Go To The Dark Side Of Debt With This $28,500 Star Wars Watch

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I’m liking the details on this Star Wars watch, but it looks friggin’ gigantic—though I guess it ought to be. If I ever spend that much on a watch, I sure as hell want everyone to see it.

Based on the Devon Thread 1 model, the watch has 350 individual parts, 313 electrical contacts, four glass-reinforced nylon belts (used in gauges on the original 747 aircraft) and four microstep motors. The watch also features an on-board microprocessor, multiple high-tech optical recognition cells, lubricant-free ruby bearings and a lithium-polymer cell that recharges wirelessly through an inductive charging tower.
 
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I want to hate this, however that looks freaking amazing.

But why does it come with the cuff links? :eek:
 
Disney is going to milk everything out of Star Wars and Marvel till there's nothing left...
 
Ski said:
Disney is going to milk everything out of Star Wars and Marvel till there's nothing left...
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As long as they keep producing quality films to go with it, I'm okay with this. Disney can release a new Star Wars film every year for the rest of my life. If they're good, I'm perfectly okay with it!
 
It looks very cool, but I bet it's really heavy.

He didn't move the watch arm at all in that video. Why? Because he couldn't. :p
 
TeeJayHoward said:
As long as they keep producing quality films to go with it, I'm okay with this. Disney can release a new Star Wars film every year for the rest of my life. If they're good, I'm perfectly okay with it!
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Exactly.
 
TeeJayHoward said:
As long as they keep producing quality films to go with it, I'm okay with this. Disney can release a new Star Wars film every year for the rest of my life. If they're good, I'm perfectly okay with it!
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They need to start producing quality films first. I have my fingers crossed that Episode 7 isn't another Episode 1!
 
Nice toys for the rich. Meanwhile, I'll finance a $30k car for the next 6 years, thanks.
 
Image your date backing away slowly while faking a smile when you say the price you paid for your Star Wars watch...
 
Scythe said:
It looks very cool, but I bet it's really heavy.

He didn't move the watch arm at all in that video. Why? Because he couldn't. :p
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we can nickname it the "Thor" watch, not only does it take Thor to pick it up, your arm will be friggin' Thor after wearing it...
 
"Go to the dark side of debit."

Another news article that wasn't proofread. Debt not debit, go back to 3rd grade!
 
"OMG! Why is he selling it for 28K!? There is NNOOOOOOOOO way it cost that much to make! You are sooooooo dumb to pay 28K for a watch.."

I came in here expecting to see the same people complaining about the 10K dollar apple watch complaining about the price of a 28K dollar watch... but I didn't see anyone... hmmmmmm
 
Ski said:
Disney is going to milk everything out of Star Wars and Marvel till there's nothing left...
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Yes, Disney spent billions on those IPs so they could sit on them and not do anything. And what, Lucas wasn't milking Star Wars for over 30 years?

I've liked all the Marvel movies so far. Not the greatest movies ever made, but I've never left one regretting the ticket price. And they are a lot better than some of the comic stories Marvel has been putting out lately.

And from what little I've let myself read/see about the SW movie, they seem to be trying to make something good. Maybe it will end up garbage, but I'm willing to keep an open mind.

It's funny that comic and SW fans have been wanting more/better movies for decades, but they can't seem to stand the fact that it is Disney giving them to us.
 
RadXge said:
Image your date backing away slowly while faking a smile when you say the price you paid for your Star Wars watch...
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If you have the means to afford the watch, I doubt that there is any problem affording other MUCH more expensive items, so screw the date. ;)

Personally, I'd rather have a Jaeger-LeCoultre or IWC when it comes to watches, but this is a cool (albeit, overpriced) novelty.
 
It's gigantic. I mean come on, tie fighter cuff links? The person who steps out of his/her Ferrari wearing a star destroyer on his wrist, tie fighter cuff links, and holding a light saber. Where are you?
 
Frozen8950 said:
"OMG! Why is he selling it for 28K!? There is NNOOOOOOOOO way it cost that much to make! You are sooooooo dumb to pay 28K for a watch.."

I came in here expecting to see the same people complaining about the 10K dollar apple watch complaining about the price of a 28K dollar watch... but I didn't see anyone... hmmmmmm
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because this isnt a mass produced poduct that a major company is attempting to write off as serious...
 
It's just a tread 1 with a different skin, they're charging an extra 10k for the star wars theme.
 
burton14e7 said:
It's just a tread 1 with a different skin, they're charging an extra 10k for the star wars theme.
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Yeah, but part of that is nothing but the license fee they are paying.

I still think it's pretty cool, but honestly.....It's like the size of a softball.
 
Koolthulu said:
Yes, Disney spent billions on those IPs so they could sit on them and not do anything. And what, Lucas wasn't milking Star Wars for over 30 years?

I've liked all the Marvel movies so far. Not the greatest movies ever made, but I've never left one regretting the ticket price. And they are a lot better than some of the comic stories Marvel has been putting out lately.

And from what little I've let myself read/see about the SW movie, they seem to be trying to make something good. Maybe it will end up garbage, but I'm willing to keep an open mind.

It's funny that comic and SW fans have been wanting more/better movies for decades, but they can't seem to stand the fact that it is Disney giving them to us.
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Yeah, it's pretty hilarious.

Marvel, the company that almost went bankrupt after horrible business decisions and producing garbage during the late 90's, gets bought by Disney and has been raking in cash since, now with Disney in charge.

Star Wars, after 2 decades of Lucas dicking around with a dozen different cuts/edits of the original movies(because while he had some good ideas, no one can just tell him "NO" these days) finally got around to producing new content(1-3) and it turned out to be trash. Disney buys the IP, ditches the expanded universe nonsense, clearly separates the SW media meant for younger audiences(and hopefully the only kid friendly crap is that beachball droid everyone has been going nuts over from the trailer), and has a timeline covering the next decade to give fans something to consume.

What people seem to forget, is that Disney likes money. They know they aren't going to be getting that money by producing garbage. Yes, a $28k watch is silly, but so what? Don't like it, don't buy it. If some company is willing to pay Disney god knows how much to license star wars to produce an overpriced watch, then so be it. It's not like there hasn't been 30+ years of randomly licensed star wars products anyway. Books, games, comics, pogs, lunchboxes, bed sheets, underwear, backpacks, posters, random electronics, action figures, squirtguns, legos, costumes, clothes, jewelry, model kits, statues, theme park rides, cheeseburgers, candy, stationary, etc. but oh no Disney licenses it to a watch company and they're "milking it". Give me a break.
 
ocellaris said:
They need to start producing quality films first. I have my fingers crossed that Episode 7 isn't another Episode 1!
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Wouldn't hold my breath. I'm going under the assumption it's going to be terrible. That way if it's good I'm surprised but if it's bad I'm not disappointed.

The watch is neat, but if I'm dropping that kind of cash on a watch, it isn't going to be a gimmick watch. I'm going to be buying a watch that has enough precious metals in it that it's actually worth tree asking price and increases in value.
 
& it tells me the time much more accurately than any other watch costing more than a couple of quid/bucks/rand/whatevercurrencyisusedwhereyoulive........
 
gxp500 said:
That's not how women work.
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Nope, it sure is not. Back away? More like she will think you are a virgin with a fat wallet she can wrap around her finger.


It is a spectacular watch, but I really think it was meant to be a collectors item never worn outside of a Star Wars convention. The tread 1 doesn't even really look like something that is supposed to be worn either honestly.
 
Drakensoul said:
It's gigantic. I mean come on, tie fighter cuff links? The person who steps out of his/her Ferrari wearing a star destroyer on his wrist, tie fighter cuff links, and holding a light saber. Where are you?
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I've met this man. He's real.
 
God I hate grammar and spelling police ... but

"Go To The Dark Side Of Debit With This $28,500 Star Wars Watch"

should be

'Go To The Dark Side Of Debt With This $28,500 Star Wars Watch'
 
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