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Watches Like Fountain Pens ? ? ?
In Response To: At Last -- Dial Made of 40,000 Year-Old Mammoth Tusk ()

Will watches embody / commemorate an ever-increasing number of art forms and historic events and eras, even where there is no inherent connectino . . . like the fountain pens?

http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/Index_Showcase.asp?BOD=/limited_edition/limited_edition.asp%3FMFG%3D39

Perhaps you would like a scrimshaw watch to wear with your scrimshaw pen?

Jeff

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: Another watch that needed to be made -- Piaget Altiplano
: Scrimshaw . . . according to Hodinkee, the dial is made from
: "fossilized mammoth ivory that is then engraved with a map
: of the Eastern Hemisphere using traditional scrimshaw
: techniques" . . . priced at approximately 50,000 CHF.

: There's a lot of money in the world right now, and the watch brands
: are doing everything in their power to attract some of it.

: Photo below is courtesy of Hodinkee; Hodinkee review of the watch
: is here .

: Jeff
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