full of disposable cash... pipoman Mar 2015 #13

I see that and I see art. Vincardog Mar 2015 #2

Same here. No beefs about this. hifiguy Mar 2015 #4

Because without a 288 facet diamond how could it possibly be considered art. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #5

With a 288 facet diamond it isn't art? pipoman Mar 2015 #14

No. It's in your face opulence Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #19

I have no boundaries...art can have no boundaries pipoman Mar 2015 #24

Have you considered how many kids can go to college for $500k? Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #28

I assure you that kids going to college isn't going to be affected in any way pipoman Mar 2015 #29

I'm pretty sure Paul Gauguin didn't get 300 million bucks for that painting Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #35

Why shouldn't he have? pipoman Mar 2015 #43

The point is he DIDN'T. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #45

Yeah, price tag aside LittleBlue Mar 2015 #44

That is absolutely beautiful. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #6

That's a work of art, not a retail item jberryhill Mar 2015 #7

Oh, but it is a retail item. That's the point. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #8

I doubt anyone is going to wear that watch jberryhill Mar 2015 #10

If I was on a date with Kate Upton or whoever, I'd wear it Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #16

Why? Does she charge by the hour? jberryhill Mar 2015 #21

No the purpose is to illustrate and celebrate the finest mechanical arts and craftsmanship. Vincardog Mar 2015 #12

yep pipoman Mar 2015 #15

I thought that was the point of the discussion. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #37

What isn't a "retail item"? Ever heard of "starving artists"? pipoman Mar 2015 #31

Never heard of starving artists selling a watch for $500k Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #32

why does it matter? pipoman Mar 2015 #34

If it doesn't matter, why are you arguing? Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #36

I'm not the one arguing that art has boundaries... pipoman Mar 2015 #42

Archimedes would have loved it (speculated inventor of the Antikythera mechanism) on point Mar 2015 #9

The history of timepieces is the history of humankind. I almost passed out at the museum in Geneva. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #11

This is one of my greatest appreciations pipoman Mar 2015 #20

That's what I'm talking about, and much older, too. I think more than the gears and the parts I saw NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #26

It's pretty cool. OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #17

It's gorgeous, insanely intricate, and has no business being strapped to anyone's wrist derby378 Mar 2015 #18

So, no Apple Watch for you? brooklynite Mar 2015 #22

Correct. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #38

Would they do one about 12 times that size? jmowreader Mar 2015 #23

That would be a sight to behold Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #41

Catching up with the Ancients. Downwinder Mar 2015 #25

So all it does is repeat the same motions over and over again? Without the diamond it is a watch. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #27

Cost, price is immaterial, irrelevant. VScott Mar 2015 #30

I'm sure the craftsmen (craftspeople?) who created these works are not getting all the money Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #33

gorgeous watch Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #39

Yes, true. Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #40

Just a spectacular piece, all around Godhumor Mar 2015 #46

That would make a cool hood ornament. Throd Mar 2015 #47

As an Amateur astronomer, the earth/moon thing is rather silly. It seems to represent something... BlueJazz Mar 2015 #48