As some of you watch connoisseurs may be aware, Romain Jerome is a fine watch manufacturer that develops wristwatches for rich people. After all, nothing says "I make way more money than you," like a handmade watch crafted from crocodile skin, parts of the original Apollo 11 space shuttle, ISS spacesuit fibres, and actual moon dust. It seems as though the watchmaker has grown somewhat bored with putting out hilariously over the top watches and has instead chosen to do something different.
For just under $20K (!), you can own your very own handmade watch based off of Super Mario Bros. There are only 85 pieces being produced – a reference to the game's launch year – and the 46mm display showcases three dimensional, enameled versions of Mario, a bush, a cloud, and a Super Mushroom. The watch is being released before the end of the year, to coincide with Mario's 30th anniversary.
What do you think? Will you be buying this watch? Do you think it offers enough bang for your buck? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source techcrunch.com]
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I will be buying five, actually. One for me, one for my dog, one for my butler Jeeves, and the other two I will use for when I vacation to the Hamptons in my Platinum Gold Yacht.
My Armatron with glass bezel (you can see the gears moving) costs $125 and looks way better than that hunk of junk. I mean, the bush isn't even the right color. Objects haphazardly placed. The designer apparently flunked fundamentals of design 101.
Well it does look cool.
I'll wait for someone to recreate the watchface for my smartwatch instead. Then I won't use it because I prefer digital faces with useful info like my current step count and the weather.
It looks a bit plain to cost that much.
Does it come with diamonds inside?
Wouldn't buy it for ten dollars, it used the wrong colors for Mario.
Dam it! If only I hadn't purchased every amiibo.......
I'm going to buy all 85 and scalp them on eBay. I'll be rich!
Even if I were a billionaire, I could never justify spending 20,000 pounds on a watch.
@Uzuki So when do we marry?
I all realness, I don't even like the watch. Buy a smartwatch with a Mario watchface instead, I would say.
@Eviscerator_X Since you seems fairly interested in the nintendo-related curiosities, I came across this the other day, which I found pretty neat:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KSBGk25Vamk
I know it's not a new story, but I don't recall NL covering it (might have missed it, of course).
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It doesn't even have face numbers
If someone told me they spent $20K on that thing, I'd assume they were either lying or mistook it for 25 cents.
It really sould have a goomba and a ? block. Maybe the cloud should be Lakitu.
It's not even made from precious metal - so how in the hell is it worth more than a few hundred squid?
Even if someone is rich... Why would they spend their money so frivolously? i dun geddit. There are better things to throw money at.
@SebCroc Like better looking watches.
sometimes, things just don't add up...to buy so much money for a watch designer that is not even familiar with super mario concepts, I don't know...for that price, you can get yourself an outstanding Bulgari gold watch (speaking of watches now), that at least have some net worth in gold for example. That watch, all you pay for is a name, RJ. Just like Tiffany jewelry, you only end up paying money for the name. That watch looks incredibly cheap too. People will laugh at you and then if you are not the type of person that constantly likes to proof how much you paid for something, then that watch is definitely not for you. In other news, I can't wait for xenoblade chronicles X on Dec 4th !!!
"parts of the original Apollo 11 space shuttle . . ."
>_<
I know you guys are from the UK, but come on! The last Apollo mission was in 1972, and the first Space Shuttle was launched in 1981.
It's not even official merchandise... =/
At that price range, I would expect to at least be able to play a 3D version of Super Mario Bros. with that watch.
Thanks for the article. It meant I was able to buy the watch before it sold out, so now I don't have to pay ebay scalper prices.
Yowzers! ...I still like my white zelda game and watch better.
I'd legit prefer one of those 80s mario digital watches.
It must be selling since they made a pac man watch before that.
For Romain Jerome, time literally is money! It is a shame for 20k that it tells the same basic time that commoners use. I would have expected more.
I can understand people with a lot of money buying an expensive watch. Sure you can get more useful things with that money but you're god-damn loaded. What I don't get is why someone spending that much would get a Mario themed watch.........
I ehm... don't like watches. they annoy me most of them look bulky and weight too much to go unnoticed... and this one... doesn't change that
I think it looks pretty cheap, tacky and nasty. I got a Luigi watch out of a capsule machine once, which had the advantage of actually BEING cheap, tacky and nasty, rather than simply appearing so while costing a small fortune.
Yeah mate, I'll have one for each wrist..
But really.....What a waste of money, that guy must be laughing his ass off at any of the suckers who actually pay that much for this piece of junk.. (Although, I admit it looks nice by itself.. Next to that price tag, it looks like shite)..
It has Mario, a bush, a cloud and a mushroom lol 20k haha f*** off..
I thought my Diesel watch was expensive, and it looks way better than this..
For 20 grand you can call me and I'll tell you what time it is. Heck I'll even dress up as Mario.
@ajcismo for 20k I'll dress up as anything you want lol..
For that kind of money I'd expect something that actually looks good. This is the Mario watch i got for less than 1$...
It looks like a 10 dollar watch that they put the wrong color of Mario and it looks cheap.I would pay only 15 dollars maybe for it.It dose not have a pedometer,calculator, compass and not waterproof this is not a good price or investment.It dose not do anything but tell time.
Rich? Too thick to tell the time using a traditional watchface? Like to posture and strut? This watch is for you!
Doesn't it defeat the fundamental purpose of a watch to have no watchface so the time has to be guessed...like a sundial? For 20 grand, it could at least have the most basic function of a watch - accurately telling the time. Clearly an "I'm a rich cretin and I buy useless stuff because I mistakenly believe others will be impressed by my wealth and taste" statement piece.
It's ugly as sin. A sin to pay that price, too.
I'd rather (and hopefully someday) get the Mr Jones Sun & Moon Miyamoto for £175 they reported on here a while back. I just find it hard to justify that kind of price for an accessory like a watch, though I am fascinated by the design of the thing. If only I made more money to buy it without a million regrets...
I'm going to be honest, this thing is ugly. I would just walk by even if it was 20 bucks. Is it possible to do so little with the pixel art?
It'd be nice to say my "No thanks" meant something meaningful to them, but some sucker will buy it and return an obscene profit to them regardless. It looks disgusting. From the gross button-like corners of the watch to the handles pointing out the time, I don't see how this could be worth as much as they're touting. At least make it look like more than some claw machine prize before pricing it so highly.
Don't think anyone here is actually getting one xD
I've pre ordered
i think a really beautiful, finely crafted watch made of precious materials could justify that price. this watch? it's pretty ugly.
@Browny agreed. and it was just over $200.
Looks like a plain $20 watch, and it doesn't even tell time! Unless it's filled with diamonds and gold in the middle, I have no idea why it would be worth $20K.
Am I the only person that looked at this and immediately thought the hands look all wrong because they aren't firerods?
@SethNintendo It's 10 seconds past 3 o'clock.
It looks like a watch you'd find in the kids section. What's so special about it?
The best Nintendo themed watch I ever got was a Star Fox LCD game from Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Wish I hadn't lost it.
@Rockmin it is a space capsule not a shuttle
I'm all for spending money on quality items (just because I can't afford it doesn't mean I should knock someone who can) but this thing is ugly, like really ugly. It reminds me of the rose gold apple watches that have the same functionality as the entry level versions and will become obsolete just as fast (due to the watch os updates). I get that there are some people that are so wealthy they can burn money to keep them warm at night but I would think that being wealthy doesn't mean that you aren't a discerning buyer.
If something doesn't LOOK expensive, I'd never buy it for such a high price...
Seriously, if somebody would see that watch, they'd think it's from a cornflakes packet...
Why is it so expensive though...? It looks rather cheap. And hideous, if I'm being honest.
@chiefeagle02 That is absolutely glorious!
I'd never pay anything close to that much for a watch. If it tells the time correctly, fits comfortably and looks good to me, then it will do. My current watch cost around €80 and it will do me for many more years I hope
Looks like a watch who you can find on 1 euro shop or a kids fastfood meal prize
to be honest i like the one i got for $38,000.00 much more...
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