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Franck Muller Aeternitas Mega - but just tell us the time, son....

  1. RegF Aug 18, 2016

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    Its certainly an eyeful!

    A masterwork in micro-engineering...

    "https://player.vimeo.com/video/154855593"

    I'll need to check down the back of the lounge cushions to see if I can scrape up the funds.
     
  2. Canuck Aug 19, 2016

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    I'd buy one if it was an automatic winder! ;)
     
  3. RegF Aug 19, 2016

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    Nah, that'd spoil it - too complicated! :whistling:
     
  4. RegF Aug 19, 2016

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    Some still images, in case you missed the detail in the video
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  5. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Aug 20, 2016

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    There's a lot there. Does it actually tell time?
     
  6. ulackfocus Aug 20, 2016

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    Nobody who buys that watch is interested in using it to tell time.
     
  7. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Aug 20, 2016

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    Silly me. What was I thinking?
     
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  8. ahartfie The black sheep in the Spee-ee-eee-eedmaster flock Aug 20, 2016

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    I feel like I'm looking at Willy Wonka's watch. It's both beautiful and not.
     
  9. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 4, 2016

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    Or resale value ......
     
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  10. aap Sep 4, 2016

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    "It has 36 complications, it has 21 hands on the dial, it is made with 1483 components and it's 100% crap"
     
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  11. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. Sep 4, 2016

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    2.5m now ..... 5k in ten years.
    ::puke::
     
  12. igatomic Sep 5, 2016

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    I get that it is an engineering marvel, but really, who needs that much going on in a wristwatch? I'd hate to think what a jolt to the case might entail in repairs!
     
  13. GuiltyBoomerang Sep 6, 2016

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    Too many parts in my mind...what would @Archer say to servicing this?

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  14. ulackfocus Sep 6, 2016

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    I think he'd say "no".

    ....... or maybe he'd say "$10,000". That would be ample deterrent.
     
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  15. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Sep 6, 2016

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    I would decline purely on the grounds that I can't stand the brand...I also have no idea if they sell parts, but likely not.
     
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  16. Speedmasterfan88 Sep 6, 2016

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    Technical skill is admirable... But the desgin reminds me of some kind of disabled Lady Bug...

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  17. GuiltyBoomerang Sep 7, 2016

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    From their 'Servicing' page:

    Sounds like what an Omega service at Bienne would do...
     
  18. Mouse_at_Large still immune to Speedmaster attraction Sep 8, 2016

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    People who buy this don't need to be able to tell the time. They have minions to do that for them.

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