[macfantn]

Amazon.com: Jaeger-LeCoultre Men's Reverso Platinum Automatic Watch #217.64.40: Jaeger: Watches

kinda pricey too, over twice the cost of my civic.

[Eug]

Yeah, but you save $38,645.03, and shipping is free.

Tis quite ugly for sure though. Personally I don't usually wear a watch anymore anyway. And the one I do wear I got as a gift... Keeps good time, looks reasonably good, unique (military watch purchased on the black market) and costs less than $100.

[d4nth3m4n]

Originally Posted by macfantn 

Amazon.com: Jaeger-LeCoultre Men's Reverso Platinum Automatic Watch #217.64.40: Jaeger: Watches

kinda pricey too, over twice the cost of my civic.

you realize it doesn't really look like that, right? the face flips and the picture on amazon is a graphic showing both faces you can flip between.

notice the winding wheel.

[Eug]

Still fugly.

[ghporter]

It's actually not ugly in its normal condition. The two faces are on opposite sides of the watch case, which you can slide around to show one or the other at your choosing.
It's actually a neat watch, all things considered. I'd go with something else though... Like my Citizen Calibre 2100

...which lists for $500

For a really fancy watch, I'd go with this Tourneau Gotham Tahiti del Sol:

List on this is $14,450. Considering all the 18kt rose gold in it, that's not bad. And it's still a fraction of the price of the Jaeger.

[olePigeon]

If I was rich, spending $20,000 on a watch, I'd get a pocket watch. Nothin' says fancy like a good pocket watch. It's also a good talking piece.

[Oisín]

*goes and sits in the never-owned-a-watch-that-cost-more-than-$50 group*

[macfantn]

"The way your dad looked at it, this watch was your birthright. He'd be damned if any slopes gonna put their greasy yellow hands on his boy's birthright, so he hid it, in the one place he knew he could hide something: his ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then when he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable piece of metal up my ass for two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you."

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

It's actually not ugly in its normal condition.

Yes it is.

[residentEvil]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

*goes and sits in the never-owned-a-watch-that-cost-more-than-$50 group*

well, you can sit with me. i've never owned a watch. don't own an alarm clock either. when i need to get up, i get up. when i need to be somewhere, i have oh, 7 other devices in my house/car/office/PHONE with the time.

[Oisín]

^ I don’t wear a wristwatch anymore, but I still have an alarm clock and a wall clock.

The alarm clock does very little in getting me out of bed before my body decides it’s well-rested.

[peeb]

I love that film too, Macfantn

[PB2K]

i don't wear watches, it's just oldfashioned to wear, except the casio's and suunto outdoorwatches which have digital compass, gps and altimeters.. I have clocks all over me anyhow, on my swiss army knife and on my macbook and iphone.

[Kerrigan]

I like how it says "Customers who bought this also bought" a $69 dive watch. I'm sure they did.

[Brien]

Still better than 11 million dollars, I suppose.

[badidea]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster 

Yes it is.

No, it isn't - my mother has one (though not this pricey platin men's version)!

[analogika]

[mattyb]

Watches are SOOOOO 20th century.

Never could understand how people who spend so much time at a keyboard can put up with having a watch on their wrist.

[mdc]

I find myself not wearing any of my watches anymore. It started when the batteries in them died and I just couldn't be bothered getting them replaced. Now that I finally did I find it awkward wearing a watch, so they sit on my desk and gather dust.

[paul w]

For the sedentary types it's not important but when you're out and about it's still the quickest and easiest way to get the time.

I prefer to leave my phone in my pocket.

Originally Posted by mdc 

I find myself not wearing any of my watches anymore. It started when the batteries in them died and I just couldn't be bothered getting them replaced. Now that I finally did I find it awkward wearing a watch, so they sit on my desk and gather dust.

batteries? Get a self winding watch.