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Por_sha911 02-16-2016 10:28 AM

$215,000 extra for a clock in Bentley
 
Has the world gone mad? The $215,000 extra for a clock in the new Bentley Bentayga SUV | Fox News
Quote:

British brand Bentley has unveiled the world’s most expensive car accessory: a built-in Breitling clock for the dashboard.

At almost $215,000 dollars — on top of the car’s $320,000 price tag — it’s enough to buy a brand-new Porsche, with some change.

id10t 02-16-2016 11:46 AM

Funny part is if you can afford the car, much less the clock, you can probably afford to not worry too much about time either...

Scott R 02-16-2016 12:07 PM

I think on my fathers he paid about 20k for some sort of optional umbrella holder that's spring loaded inside the rear door jamb. Why he needs an umbrella in Arizona in the first place I'll never know.

GH85Carrera 02-16-2016 12:08 PM

If ya have to ask the price, ya can't afford it.

Look at what some people pay for the iWatch Gold.

http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-watch/apple-watch-edition

$10K and up. For a gizmo that will be non functional in a few years.

Por_sha911 02-16-2016 12:14 PM

Make no mistake, there is only one reason to pay $215k for a clock:
BRAGGING RIGHTS (some of our Pelicans do it on a smaller scale).

I liked the observation that for that money you can buy a Porsche and have change leftover.

ckelly78z 02-16-2016 12:28 PM

Hire a driver at $40,000 a year wages, and have him tell you the time for 5 years from the front seat.

porsche4life 02-16-2016 01:01 PM

For the more money than brains crowd!

Por_sha911 02-16-2016 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 9000400)
For the crowd with more money than my crowd!

fixed it for you

We all have our special interests that we feel are worth the money. Sound systems, cars, trips...

Again, the only value in that clock is to brag "I've got something you don't" And again, we have Pelicans with the same M.O. just in smaller numbers.

Mark Henry 02-16-2016 02:17 PM

Except for the bigger grill it looks like my wife's 10 year old Pontiac Torrent.

sc_rufctr 02-16-2016 02:33 PM

Great if you can afford it but considering the stupid money some people pay for so called "Art" this clock isn't that extravagant.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1455665524.jpg

MattKellett 02-16-2016 03:21 PM

Those are Australian dollars,it's only really about $160,000!

I will say this, that if my company made that clock it would be around $500,000 and not be as well made!

It also appears to have a tourbillon movement which are extremely complicated and simply put counteract the forces of gravity on the movement / fascinating stuff if you ask me.

aigel 02-16-2016 03:54 PM

Bragging rights. For some people, the crazier the purchase, the better. I'd rather brag on something useful / nice after spending $160k ...

Just yesterday I ran into a blue collar guy bragging how he bought a pair of rolexes for him and his wife for V day. Has to be at 25% of his annual post tax income. He did not buy them for himself or his wife - he bought them so he could impress people by telling them. Weird ...

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KevinP73 02-16-2016 07:45 PM

Damn!! Who do these guys think they are SINGER ??

porsche4life 02-16-2016 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinP73 (Post 9001016)
Damn!! Who do these guys think they are SINGER ??

Singer would delete the clock, and charge 300k for that!

mistertate 02-16-2016 08:44 PM

Makes the car itself seem cheap, inferior

cstreit 02-16-2016 09:03 PM

This is more about building the image of ultimate luxury for the manufacturer. I doubt many are stupid enough to pay it.

sc_rufctr 02-16-2016 11:16 PM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1455696974.jpg

GH85Carrera 02-17-2016 04:48 AM

It is a cheap clock if you think a picture of a dirty potato is worth a million bucks.

This Photo of a Potato Sold for Over $1,000,000

I just saved all of you one million. All you had to do was click on a link. Yer welcome!

RANDY P 02-17-2016 06:18 AM

something Kanye West or Jay-z would opt for.

Most likely Jay-Z since he's the one of the two who could actually pay.

Por_sha911 02-17-2016 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porsche4life (Post 9001057)
Singer would delete the clock, and charge 300k for that!

LOL now that's funny. Actually, he would probably use pop rivets to put a Timex plastic exterior onto the outside of the clock and charge 300k to make it look like H3ll.


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