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Chalk me up also as one who doesn't understand why people would pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for technology that is hundreds of years old, when the time is displayed in just about every device we own.Originally Posted by swiego
Because they have a lot of disposable income?Originally Posted by swiego
Chalk me up also as one who doesn't understand why people would pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for technology that is hundreds of years old, when the time is displayed in just about every device we own.Originally Posted by swiego
Originally Posted by imageWIS
Exactly, fine timepieces are legacy. (Sorry if that sounds like a PP commercial). Historically, they were a gentleman's most personal possession. Upon passing, all else might be liquidated but the timepiece was handed down. In my mind, no such consideration of provenance would be made for something digital.Originally Posted by Tomasso
Have you seen the Vertu cellphone marketing schemes? They claim it's an heirloom. Of course, making it out of materials like platinum, and such one would be compelled to think of it as an heirloom simply for future collateral purposes.Originally Posted by LabelKing
You think the technology in the Vertu will be used / useable in 20 years?Originally Posted by imageWIS
It is already long in the tooth. Bejewelled tech is IMHO completely daft.Originally Posted by skalogre
Bejeweled cell phones make as much sense to me as bejeweled teeth...Originally Posted by imageWIS