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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 10 points 1 month ago (5 children)

When the revolution comes, we have to cut off the hands wearing this abomination of a watch before we cut off the owner's head:

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/new-release-jacob-co-oil-pump-44mm-watch/

Price: $280k, limited to 88 pieces...

[–] mirrorwitch@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago

I was going to say they were cowards about this because it's powered by wind-up mechanics rather than burning droplets of black ship oil you feed into the tiny oil barrel. But then I realised that would probably waste most of the energy on heat, right on the delicate mechanisms and your wrist, and who wants to use an energy source that damages everything around it with excessive warming

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