Hidden until three-million Euro worth of gold, tsavorites, yellow sapphires, and a flaky, buttery crust is a cuff watch, the latest creation of manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre. I’d pay a tidy sum to sit across the way from its eventual owner with a high-powered light cannon, soaking their horological horror with a beam of dazzling light every time they tried to flip open the leaf on top to check the time.
I think what bothers me more than anything is how the sheer number of jewels gives it a frosty, hoary look that I suspect distracts from the prettier metalwork underneath. A green-and-gold metal cuff in the shape of leaves could be beautiful. This is garish.
N E W M o d e l – Jaeger-LeCoultre Le Lierre Collection [Forums.TimeZone.com] (Thanks, Matt!)
More than garish, it’s almost horrific. It looks like something a little old lady would trot out on Sunday afternoons to wear to a Cthulhuan sacrificial ceremony.
I imagine the photos don’t do it justice.
Maybe they’ll let Uma wear it to the Oscars.
…God/Yahweh/Roddenberry, you could *kill* someone with a swipe of that around the wrist!
It looks like something that Ming the Merciless would give one of his concubines in return for anal favors.
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Seriously the original post seemed like it was written by Stan Lee in the mid 60′s.
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At first glance I mistook it as highly crystallized marijuana!
As #1 says, it probably does look considerably better without the even, diffuse lighting shining off every even-slightly-reflective surface. With one direct like, it might even look… well, not good, but pretty interesting!
Looks like octopus tentacles.
I’m with Ferry; at first glance, this looks Bud-liscious!
yuk – what the hell is that?!?!
In context, it might look good on a slim wrist with a glittery, green evening gown. Maybe.
“…to wear to a Cthulhuan sacrificial ceremony…”
I was thinking about buying this as a present for a friend of mine. Anybody know Takuan’s wrist size?
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