# Save $58K on $145K watch on Amazon. Read the feedback. They are priceless! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 1, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410 "2012-03-01T01:24:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/1 "2012-03-01T01:24:23Z")
Someone linked to this on jeepforums and just thought I’d share this little gem here. The reviews are hilarious. A few little excerpts: “I wasn’t going to buy this watch, but then I noticed Amazon had it with $58,000 off! What a deal. With the money I saved I purchased a brand new BMW and still had money left over for a Disney vacation. How many watches save you money to buy a car and a vacation?” "The Zenith Men’s Defy Xtreme Tourbillon Titanium Chronograph Watch or Z.M.D.X.T.B.T.C.M. as I like to call it, is by far the most awesome watch. Chuck Norris riding into the Super Bowl on the back of Godzilla and round house kicking the crowd is no where near as awesome as this priceless poon magnet. " It doesn’t qualify for free super saver shipping. What a rip. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/2 "2012-03-01T01:28:04Z")
[Link,](http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-96-0529-4035-Tourbillon-Titanium-Chronograph/dp/B001K3IXW8) for those who don’t like to highlight, right click, and Google. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/3 "2012-03-01T01:40:26Z")
It’s TOO accurate. Love it. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/4 "2012-03-01T01:40:59Z")
> **[Amazon.com: Tuscan Dairy Whole Vitamin D Milk, Gallon, 128 oz : Grocery &...](https://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Dairy-Whole-Vitamin-Gallon/dp/B00032G1S0)** > > Amazon.com: Tuscan Dairy Whole Vitamin D Milk, Gallon, 128 oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food Better reviews. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/5 "2012-03-01T01:43:41Z")
> [@Ravenman](#): > > [Link,](http://www.amazon.com/Zenith-96-0529-4035-Tourbillon-Titanium-Chronograph/dp/B001K3IXW8) for those who don’t like to highlight, right click, and Google. Oh crap! Thanks. I was so excited I forget to link to it. One more thing I noticed. Under the “Customers who viewed this item also viewed” section was “Zombie Industries Tactical Lifesize Bleeding Zombie Target Chris Airsoft Handgun Rifle Pistol Range Shooting Target for Zombie Outbreak Apocalypse Survival” Wtf?!?! (You have to click the link to “290 customer reviews” to see it though) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/6 "2012-03-01T01:45:21Z")
That is an ugly watch. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/7 "2012-03-01T03:02:02Z")
For $58,000 I’d just ask whichever one of the five prostitutes I’m in bed with who isn’t currently busy with her mouth what time it is. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/8 "2012-03-01T04:11:22Z")
Don’t miss \*Tags Customers Associate with This Product \* ---
**Author:** ![I\_Know\_Nothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f04885/32.png) [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/9 "2012-03-01T05:28:14Z")
Wow I was kidding when I said it didn’t qualify for free super saver shipping. I just assumed with something that expensive they wouldn’t worry about it, but at the top right it says “86,999.99 + 9.95 shipping.” Every time I go back I find something new. > [@beowulff](#): > > Don’t miss \*Tags Customers Associate with This Product \* I had to log in and agree with a few of them: bite me immediately asian women worth better super expensive gay not mt dew resistant cats taco Plus I added one of my own: sesquipedalian ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/10 "2012-03-01T05:40:46Z")
> [@I\_Know\_Nothing](#): > > Wow I was kidding when I said it didn’t qualify for free super saver shipping. I just assumed with something that expensive they wouldn’t worry about it, but at the top right it says “86,999.99 + 9.95 shipping.” Every time I go back I find something new. Yeah, the dealer cost is $87,000. It’s the shipping and handling where they make their profit. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/11 "2012-03-01T05:42:29Z")
[GQ thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=588161) about the same watch. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/12 "2012-03-01T12:26:11Z")
> [@Amazon.com](#): > > List Price: [del]$145,000.00[/del] > Price: $86,999.99 > You Save: $58,000.01 (40%) It’s that one cent that really makes the deal. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/13 "2012-03-01T13:05:10Z")
I kind of think that if I bought a $90k watch on the internet I’d want whatever form of shipping they used to cost more than $10. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/14 "2012-03-01T13:47:45Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > I kind of think that if I bought a $90k watch on the internet I’d want whatever form of shipping they used to cost more than $10. It should be hand-delivered by a naked Venus floating ashore on a half-shell. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/15 "2012-03-01T15:01:25Z")
How do they make any money when they sell it so far below list price? Answer: Volume. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/16 "2012-03-01T15:23:09Z")
Its a Tourbillon movement. Those are crazy expensive - they make Rolexes look like pieces of tin by comparison. The Tourbillon movement was a nifty piece of engineering back when it was invented several hundred years ago. When trying to make very accurate timepieces, gravity itself had an impact on accuracy. In a Tourbillon, the entire movement rotates around 2 (or more) axes, so that the effects of gravity cancel out. Of course, a simple modern 50 cent quartz movement is much more accurate these days. A Tourbillon is a status symbol these days, nothing more. Recently, several Chinese companies have started to make Tourbillon watches selling around $1,000-$5,000. Probably not as good as a classic Swiss Tourbillon, but at one tenth to one twentieth the price, its probably a good deal if you want one and aren’t a billionaire. ---
**Author:** ![joemama24\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce7236/32.png) [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/17 "2012-03-01T16:59:29Z")
I thought this was the one that started it all: [Three Wolf Moon](http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Short-Sleeve-Black/dp/B000NZW3KC/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1330621053&sr=1-1-catcorr) ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/18 "2012-03-01T17:17:16Z")
Not even close. The earliest Amazon comment bombing I remember (though I’m sure there were earlier ones) was for the Harry Potter Vibration Broom (nimbus3000?) and that was in 2001 or 2002 or something. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/19 "2012-03-01T17:43:15Z")
There was a comment bomb on [The Story of Ping](http://www.amazon.com/review/R2VDKZ4X1F992Q/ref=cm_srch_res_rtr_alt_1), which is a children’s book about a duck in China. The comment referred to it as an overview of the [network diagnostic utility, ping](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping). I think Amazon updated the dates in some sort of upgrade or migration at one point because I distinctly remember hearing about this review from some UNIX user’s group meetings prior to 2000. I know it was prior to the IPO of [VA Linux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geeknet) because the formation of that company was the main topic of the evening, which would place it around may of '99. The original review must have pre-dated that. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410/20 "2012-03-01T22:10:12Z")
The Story About Ping was reviewed on Slashdot in [January 1999](http://news.slashdot.org/story/99/01/31/1246212/reviewthe-story-about-ping). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-58k-on-145k-watch-on-amazon-read-the-feedback-they-are-priceless/614410.md?page=2)