True ‘skeletonization’ also includes the trimming away of any non-essential metal on the bridge, plate, wheel train or any other mechanical part of the watch, leaving only a minimalist ‘bare’ skeleton of the movement required for functionality.

    • _stranger_@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      people who want to know the time without relying on a glass slab the size of a sandwich?

    • TheDingNoiseInToolSongs@eviltoast.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      4 days ago

      I’ve read that around 6 years ago many influencers bought high end watches and then the market crashed 2022. So your 80k something watch is worth 40k after that. And they didn’t wear them, straight to bank after the sale.

      • Etterra@discuss.online
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        17 hours ago

        Reminds me of the NFT bubble, except that a watch is a fungible, physical object with an actual purpose - even if it has a stupidly inflated price.

    • foliumcreations@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      3 days ago

      I wear a Casio prefer it to “smart watches” and sometimes you want to know the time without taking out your phone. Like when driving.