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Offline S.kind

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Any one know these cool watch??
« on: August 02, 2011, 01:42:08 PM »
Hi,just saw it on the net and have no name or information,only the photo..
some one know it? i think maybe its an prototype and its not available at the shops.
thank :)
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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 06:22:27 PM »
Oooh!  That is painful on the eyes. :(
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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2011, 06:58:45 PM »
my guess its not a diver  :57:
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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2011, 01:17:42 AM »
Eeeep! Ultra-steampunk!

Why has the deployant got a crank handle? And another at the upper right of the watch itself?  And... bloody hell, fusee chains!!!  No one in the right mind would use fusee chains these days unless they had to. The designer of this didn't have to, ergo he's apparently not in his right mind.

Easy to read too, isn't it?  And I love the way it just slips inconspicuously under your shirt cuff.

To be honest, I love steampunk design. It's fascinating to look at but it is really bloody impractical. There's a good article on Steampunk watches here:

http://pingmag.jp/2008/09/26/haruo-suekichi-the-steampunk-watchmaker/

The maker is Japanese too, so I think I may throw that link up in the main forum area for a wider discussion..


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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 02:16:18 AM »
The one pictured above looks positively conservative next to Suekichi's.
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Offline daveswordfish

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2011, 02:35:32 PM »
They are real and they are ( or were ) available.  The company is Cabestan and their URL is below.  BTW, they are super expensive and only sold in European and Asian boutiques.  They came out in 2007.  Retail pricing at the time was from $275k to over $400k.  They made 4 watches per month, each by hand.  I do not know if they are still manufdacturing them or not.
 
http://www.cabestan.ch/
« Last Edit: August 04, 2011, 02:37:26 PM by daveswordfish »
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Offline NelsonE

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 10:26:05 PM »
I had a dream last week and I swear that thing was chasing me trying to eat me.
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Offline Susanmiller

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2011, 08:08:47 AM »
Hey,  ^-^

you know what.. This watch is looking like a time machine, >:D   by wearing which anyone can go to the future or past...

He he.. :dance:
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Offline Henry T

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2011, 04:47:31 AM »
Not bad. A watch and portable meat grinder combo.    :D
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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2011, 01:38:12 PM »
Quote from: Susanmiller on August 05, 2011, 08:08:47 AM
Hey,  ^-^

you know what.. This watch is looking like a time machine, >:D   by wearing which anyone can go to the future or past...

He he.. :dance:

Welcome Susanmiller.  Now don't be shy; introduce yourself and show us your Japanese horology.  ;D
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Offline Seikojohn

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2011, 06:11:14 PM »
Looks like a wrist version of a Curta Calculator!
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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2011, 03:05:29 PM »
I wonder if it can be used to dry laundry?
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Offline vacheron

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2011, 03:20:39 PM »
This is indeed a Cabestan called the Dual Tow. Also they are about a quarter mill each but this is a group of watchmakers trying to push the boundaries of Horology.This is one of their latest innovations for Ferrari

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Offline vacheron

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2011, 03:28:58 PM »
I give you the Concord C1 Quantum Gravity, a masterpiece in Micro Mechanics

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Offline vinylgreek

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Re: Any one know these cool watch??
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2011, 02:38:02 AM »
I think these are fascinating but impractical. If I had $300k laying around I wouldn't hesitate. Even non-WIS would notice and I'd finally be popular.
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