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BilSabab lemmy.world BilSabab@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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CompostMaterial lemmy.world CompostMaterial@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
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$228 in 2026 dollars. That is an insane amount for a Rocky and Bullwinkle watch.
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BilSabab lemmy.world BilSabab@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
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CompostMaterial wrote:
$228 in 2026 dollars. That is an insane amount for a Rocky and Bullwinkle watch.

don't underestimate the capitalist nerds!
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everett lemmy.ml everett@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2021-09-01
#4 · Quote Reply

Oh, by the way, a pox on those who don't buy.
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Widdershins lemmy.world Widdershins@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-04
#5 · Quote Reply

What does the 17-jewel thing mean?
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too_high_for_this lemmy.world too_high_for_this@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
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Widdershins wrote:
What does the 17-jewel thing mean?

Mechanical watches use tiny jewels for the bearings for moving parts. For a time-only watch, 17 jewels means that every moving part has jewel bearings.
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Widdershins lemmy.world Widdershins@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-04-04
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too_high_for_this wrote:
Mechanical watches use tiny jewels for the bearings for moving parts. For a time-only watch, 17 jewels means that every moving part has jewel bearings.

I have lived my life up until this point thinking the numbers on the watch were made out of jewels and that it was a vanity thing.
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