Comments on: Cabestan Wristwatch Redefines Time for a Mere $220,000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: martinelli http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-10064 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:04:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-10064 It doesn't, it just allows you to visually display "Mine is bigger than yours" unless it's just a wrist worn Johnson for those less than adequately endowed who need to compensate. It doesn’t, it just allows you to visually display “Mine is bigger than yours” unless it’s just a wrist worn Johnson for those less than adequately endowed who need to compensate.

]]> by: rmp http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9954 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:32:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9954 Ok, that's all well and good, and we just might all buy the nifty gurkinflokker thingamajig with all the doohickies, whatchamacallits and whazzymagidgets all over it. But exactly how does thing thing "redefine" time as the headline states? Does it cause seconds and minutes to speed up or slow down? Maybe hours fold in upon themselves in an area 44.126 meters from your wrist? $220,000.00 worth of ugly wristwatch? It better STOP time for that kind of money. Ok, that’s all well and good, and we just might all buy the nifty gurkinflokker thingamajig with all the doohickies, whatchamacallits and whazzymagidgets all over it.

But exactly how does thing thing “redefine” time as the headline states? Does it cause seconds and minutes to speed up or slow down? Maybe hours fold in upon themselves in an area 44.126 meters from your wrist?

$220,000.00 worth of ugly wristwatch? It better STOP time for that kind of money.

]]> by: JLG http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9853 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:33:08 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9853 So for $220K, I can either buy a 4br house in a nice midwestern suburb, or I can have a horizontal gurkinflokker and no day and date... I might go with the gurkinflokker. So for $220K, I can either buy a 4br house in a nice midwestern suburb, or I can have a horizontal gurkinflokker and no day and date… I might go with the gurkinflokker.

]]> by: nivoxz http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9852 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 18:29:58 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9852 wow...i want one! wow…i want one!

]]> by: D. Alan Smith http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9837 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:48:37 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9837 Really! ....you forgot to mention the gurkinflokker wheel up on top that digs into your wrist at different depths depending on the phases of the moon. (for 29.95 additional you could have day and date!?) Really! ….you forgot to mention the gurkinflokker wheel up on top that digs into your wrist at different depths depending on the phases of the moon. (for 29.95 additional you could have day and date!?)

]]> by: Dave Barnes http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9818 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:55:49 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2520#comment-9818 Telling the time is very simple: "The indications (hour, minute, seconds, and power reserve) appear on the cylinders located at the four “corners” of the watch. Starting from the lower left, we find the barrel, which transmits its driving power to the movement by the intermediary of a chain. This chain is connected to a second cylinder, at the upper left, made up of one part of a fusee (placed horizontally as opposed to the traditional fusees that are always vertical), and the other of the cylindrical power reserve indicator (a total of 72 hours). Still on the upper end, but this time on the right, we find two cylinders next to each other, providing the perfectly readable hours and minutes. In the lower right hand corner, we can see the tourbillon, which is also placed vertically and is directly linked to another cylinder, which quite logically gives the seconds indication, as the tourbillon makes one rotation per minute." ,dave Telling the time is very simple:

“The indications (hour, minute, seconds, and power reserve) appear on the cylinders located at the four “corners” of the watch.
Starting from the lower left, we find the barrel, which transmits its driving power to the movement by the intermediary of a chain. This chain is connected to a second cylinder, at the upper left, made up of one part of a fusee (placed horizontally as opposed to the traditional fusees that are always vertical), and the other of the cylindrical power reserve indicator (a total of 72 hours).
Still on the upper end, but this time on the right, we find two cylinders next to each other, providing the perfectly readable hours and minutes. In the lower right hand corner, we can see the tourbillon, which is also placed vertically and is directly linked to another cylinder, which quite logically gives the seconds indication, as the tourbillon makes one rotation per minute.”

,dave

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