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Embedded Spinning Globe Doesn't Make a Watch Worth US$550,000
Posted by Adam Frucci at 8:10 AM on August 5, 2008
I'm no watch expert, but I'm pretty sure there's no amount of doodaddery in the world that would make a watch worth over half a million dollars. But hey, that didn't stop the Hysek Colosso from trying!
The stand-out feature is the "crystal pustule filled with a dimensional earth rotating for local or GMT time," which seems like the kind of gimmick that you'd find on a children's watch, not on one of the most expensive watches in the world. What else do you get for your US$550,000?
Movement:* Hours, quarter and minute repeater, cathedral timbre, 62 jewels
Functions:
* Big date at 12 o'clock, indication of the cities of the 24 time zones linked to the GMT
* Retrograde time zones with a linear double display situated at the lower and displayed in curvex position with indication arrows that indicate which side to observe (24 to 12 hours / 12 to 24 hours).
* Transmission feedback, biplan, for time zone indications, made by 2 dials.
* Power Reserve: 48h
* Frequency: 18'000 vibrations / hour
Globe:
* 3 dimensions globe of 12mm diameter at 12 o'clock, considered as a visual GMT display turns on itself in 24 hours and can be set on local or on GMT time.
No thanks! [Product Page via Watchismo Times]
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
inoob
Posted August 5, 2008 11:06 AM
Maybe if you spin the world the other way you can do that trick superman did in Superman IV(?) and turn back time.
That could make it worth it.....
badhatharry
Posted 8:50 AM 5/8/08
Five bucks says they ship all of them to UAE.
badhatharry
taodude
Posted 8:31 AM 5/8/08
+ $200K for the extended warranty
+ $5095 shipping and handling
Sure, you could waste your (or your granddaddy's) money on this, and tomorrow you'll be feeling all empty inside... again.
Just donate the cash to a needy person (cough, cough) instead, and you'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
taodude
Loonie
Posted 8:29 AM 5/8/08
@hu_hu_cool: Probably the same gormless dung-bags who buy diamond studded flash drives etc.
Loonie
bjacobel
Posted 8:27 AM 5/8/08
They actually called it a "pustule". Pustule. As in, ugly, disgusting, and filled with crap. Not exactly good marketing language for a product that is, in fact, ugly and full of crap.
bjacobel
Froggmann
Posted 8:27 AM 5/8/08
This thing makes my head hurt, waaaaaaaayyy too much going on.
Froggmann
hu_hu_cool
Posted 8:27 AM 5/8/08
seriously, who buys these watches?
hu_hu_cool
mildretard
Posted 8:26 AM 5/8/08
They didn't really say "pustule" did they? Did they?
mildretard
jkr2
Posted 8:24 AM 5/8/08
I just pre-ordered mine. Sure I had to sell my house, but it's totally worth it. I can finally snub my nose at apple users. Oh, and for being such a good customer, the same distribution firm sold me the leather man for $60k, they did me a real service of upping the price, so I could look down upon all those cheap fools that only paid $40k for theirs. [gizmodo.com]
jkr2
i_prefer_sasquatch
Posted 8:24 AM 5/8/08
I'll take two!
i_prefer_sasquatch
Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
Posted 8:23 AM 5/8/08
Yeah, globe only makes it worth 549,000. Tops.
Git Em SteveDave is a poor substitute for LindsayJoy
Xenocide
Posted 8:23 AM 5/8/08
/monocle_on
Pifh, only first generation money would buy something like this.
/monocle_off
Xenocide
Mr.SithNinja
Posted 8:19 AM 5/8/08
Who the hell would wear that mostrosity or even pay that much for it?
Mr.SithNinja
strider_mt2k
Posted 8:15 AM 5/8/08
The only thing missing are the little kids on the see-saw.
meh
strider_mt2k
Griffehpoo
Posted 9:07 AM 5/8/08
550,000 big ones for a watch where 3/4ths of it is so cluttered with "time zone information" that you can't read it? Who the hell travels so much that they need 3 indicators as to which timezone they're in, on their wrist?
Griffehpoo
theimmc
Posted 9:06 AM 5/8/08
@Joseph: Is there a tax deduction for being stupid?
theimmc
Joseph
Posted 8:59 AM 5/8/08
It'd be a great tax deduction if you were a billionaire.
Joseph
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 8:55 AM 5/8/08
Yes it does. At least in the watch world, where having a dusty old look can also make it worth thousands.
But will it make me interested in it? No.
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
DanLar75
Posted 9:33 AM 5/8/08
I would get one.. IF i had <$10 Billion.. and throw it at someone..
DanLar75
LeonChan
Posted 9:31 AM 5/8/08
I went to prime today and picked up two, one to give away at my next charity event at the manor. This is one fine time piece and should be at the top of any aspiring gentleman's wishlist.
Now I'm off to beat my man servant and have intercourse with my supermodel barely-legal wife.
LeonChan
Harlan
Posted 10:03 AM 5/8/08
@Griffehpoo: A pilot?
Harlan
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Posted 10:00 AM 5/8/08
Moe: Hey, what's the idea with three watches?
Curly: That's the way I tell time.
Moe: How do you tell the time?
Curly: This one runs ten minutes slow every two hours, this one runs twenty minutes fast every four hours. The one in the middle is broke and stopped at two o'clock.
Moe:Well, how do you tell the time?
Curly: I take the ten minutes on this one and subtract it from the twenty minutes on that one, then I divide by two in the middle.
Moe: Well, what time is it now?
Curly: (Pulls out a fourth watch) Oh.....ten minutes to four
BiZarRroBALlmeR
Human Bomb
Posted 9:50 AM 5/8/08
I would never buy anything with a pustule. on it.
Human Bomb
ThisIsSharksTerriroty
Posted 10:24 AM 5/8/08
@BiZarRroBALlmeR: that actually was funny...
in a weird, weird way
ThisIsSharksTerriroty
throwinglittlepickles
Posted 10:34 AM 5/8/08
The tube of Clearasil for treating said "pustule" will be $99,999.00.
throwinglittlepickles
Joseph
Posted 11:09 AM 5/8/08
@theimmc: Oh n/m sorry I misread what you wrote. Yeah, there is a tax deduction for being stupid and most people are using em all the time. The smart tax deductions are the ones that business owners are making. But it's all relative as to what you think is smart and what you think it stupid. If you can barely pay your rent, then a buying a half a million dollar watch is stupid. If you're a multi billionaire, then buying a half a million dollar watch is nothing.
Joseph
Joseph
Posted 11:04 AM 5/8/08
@theimmc: ... that didn't make any sense. You probably don't own a business so it's gonna be above your head for me to explain it to you.
Joseph
Griffehpoo
Posted 11:54 AM 5/8/08
@Harlan: Touche, but still, I'm pretty sure they can do without 2 of the 3 time zone info devices. And I'm pretty sure they could do it for a lot less than $550,000.
Griffehpoo
josecardozo
Posted 12:59 PM 5/8/08
this happens when you let your step brother design something on your watch factory
josecardozo
Dynosaulo
Posted 12:45 PM 5/8/08
I wouldn't buy it.
Well, maybe if the globe was on the other side...
Dynosaulo
iCanhasLs2plz
Posted 12:42 PM 5/8/08
Buying watches in 2008 is still permissible?
iCanhasLs2plz
DisposableInterloper
Posted 1:17 PM 5/8/08
Half a million and it doesn't even have a tourbillon?
DisposableInterloper
gunbu
Posted 1:09 PM 5/8/08
Maybe it's just me but if I could afford a half a million dollar watch, chances are I wouldn't give a shit what time it was anyway.
gunbu
EdBansil
Posted 1:49 PM 5/8/08
What?! No INDIGLO light?!? I'm cancelling my order.
EdBansil
Hardcore1
Posted 2:42 PM 5/8/08
Coming soon to a rap video near you.
Hardcore1
Ferg
Posted 5:50 PM 5/8/08
@Harlan: Travolta needed an upgrade. He rocks the Breitling for the small plane and this monstrosity when he takes his Boeing for a spin...
Ferg
plwh888
Posted 9:03 PM 5/8/08
i use my mobile phone for timekeeping :P
plwh888
Joseph
Posted 10:33 PM 5/8/08
@Hardcore1: Rappers can't afford that.
Joseph
jrguitar311
Posted 11:16 PM 5/8/08
This watch reminds me thats its a small world after all!
jrguitar311
zthemeow
Posted 12:08 AM 6/8/08
it looks fancy. And I love gadget... if I had the money, I would buy them. But actually I love more gadget from thinkgeek.com than this and they are cheaper.
My attitude toward spending is: As long as I can afford, I please my eyes with what I want.
zthemeow
bagumpity
Posted 2:08 AM 6/8/08
What time is it? ... Checks cell phone display ... OK, I know what time it is.
The crappiest cell phone is heck of a lot more accurate than this thing. They need extremely good timing to support the communications protocols used by today's networks. We're talking accurate to nanoseconds, not milliseconds- and consistent among chronometers of the same ilk. My cell phone is going to have the same time info as yours (if I'm next to you and on the same network) guaranteed.
Wrist watches are a thing of the past, at least for people within range of a cell tower. They're only really needed on the open sea, antartica, or third-world nations like Montana and Idaho.
bagumpity
FiorellaKhawam
Posted 12:23 AM 6/8/08
I have it good authority that will be selling at Wal-Mart next month for less than $425,000, so if you're smart you'll hold of a few weeks.
FiorellaKhawam
Watcher01
Posted 11:41 PM 5/8/08
haha this watch is out of control. if you want to see REAL high-end watchmaking, check out www.maitresdutemps.com and their Chapter One, it's absolutely brilliant.
Another place to check out cool, older watches is www.hodinkee.com. Love that site.
Watcher01