Watches & Wonders 2024

[hayday]

I just want @Raza to get his 1908. Beyond that, I just look at pretty pictures of watches I don't really really want but wouldn't mine having.

[Raza]

I just want @Raza to get his 1908. Beyond that, I just look at pretty pictures of watches I don't really really want but wouldn't mine having.

[Cybotron]

[Cybotron]

https://www.timeandwatches.com/2024/...-cosc-new.html

[Cybotron]

I like these

[Cybotron]

[Cybotron]

https://www.atimelyperspective.com/m...wg-2024-price/

[geoffbot]

https://www.timeandwatches.com/2024/...-cosc-new.html

1.7mm thick. That's...not thick.

[mlcor]

1.7mm thick. That's...not thick.

That's insane.



You have to wonder about how robust it could be, although here's what they say: "The challenge of ensuring sufficient rigidity for a watch measuring 40 mm in diameter and just 1.70 mm thick was met by crafting case back/mainplate from particularly dense, hard, and ultra-resistant tungsten carbide. Middle case, bezel and lugs are made from titanium with the signature sandblasted finish."

Also, this is pretty cool:

"The Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC also reinvents the experience of setting and winding a watch. In alternative to hand winding, you can place your watch in the dedicated box, equipped with a digital display. The desired time is then programmed, and the adjustment cycle launched at the touch of a button. In a matter of seconds, the watch is perfectly adjusted and wound."



Of course, for 600,000 Euros, they should just include a dedicated person to come to your place to wind it up as necessary...

[skywatch]

That's insane.

"The Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC also reinvents the experience of setting and winding a watch. In alternative to hand winding, you can place your watch in the dedicated box, equipped with a digital display. The desired time is then programmed, and the adjustment cycle launched at the touch of a button. In a matter of seconds, the watch is perfectly adjusted and wound."

Indeed! I am sure most people can appreciate the irony of using a digital timer and stepper motor gears to set a $600,000 mechanical watch. Still, it is an impressive achievement.