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ChadNauseamyesterday at 9:21 PM2 repliesview on HN

They may be beautiful, but the fact remains if you could produce and sell Patek Philippe Nautilus for $200 no one would be interested in it. The same is not true for most other beautiful objects


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Trasteryesterday at 9:31 PM

Well firstly, they don't charge $200 for them because they can't produce them for $200. But the point I'm making is he seems to be trying to say they aren't beautiful. He says he's describing this "dark" world or "strange" watches. I do actually think he probably thinks the watches look strange. I don't think he thinks they're beautiful, maybe he'll find a brand to fall in love with one day. I doubt it because he seems to have too much of himself invested in this. But the people buying them don't think they're strange, they think they're beautiful. I don't go out telling everyone that they shouldn't buy a Ferrari because my Honda Civic can do the same job.

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conceptiontoday at 12:38 AM

So you’re saying that $200 watches don’t sell?

But here - https://spechtandsohne.com/product-category/icon-quartz/

And they are pretty popular with folks who like watches.