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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Del Pinto, post: 2108649, member: 73128&quot;]Oh<i> fancy</i> gold-plating, you say?</p><p>I&#039;m willing to guess this watch case might contain <i>less than</i> 5 g of fine gold.</p><p>This &quot;news&quot; is just to hype the product; the contrary truth that AppleWatch will have <i>almost no scrap value</i> might sink expectations with the cry &quot;Mickey Mouse!&quot; (Synonym for &#039;cheap.&#039;) You will all have forgotten this &quot;news&quot; in six months anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Remember when?&nbsp; (How many Double Eagles would $4,000. have purchased in June 1973? You can find a vintage working Pulsar on eBay for ~$350.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pay closer attention to the past. This time will be different?</p><p><a href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/time-after-time-70-years-of-broken-smartwatch-dreams-510651741/1632952490/+mattnovak" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/time-after-time-70-years-of-broken-smartwatch-dreams-510651741/1632952490/+mattnovak" rel="nofollow">http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/time-after-time-70-years-of-broken-smartwatch-dreams-510651741/1632952490/ mattnovak</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18z8ex91z7m13jpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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