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A comment on Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015). Parent comment

Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by JohnJamesRambo on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:12AM (#13462663)
Knowing the time is such a simple commodity these days, I just can't see spending 8k on that.
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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by h1d on Monday January 23, 2017 @10:24AM (#13462766)
Because a watch isn't about time.
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Re:Inside Rolex's Manufacturing Facilities (2015) by sho_hn on Monday January 23, 2017 @01:38PM (#13464624)
Yeah, it's about identity. Some people really want to be the sort of person who gets that "a watch isn't about time". Some people really want to be the sort of person who reduces it to that.

I find the latter nicer to be around overall.

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