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"What changed!"= Blood Diamonds in my world, and the realization that certification means nothing in most instances, and I still remember the microscopic stone

"What changed!"= Blood Diamonds in my world, and the realization that certification means nothing in most instances, and I still remember the microscopic stone my brother was talked into under the stress of shotgun wedding.(Brother I still feel your pain) As to gold jewelry, I don't know, but I think younger people will realize the value in a gold mechanical watch--that with the right care will last a lifetime. I didn't appreciate fine mechanical watches until I was 40. With a lot of diligence it is possible(some people) to do your own repair, cleaning and oiling of their own watches. It's a good feeling looking down at your wrist knowing you can repair it if it breaks down. If women are interested in mechanical watches they are practically giving them away in the used market market. The gold ones are literally selling for scrap value.

mrob 12y ago
Mechanical watches will always be a niche form of jewelry because to the casual observer they are indistinguishable from the cheaper and functionally superior quartz watches. And even if they have exposed mechanisms it takes specialized knowledge to know how expensive they are.
thaumasiotes 12y ago
"Buy a mechanical watch! It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply of quartz watches. It will require more maintenance than a quartz watch. And it will keep less accurate time." Where's the value?
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  > Where's the value? Lasts a lifetime. Which means it: - acquires sentimental value; it can be passed on to children, and then to grandchildren - doesn't tie you to the economic system that much - you bought it, you have it, you don't need to go and buy a new one every year - doesn't generate so much waste; lets you refuse participating in the waste-generation system - still a much better value store than diamonds
  - thaumasiotes 12y ago
    All of that, including "a better value store than diamonds", is true of a cinder block. But you don't see people congratulating themselves on how they savvily bought one of those.
- gaius 12y ago
  It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply People who believe that, are going to spend an awful lot more on smart watches, than a Rolex costs, in the next 10 years.
  - thaumasiotes 12y ago
    You don't see any problems at all with taking my sentence, "It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply of quartz watches", truncating off "of quartz watches", and responding as if I had said "of smartwatches"? A quartz watch will do everything a Rolex will do, and more, while keeping more accurate time. A smartwatch will do significantly more than a quartz watch will.

mrob 12y ago

Mechanical watches will always be a niche form of jewelry because to the casual observer they are indistinguishable from the cheaper and functionally superior quartz watches. And even if they have exposed mechanisms it takes specialized knowledge to know how expensive they are.

thaumasiotes 12y ago

"Buy a mechanical watch! It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply of quartz watches. It will require more maintenance than a quartz watch. And it will keep less accurate time." Where's the value?

TeMPOraL 12y ago
> Where's the value? Lasts a lifetime. Which means it: - acquires sentimental value; it can be passed on to children, and then to grandchildren - doesn't tie you to the economic system that much - you bought it, you have it, you don't need to go and buy a new one every year - doesn't generate so much waste; lets you refuse participating in the waste-generation system - still a much better value store than diamonds
- thaumasiotes 12y ago
  All of that, including "a better value store than diamonds", is true of a cinder block. But you don't see people congratulating themselves on how they savvily bought one of those.
gaius 12y ago
It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply People who believe that, are going to spend an awful lot more on smart watches, than a Rolex costs, in the next 10 years.
- thaumasiotes 12y ago
  You don't see any problems at all with taking my sentence, "It will cost you significantly more than a lifetime supply of quartz watches", truncating off "of quartz watches", and responding as if I had said "of smartwatches"? A quartz watch will do everything a Rolex will do, and more, while keeping more accurate time. A smartwatch will do significantly more than a quartz watch will.