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

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mulmen wrote: post #123
BirAdam wrote: post #116

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Oh no. US billionaires do, indeed, have a military. It is the largest, most powerful, most well equipped military in human history. It is the US armed forces. They also have police departments across the country. This is a very large subsidy to these billionaires, as are: mass transit, food stamps, WIC, etc. Without these government services (which the billionaires put in place through politicians whom they purchased…

The US military is a jobs program that elevates hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. It’s the most effective socialist program in human history. It’s unassailable in domestic politics.

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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 SamReidHughes »

jodrellblank wrote: post #105
huhtenberg wrote: post #85

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> Any Swatch or Casio keeps better time ... and that's my cue to pimp one of the most practical watch of all time - Casio Oceanus, the 100 series. * Analog watch face. * Quartz, radio auto-sync, solar-powered. * Sapphire glass, titanium body and bracelet. Waterproof. * Clean design. Under $500. https://www.google.com/search?q=OCW-S100-1AJF&tbm=isch

Practical watches are ones where it's clear at a glance which way up it goes and what the time is; they have numbers on them, preferably in a digital readout like 00:40. Watches without numbers are fashion watches. Watches with analogue faces are relics from when technology only let you decypher the time from rotating pointers. Rotating pointers where the numbers they point at have been removed are form over function…

Analog watches let you glance at the time more subtly while in a meeting. Numberless watches are instantly readable after you own one for a little bit.

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

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Post by pstuart »

mulmen wrote: post #123
BirAdam wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh no. US billionaires do, indeed, have a military. It is the largest, most powerful, most well equipped military in human history. It is the US armed forces. They also have police departments across the country. This is a very large subsidy to these billionaires, as are: mass transit, food stamps, WIC, etc. Without these government services (which the billionaires put in place through politicians whom they purchased…

The US military is a jobs program that elevates hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. It’s the most effective socialist program in human history. It’s unassailable in domestic politics.

This fact cannot be emphasized enough. The pity of it is that the jobs are not oriented towards public works.

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

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Post by Dylan16807 »

Sporktacular wrote: post #133
Dylan16807 wrote: post #132

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> on the other hand couldn't you say the same about art in general? I would say that mass-produced art should be pretty cheap, and these are mass-produced.

These ones are not.

150 of the exact same model, among huge piles of other models.

I don't want to argue about word choice. In the distinction I was describing, however imperfectly worded, watches like this easily go on the bulk side of the line.

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

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Post by mulmen »

pstuart wrote: post #144
mulmen wrote: post #123

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The US military is a jobs program that elevates hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty. It’s the most effective socialist program in human history. It’s unassailable in domestic politics.

This fact cannot be emphasized enough. The pity of it is that the jobs are not oriented towards public works.

It’s arguable but generally I agree. The New Deal worked for the US. National service policies in general seem to work well globally.

Defense seems to be a non-issue but domestic service is debatable. It’s disgusting but this is our reality. It’s the ultimate condemnation of “conservative” values.

As a millennial I would have joined the National Guard if there was a guarantee of no service in foreign wars.

I think a peaceful national service organization that guaranteed some kind of modest lifetime pension and higher education would resolve a lot of debates.

But, for most US military vets that’s already true of their service.

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

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Post by spaetzleesser »

nikanj wrote: post #124
spaetzleesser wrote: post #92

This seems the same thinking that made MacBooks ever thinner while they were also losing utility. This is kind of cool engineering but why would you want a watch that has a huge Ferrari logo, some winding thingies but the actual clock part is really small?

Because it’s really, really, tremendously expensive. Owning one signals that you have the cash to own one. Expect a ton of demand from oligarks and oil sheiks.

Probably. I am a big fan of mechanical watches but this is just a show-off piece.

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Post by [deleted] »

samatman wrote: post #51

I'm disappointed to see this merger of art and engineering received so poorly here. This pushes the envelope of the possible, something I consider beautiful. It's roughly as impractical, expensive, and awkward looking, as a human-propelled airplane. I don't think any of the many commenters here who panned this watch would have anything bad to say about a human-propelled airplane. It's a pity that they can't appreciat…

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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 Hellion »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #145
Sporktacular wrote: post #133

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These ones are not.

150 of the exact same model, among huge piles of other models. I don't want to argue about word choice. In the distinction I was describing, however imperfectly worded, watches like this easily go on the bulk side of the line.

No, they don’t. And you won’t find many watch enthusiasts who agree with you either about this class of watch.
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