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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Expensive watches are for men who can’t admit they want to wear a bracelet.

Aren't those things, at least in part, a way to carry lots of wealth on you quite conveniently?

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

…and folks who can admit it but also want that bracelet to be an unnecessarily complex Rube Goldberg machine of gears and springs…

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

but skeleton watches are pretty neat

[–] hey@reddthat.com 1 points 14 hours ago
[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

It’s almost certain the $7 watch keeps far more accurate time…

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

He is an avid watch collector.