Big Watches.......Another Perspective

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Originally Posted by mixedccr

You can't choose which pig to put lipstick on, its either all or none. Have you seen anybody measure '350 units'? If your logic is true, the mere act of immersing oneself into a jacuzzi qualifies one to already wear a divers watch. Its under water isn't it?? And who am i to say who can or can't wear whatever a person wants to wear regardless of what its rating is. Frankly, if a watchmaker made a watch that could withstand pressures at the core of the earth, that would imply that it would never fail, leak, shatter. A 0% chance of failure. Is it really so inconceivable to want an item approaching "perfection" all else being equal? A chance of failure, even if considered remote, is still a chance.

I have no idea what your jacuzzi comment is even supposed to mean. Nowhere in this discussion have I argued that one person is more qualified to own a watch than anybody else.

Recall that this whole discussion started when you suggested that the ability to operate at 4km was a functional justification for the DeepSea's exceptional weight and size. I argue that it's the other way around - that the DeepSea was designed from the get-go to be big and heavy and the depth rating was a fringe benefit. All evidence points this direction.