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Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch

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Re: Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch

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Post by dqpb »

yomkippur wrote: post #32
EB-Barrington wrote: post #11

Price: $1,888,000 US dollars.

what sort of yearly income do you need to be able to buy this? I assume people in this tier just pay cash and already own a sizable Ferrari collection. Otherwise with 30% down. current market interest rates, you would be looking at $20,000 / month to lease it. So you could flex considerably as a double digit millionaire. Its just fascinating how wealthy some people are and how limitless it is.

This is not for people who work for a living.

It’s also probably not for people who gained their fortune via their own intelligence.

Re: Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch

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Post by layer8 »

formerly_proven wrote: post #30
EB-Barrington wrote: post #11

Price: $1,888,000 US dollars.

Is there are meaning behind this number (apart from nazism, obviously)? Otherwise it seems kinda odd.

1888 is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (so far). But it’s probably just to make it seem more of a bargain than $1,999,000.

Re: Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch

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Post by jgerrish »

Smooth folding phones, foxy ultraflat watches, I honestly don't know what radiant beauty is next.

The future isn't limping along in the fog, is it?

My blind eyes already paid the price for that video, nobody else has to.

So, anyways, what's the topic today? Italian design? Arduino and Wiring? Arduino is an inspiring beginner electronics kit, and one of the first. Innovative design.

Maybe open the user immediately into a tutorial project when they open the IDE? It's that Apple unboxing experience, right? You want to reduce the friction, reduce the time between when they open it, and their eyes light up at the blinking lights.

Arduino online stores with code-signed projects? The newer Arduinos have WiFi, but I don't know how the browsing experience is in the IDE lately.

I'm stuck in the CLI, trying to enjoy it again, hoping I don't cause too much pain to users. Which is a messed up mindset in some ways.

Re: Ultra-flat timepiece, the RM UP-01 Ferrari, is 1.75 millimetres thick watch

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Post by layer8 »

iasay wrote: post #36
piperswe wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my opinion mechanical timepieces are novelties in the modern era, so I don't think the practicality of a mechanical watch is very important. If you want practicality, a quartz watch will run continuously without intervention far longer than a mechanical one and will keep better time. Better yet, a smartwatch can tell you more than just the time! If you want to make a statement or own a neat piece of engineering th…

I think a smart watch is a more impressive piece of engineering!

A much too thick one, unfortunately.
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