Product Video for the New $2.75M Patek Philippe Watch Is Most Incredible

[applecore]

An incredible amount of engineering for what's ultimately an obsolete plaything of the super rich.

[smt88]

"Plaything" is generous. A yacht is a plaything (and far more functional). An expensive watch is a status symbol -- the "classy" way of wearing a sign that says, "I can burn [thousands/millions] on something pointless. That's how rich I am."

[orasis]

Its also an ultra-portable asset for when the stuff hits the fan.

[amalag]

There are still have working watches from the late 1800's. That is kind of cool, but now its a status symbol.

[rstoner]

Warning: this link points to a 926MB mp4. Anyone have a non-direct download mirror before we kill the site?

[astrange]

With those margins, maybe we can expect them to afford keeping their website up.

[evanwarfel]

It's subtler than a facial tattoo, louder than the startup-school after party, and it looks gaudier than be-sequined sliced bread.

[mcphage]

What is the green mechanical pencil the artist is using early on in the video?