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The wait is almost over for footballers, Arab oil magnates, the fanbois elite, Croydon-based lottery winners, or anyone else with a money to burn: a diamond-encrusted Apple Watch will hit the shops next year with an eye-popping price tag. The gaunche-wear, a ‘pimped up’ version of the Watch, comes plastered with eight rounds …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    Croydon's Calling

    Oi,

    For the real croydon chav look you can get the same bracelet on Ali-Gaga with 100% natural virgin polymer stones from china (with a name like that must be better than die-mounds innit?) for less than £30! Now that's real !

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  2. Rampant Spaniel

    Finally something that could replace the speed boat as Bully's star prize!

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    1. AbelSoul
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      Re: Bully's star prize!

      Keep out of the black and in the red,

      There's nothing in this game for two in a bed

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  3. mrjohn

    Did Apple jump the shark already?

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    1. VinceH
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      And if so, why the hell didn't the shark have a frikin' laser attached?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Isn't that just a blingy band for the Gold watch?

    I guess it has the benefit that it can be reused when you trade in the 2015 Gold for the 2016 Gold, and presumably used on a regular watch if the whole smart watch phenomena turns out to be a fad.

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    1. sandman
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      Re: Isn't that just a blingy band for the Gold watch?

      Ah, you're missing the point of conspicuous consumption. The idea should be that it only fits one specific model of blingy thingy. When a new model comes out you order a new wristband - just because you can. There used to be a shop in Burlington Gardens (still there possibly) that sold this sort of stuff. You could buy black diamond encrusted phone cases that would only fit a single model of phone and much more besides.

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  5. Wombling_Free

    We aren't going to make it, are we?

    We are doomed as a species. The universe belongs to nematode worms.

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    1. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
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      Happy

      Re: We aren't going to make it, are we?

      Oh I don't know. There's hope. Maybe in twenty years Harrods will sell you the very latest Dragon XX Weekender - for his 'n' hers special weekend spacejaunts. But if that's too common for you, you'll be able to have a special version (for 50 times the price) in all black with black buttons and a black light to light up black and tell you when you've pressed them.

      Plus diamond-encrusted flying cars and solid gold personal robots to do your cooking and washing up.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    Hmmmm...

    ...looks classy and tasteful.Must get one to compliment my lime green Range Rover with it's leopard skin seat covers and white leather dashboard.

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    1. Steve Davies 3 Silver badge
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      Coat

      Re: Hmmmm...

      Don't forget your white stilettos because you must be from Essex!

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      1. AbelSoul
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        Re: Don't forget your white stilettos ...

        With clear heels, natch.

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        1. Lamont Cranston
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          Re: With clear heels

          I hope they've got goldfish in them.

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    2. g e
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      Re: Hmmmm...

      And Snow Tigerskin carpeting

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      1. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
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        Devil

        Re: Hmmmm...

        And Snow Tigerskin carpeting

        How common! All my furniture is uphostered in only the finest pandaskin.

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  7. Frankee Llonnygog

    That's nothing

    I once had an IBM keyboard encrusted with toast crumbs.

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  8. Shady

    Is the Charlie Runkle ass crack tattoo obligatory?

    Just askin'....

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  9. Triggerfish

    Gaunche? wear

    Free dictionary had an interesting definition

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Gaunche

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  10. Ed_UK

    Ed's #1 Rule of Marketing

    For every vaguely useful invention, there's a marketer who asks "Great, now how can we make this more expensive?"

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