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I just heard from Dalibor Farny and Felix Baumgartner...
That they had lots of fun with this project and that they were very glad to have found each other! Dalibor told me he had a lot of fun with the Urwerk team to develop this and Felix is very happy too! I see a new relationship blossoming! I hope someone on WPS wins it! I was in the room and bid on a few items 2 years ago, but they all went for much more than they should've! Heck, I thought I was already being generous. But some things went for multiples of my bid. I was small minded that day - but the craziness is great - great for the charity! All to a good cause!
Urwerk X Dalibor Farny Space-Time Blade Creation for Only Watch 2023!
URWERK HAS DONE IT AGAIN! They've made another incredible creation! A SUPER COOL NIXIE CLOCK! It stands 1.6 meters tall! Weighs 40 KG!!! What kind of box does this come in? A crate? EIGHT! 8! Eight Nixie tubes displaying hours, minutes, seconds, and hundr...
That's what I thought!
I think we need to throw in a bid! Maybe we'll get lucky? You never really know sometimes!
Me too! I'm so very impressed!
This creation is amazing! I bet it's even more impressive in person once you factor in the size and scale of it! 1.6 meters! It's the height of an average lady! Very impressive! And it looks sooo cool.
They will!
In the press release, it is mentioned that this will be the start of a new line of clocks, likely Nixie clocks, that will be released in 2024! Obviously, this new line of clocks coming out in 2024 will be a more "normal" version. And this 40 KG version is...
The tubes themselves won't get any smaller...
But they might make a 6 tube version at a lower price. Define "affordable" though, as this definition definitely changes from one mind to another. A 6 tube version will definitely cost at least something in the five figure range. I'd say at least $15,000 ...
Not certain how I would ..
Define affordable in this case. Fir that price, I would want highly accurate/precise timekeeping. I ready have a Nixie tube watch.
It may sell for as low as a few thousand Francs...
It all depends on how much interest is generated. And how loose people's purse strings are... It may hammer for only a few thousand Francs if nobody is interested. It may go for A LOT OF MONEY if a large group of people are interested. The cost to manufac...
I just heard from Dalibor Farny and Felix Baumgartner...
That they had lots of fun with this project and that they were very glad to have found each other! Dalibor told me he had a lot of fun with the Urwerk team to develop this and Felix is very happy too! I see a new relationship blossoming! I hope someone on...
Very cool and looking forward to see it in person when possible.
Would be impressive I think
I'm sure it is impressive!
Photographs probably don't do it justice. But knowing URWERK and having been to Urwerk's offices and knowing Felix Baumgartner for many many years (WatchProSite has been a resource for these small independent brands for 20 years) and knowing Dalibor Farny...
We'll see what people will bid at the charity auction...
Who knows... In 2021, the charity auction was very successful. But in 2021, people were wealthy. People were also afraid their lives were going to end so they wanted to go out with a BANG! Stock market was up. Crypto was up. Money was cheap! Now, the econ...
They will make a line of Nixie Clocks starting in 2024...
Urwerk will eventually make a line of Nixie clocks starting in 2024. But this is one exceptional example. The piece that launches the line... Which they will auction off for charity.
Not necessarily...
This charity auction sometimes has really modest results. In normal economic times, this charity auction has very normal results. In good economic times, this charity auction has very strong results. The auction gets big press because the Patek Philippe l...
One of the best offerings in the next OW auction.
I'm really looking forward to seeing how much it will sell for.
Throw a bid in!
I have no idea what it'll sell for. I wonder if it'll go to a watch person or if it'll bring in someone who's totally not into watches and clocks but a total Star Wars fan...
Two things I’m kinda into. And thankfully they came up with something good.
Looks pretty cool. Will be interested to read more about this and the upcoming clock series. While I do own a DF Nixie, as Patrick well knows, I will say the design of the clocks are not so inspiring. There are so many directions would coils take in terms...
Dalibor Farny himself is more about Japanese minimalism...
I suspect Dalibor Farny himself has a taste for Japanese style minimalism. I think he's more of an engineer than a designer. But I think with these future collaborations, where he has to supply custom circuit boards, wiring harnesses, and adapted tubes (i...