Answer: a pair of Speedmaster Number 6 end links @ $1347 a pair, weight .040 oz.

Sure, that's the seller's asking price and perhaps no one will pay that much.......yet. But how much do you think it would cost to source 25 pair and have an oz of #6???

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Obviously vintage watches and parts are not priced based on the value of the metal. Just as art is not priced based upon the cost of the canvas or paint.

I get your point though. [emoji1]And those endlinks are certainly expensive.

More than I would personally pay - unless I really wanted them of course. [emoji6]

 

Well, a $2 rubber O-ring caused the failure of a $1,700,000,000 space vehicle. And a piece of foam that cost a few hundred dollars caused the failure of another. So technically, that rubber and foam cost more per ounce than silly end links!

 

Don't like this

 

This is my favorite example of absurd relative costs:

 

That would be about $16 per ml...