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Mirage77 · 04-13-2007, 08:01 AM

Geneva watchmaker Romain Jerome SA billed its "Titanic-DNA" collection as among the most exclusive pieces showcased this week at Baselworld, the watch and jewellery industry's largest annual trade fair.

Source : Reuters

RikfromBelgium · 04-13-2007, 11:54 AM

outrage, should be stopped, hope company goes bankrupt.

The titanic is a grave, it is not to be touched, especially not to make bloody watches at insane prices.

And I'm the biggest kapitalist pig you'll find on this board, to show you how seriously against I am.

Bruce · 04-13-2007, 12:54 PM

Like Rik, this also outrages me. Competely inappropriate and this should be stopped.

Mind you, this is far from the first time things of that nature have been done, in fact it's happened with the Titanic more than a few times.

I remember when I lived in Seattle there was a traveling exhibit which was carrying peices of the Titanic around the world. Honestly, I visited the exhibit because I was interested in it - but in the gift shop they were selling peices of the ship. In particular, peices of wood.

Garbage.

Osnabrueck · 04-13-2007, 02:30 PM

Lame.

There's lots of "Stunt Craftsmanship" eminating from the world of fine Swiss watches these days. It's a really dumb game of one-upmanship, with boutique brands seeking out the next level of unobtanium in an effort to grab headlines.

There's something almost... grave robber about taking a tragic piece of histry and fashioning it into something so trite as a luxury wristwatch.

tccp · 04-13-2007, 10:17 PM

I also agree. This should be stopped. What happened to the people on Titanic was tragic and I'm sorry but no company should be allowed to make profit off of something as such.

Osnabrueck · 04-13-2007, 10:47 PM

Maybe the watches will be haunted. Now wouldn't that be something.

RikfromBelgium · 04-14-2007, 03:53 AM

yeah, and they find the people who wear them dead, drowned while liying in their beds

04-13-2007, 08:01 AM	#1
Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,987 Thanks: 185 Thanked 213 Times in 139 Posts	Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches Geneva watchmaker Romain Jerome SA billed its "Titanic-DNA" collection as among the most exclusive pieces showcased this week at Baselworld, the watch and jewellery industry's largest annual trade fair. Source : Reuters

04-13-2007, 11:54 AM	#2
RikfromBelgium Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 821 Thanks: 7 Thanked 49 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches outrage, should be stopped, hope company goes bankrupt. The titanic is a grave, it is not to be touched, especially not to make bloody watches at insane prices. And I'm the biggest kapitalist pig you'll find on this board, to show you how seriously against I am.

04-13-2007, 12:54 PM	#3
Bruce Connoisseur Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: British Columbia Posts: 6,703 Thanks: 1,282 Thanked 957 Times in 556 Posts	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches Like Rik, this also outrages me. Competely inappropriate and this should be stopped. Mind you, this is far from the first time things of that nature have been done, in fact it's happened with the Titanic more than a few times. I remember when I lived in Seattle there was a traveling exhibit which was carrying peices of the Titanic around the world. Honestly, I visited the exhibit because I was interested in it - but in the gift shop they were selling peices of the ship. In particular, peices of wood. Garbage.

04-13-2007, 02:30 PM	#4
Osnabrueck Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,444 Thanks: 27 Thanked 40 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches Lame. There's lots of "Stunt Craftsmanship" eminating from the world of fine Swiss watches these days. It's a really dumb game of one-upmanship, with boutique brands seeking out the next level of unobtanium in an effort to grab headlines. There's something almost... grave robber about taking a tragic piece of histry and fashioning it into something so trite as a luxury wristwatch.

04-13-2007, 10:17 PM	#5
tccp Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30 Thanks: 9 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches I also agree. This should be stopped. What happened to the people on Titanic was tragic and I'm sorry but no company should be allowed to make profit off of something as such.

04-13-2007, 10:47 PM	#6
Osnabrueck Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,444 Thanks: 27 Thanked 40 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches Maybe the watches will be haunted. Now wouldn't that be something.

04-14-2007, 03:53 AM	#7
RikfromBelgium Advocate Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 821 Thanks: 7 Thanked 49 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Pieces of Titanic transformed into luxury watches yeah, and they find the people who wear them dead, drowned while liying in their beds

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