True ‘skeletonization’ also includes the trimming away of any non-essential metal on the bridge, plate, wheel train or any other mechanical part of the watch, leaving only a minimalist ‘bare’ skeleton of the movement required for functionality.
Back when my wife and i were dating I kept talking about wanting a skeleton watch, but I never thought to communicate what that was, and didn’t know why she was always so profoundly unenthused by something I was showing interest in, it was unlike her. She was much happier about it when my folks got me one for x-mas and she found out it it was not, in fact, a watch decorated with skeletons, lmao.
Dude what is wrong with a skeleton-themed watch
TIL there’s a fancy name for “replacing the back plate with glass.”
Clear bottom case is different from skeleton. The watchface is specifically designed for see through, as are mechanical parts.
Luxury brands have to somehow find a way to make the most mundane shit seem complex to justify their prices.
Who even wears watches anymore anyway? Oh right, people with too much money.
I’ve read that around 6 years ago many influencers bought high end watches and then the market crashed 2022. So your 80k something watch is worth 40k after that. And they didn’t wear them, straight to bank after the sale.
Reminds me of the NFT bubble, except that a watch is a fungible, physical object with an actual purpose - even if it has a stupidly inflated price.
people who want to know the time without relying on a glass slab the size of a sandwich?
I wear a Casio prefer it to “smart watches” and sometimes you want to know the time without taking out your phone. Like when driving.
Does your car not have a clock built into it?
Analog watches are cheap af and don’t need to be replaced like phones. 🤦♂️
As a watch collector, they’re usually on the cheap side. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but they’re usually on the shitty side as well. Kind of like those weird ass knives at truck stops are basically Chinese pot metal crap, they just want someone to think they’re cool who has no idea what they’re buying.
Maybe some, but can’t you actually get one that’s made well? I’ve seen a few for a couple hundred.
I have a few. They really run the gamut. I have some very nice pieces, and a handful of extremely cheap ones from Ali Express which, ironically enough, get more road time. Jaeger le coultre is kinda infamous for their skeleton guys, although known for being some what overpriced for the quality. You want to see a really cool one where the movement itself is built into the hands? Look up ulysse nardin freak.
I’ve found plenty that are very nice quality. I mean like the decently good Bulova/Citizen kind of quality, and not the TAG Hauer / Breguet kind. But that’s a pretty long way from shitty Chinesium. Although there’s plenty of shitty watches of all kinds, too.
On top of what has already been said, some advice based on personal experience; if you plan to wear the watch, check what the watch face material is and avoid bio-ceramic. My first mechanical watch had a few big scratches within a few months which was kind of disappointing.
Metal (literally)
Now wait till they learn about Skeleton Witch.
Spooky
That really cool
Had one of these at one point. I enjoy the look.
Have one and it’s just incredible. Rather affordable too, if you have an interest in watches. Mine is a Seiko Presage cocktail time (blue) and it’s going strong for almost 8 years now. Its very well built
Omg, where’s the nsfw tag?!? /s
unzips
So the unziping part is not sarcasm?
Correct
Oh man, I love them. I have like 10 now and I need more.
I enjoy these very much, while also adoring my low-key mechanicals for the understated beauty.
Swatch
This just maked me want to bring back clear-plastic electronics.
I had that one 🥺
I still do :D.
🤩🤩🤩
As a kid my friend who owned an N64 got to use the clear-green controller. The rest of us always had to wrestle it out for the other three opaque controllers based on how fucked up the joysticks were.
Not super interesting looking except for the visible antennas and connectors.
I still think it looks interesting. But those are plastic cover panels underneath the clear plastic. You can see the screws through the back. So not quite the same.
Yeah all the components in the fairphones are modularized with no exposed electronics so it’s easy for non-technical users to swap defective parts without damaging anything. So nothing cool to see sadly, except for repairable design.
high-end watches are crazy. this is a 500 grand jacob & co astronomia:
they have tons of these, all with free-floating three-axis tourbillions.
I never liked Jacod & Co, I don’t find their watches useful at all. Imagine walking and your hand goes on the wall.
they also have ones covered completely with diamonds so they can’t be read. usability is probably not their primary concern.
Imagine someone with Jacob walking near a wall…
If you own a watch like this, probably someone else is walking for you. /s
Just insane that thing even works. Crazy engineering.
This is not a watch you wear, this is a display watch/collectors item.
Probably a good investment piece too.
I have one of the cheapest you can buy, a Relic. It’s been working great for me for over 10 years now.
There’s plenty to be had for under $50, actually. I had an awesome one, but broke the sapphire in it. That was like 20 years ago :-\
This is really cool. I’m going to add it to my list for gifts.
