This would be more impactful if we could see the cost to US purchasers was actually 39% more. Sadly some manufacturers spread the cost across all consumers, which actually means non-US customers are actually paying some of the tariff costs too.
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#22absolutely brilliant, one of the greatest things i have ever seen. shame its only available in switzerland.
True that
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#23I like that it's priced at 139
For a "statement" piece and limited edition with otherwise no notable features I'm surprised how cheap it is.
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#24This would be more impactful if we could see the cost to US purchasers was actually 39% more. Sadly some manufacturers spread the cost across all consumers, which actually means non-US customers are actually paying some of the tariff costs too.
The tariff is applied to the import value. For many products you'll get a significant markup on top within the US for distribution, which is not affected by the tariffs.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Swatch watches are all ugly tbf (imho, of course). But let’s face it, this is more of a statement than a product
Swatch makes thousands of different watches in all kinds of styles, from 80s-inspired neon fever dreams to understated mechanical watches. What type of watch are you looking for that they don't make?
> What type of watch are you looking for that they don't make?
I’ll stick with my Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811 [1], thanks ;)
Also Swiss btw.
[1] https://www.patek.com/en/collection/nautilus/5811-1g-001
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#26I like that it's priced at 139
For full effect, it should be priced 100 in Switzerland and 139 in the US
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#27Do the hands tick counter clockwise? I am assuming so to make 3/9 swap work, but it’s not mentioned.
It can't not be clockwise.
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#28absolutely brilliant, one of the greatest things i have ever seen. shame its only available in switzerland.
how is a watch with 3 and 9 swapped brilliant in any way at all?
Reminds me of the Orange Alternative movement in communist-era Poland. A group would wear t-shirts, each with a letter, spelling an innocent phrase.
When one turned away, the message would instantly become different, like changing "Down with the heat" to "Down with the cops" - https://sztukapubliczna.pl/pl/precz-z-u-palami-pomaranczowa-...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Alternative
the whole world is a work of art, so even a single policeman standing in the street is a work of art
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#29So... they swapped 3 and 9 numerals. Does it run counter clockwise then, as a horological commentary on our present age of backwardness?
no, it's a regular quartz movement.
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#30The number 39 refers to the 39% tariff rate on Switzerland. Kind of insane that the American President just made up a lie that tariffs are paid by foreign countries and rest of the administration just went along with it. It flies in the face of any common sense.
it's thanks to the lying that he was elected in the first place, and no one around him dares to contradict him, what would be the incentives to stop?
And now that the U.S. has a tyrannical government, there’s no one left to stand in its way, the Second Amendment has proven to be a paper tiger.