#dollar watch

[timetrek24]

🇺🇲🤝🇦🇹 Delve into the fascinating history of the Ingersoll The Grafton—a timepiece that marries classic elegance with timeless functionality! The Ingersoll brand has a storied legacy in watchmaking, and The Grafton is a shining example of its commitment to quality and craftsmanship.

📜 The collectible Grafton watch range takes its name from Captain James Ingersoll Grafton, a veteran who served in the American Civil War. Captain Grafton, commander of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, tragically lost his life on March 16, 1865, during the Battle of Averasborough.

⌚️ The automatic Grafton watches range is characterized by its large dial face and finely stitched straps. Crafted with precision and attention to detail, The Grafton features a sleek and understated design, with a stainless steel case and a minimalist dial.

🕯 The Ingersoll The Grafton watch pays homage to the brand's rich heritage, which dates back to 1892 when the first Ingersoll pocket watch was introduced. Since then, Ingersoll has been synonymous with quality, reliability, and affordability in the world of horology. Their impact was so profound that even president Theodore Roosevelt, during his African expedition, was recognized as "the man from the country where Ingersoll was produced."

👉 Nowadays the Ingersoll Watch Company is owned by Zeon Watches, a British subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based company Herald Group. The watches are produced in Austria now. But anyway their legendary american tagline, "The watch that made the dollar famous!" echoed across generations, cementing their place in horological history.

🌟 Despite its timeless design, The Grafton incorporates modern elements such as a date display window and water resistance, offering both style and functionality for the modern gentleman.

#timetrek #brands #clock #watch #watches #time #companies #company #history #luxury watches #collectibles #ingersoll #the grafton #watchmaking #wrist watch #wristwatch #collectible watch #collection #automative #retro aesthetic #vintage aesthetic #austria #made in austria #zeon watches #herald group #hong kong #theodore roosevelt #president #dollar watch #dollar

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility #but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion #that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone #i am an environmental educator #so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering #that people are going through #without doing my research and providing real ways to help #this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning #to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering #unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this #and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this #and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity #(complaining) #and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself #for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion #i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out #rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually. #my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free #is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY. #anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i #which is more than their CEOs can say

[cluelessbird]

it's barbin' time

#pinky promise #barbie numba one #let's watch it until we reach one barbillion dollars #Barbtastic #barbie movie #barbie #barbie movie 2023

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i lose 80% of respect for a movie the moment a female protagonist wakes up in bed with artfully tousled hair and a full face of unsmudged makeup what is that mcfuckery

#don't care how good the movie was up until that point #the director clearly has no meaningful grip on human reality #maybe i'll finish the movie but from this moment on i am watching a grown man playing with dolls in a sandbox #which is actually a bit insulting to kids as metaphors go #bc i've MET kids who have way more empathy for their dolls than this man apparently does to his female characters #who the FLIP gave this man a 50 million dollar budget. he has never met a woman

[crimsonclad]

I keep seeing Takes about how recent media like Glass Onion and The Menu aren’t taking “eat the rich” seriously enough to launch real change or revolution and like?? yeah??? popular crowd-pleasing entertainment where horrible rich people Suffer A Comeuppance for the pleasure of an audience is one of the oldest tropes in all of human history???? It is a crowd pleaser! It is the bread (ha) and butter of the Western canon! It is in Chaucer it is in Dante it is in Shakespeare it is the stuff of Dickens and 95% of Agatha Christie and almost every teen movie ever made??????? “look at these horrible rich idiots and hypocrites…and now enjoy their DESTRUCTION” transcends time and space and historical moments! It is so strange to be surprised that Hollywood returns to this well without any intention of seeking anything more transgressive than an audience having a hearty chuckle lmao

#it would be great if we could all walk away from Omelas but expecting billion dollar studios to lead the charge seems a bit misguided #spoilers #kinda but not really more than the trailers tell you #the menu #glass onion #Norton Anthology of Literature #etc #Clue! #The Sting! #now I’m just naming movies I’ve watched this week

[sukerokus]

"I wish I could put a name to this feeling. if only I met you sooner. if only, I had a little more time… could I have felt this just a bit longer?"

MIGNON (2023)

#mignon #mignonedit #.gif #ive watched this scene and ep12 so many times i need help #so beautiful #pls support on vimeo only a dollar an ep if u can #.all

[dailyboatboys]

[29] rotating the idea of chef joel in my mind

Bonus comic below cuttt

#daily boat boys #Can you tell i read dunmeshi by that bonus #Also that first one took me like an hour it was soo lazy #smallishbeans #Not maintagging etho #boat boys #hermitcraft #Also made these watching tango and zed suffer on the charity stream #Donated 10 dollars why not

[raviniaraven]

Hey just a heads up if you're going to Minneapolis Pride this weekend, if you pass a booth with people asking you to watch a video and they'll pay you a dollar, don't do it. They're a group like PETA that's trying to trick you into watching a graphic video about animal slaughter. It's a ten minute video of animal gore that they're trying to play off as activism. If you are any type of sensitive to gore, don't watch the video.

This isn't any sort of criticism of vegans or vegetarians, this is just a friendly warning about groups that want to show you animals dying and covered in blood. Regardless of your opinions on animal welfare, that's not okay to show to people with no warning.

#this group has been at Pride in Loring Park before so i just wanna warn people in case theyre here this year #if you still wanna do it go ahead but they dont really give any content warning #just 'hey well give you a dollar to watch this' and thats all you get #pride #minneapolis #minneapolis pride #animal abuse #animal violence #if theres something i forgot to tag this with lemme know and ill add it i know some people get really upset by mentions of this stuff

[papertowness]

if i tell you about my favorite show and you WATCH IT ?? it’s gonna get till death do us part REAL quick

#especially since i like shows for men who have never known the touch of a woman #star trek mash ncis and such #like you’re gonna watch this show with a budget of thirteen dollars and nine cents ???? #for ME ?????? #text post #friends #love #poetry #thoughts #poets corner #nuerodivergent #nd #star trek #mash #ncis #lgbt #lgbtq

[ipushedthewrongbutton]

i’ve been scratching my head over the whole watcher situation. I’m not a fan myself but got dragged into it cus of the people I follow, i only watched their puppet history series and the buzzfeed unsolved series from way back- honestly, i couldn’t care less if they locked all their stuff behind a paywall. I’m so neutral on this whole thing, i might as well be swiss.

but i’m not neutral? In fact, the whole thing really bothers me and i couldn’t figure out why.

cus i get it, yanno. As a company that thrives on creativity, i understand you’d wanna cut yourself off the mega-capatalist-giant that is youtube to get rid of annoying restrictions, and asking monetary support from your audience so you can really stretch the limit of your creativity. I GET IT.

And it STILL bothers me!

And then I figured it out:

the whole “any future videos they’ll be making will EXCLUSIVELY be available through a streaming service you have to pay a monthly subscription for” comes less across as “please support us monetarily so we can grow as creators”, and comes more across as “if you want to continue being a fan, or even being a part of the audience, you’re gonna have to pay up. You have no choice in the matter. It’s either pay, or you’re not a ‘real’ fan or a ‘real’ part of our audience.”

THAT’S what’s bothering me about it. It feels like they’re gatekeeping who gets to be part of their community with money (that not everyone might have). And knowing where they come from and how they started…. That’s… extremely tone deaf. To put it gently.

#Watcher #i had to get that out #My condolences to the watcher fandom you actually fucking deserve better #This perspective coming from someone who was only really subscribed for puppet history #Like to me and people like me this announcement is really just “your mediocre support isn’t enough” #“We’re gonna make it so you HAVE to watch all our content in order for the price to be worth it” #“Or you don’t get to watch any of it at all” #And like… yeah fine no more watcher it is then nbd #But did you HAVE to push out like THAT?? #Listen I’ll GLADLY pay 6 dollars for every episode of puppet history #The money is clearly on screen and it’s cheaper than going to the cinema so it’s MORE than earned #I am however not paying that same amount monthly for all the watcher content including all the stuff i’m not interested in #Your content ain’t THAT good

[onsweetpeahill]

Regarding the current state of Sims 4:

It's going to get to a point where it will be required to only load certain - and sparse - packs when playing Sims 4, if not the case already. The problem with that is 1) the game is boring and shallow and less packs means even more boring gameplay and 2) the way EA cut and dispersed gameplay across packs also means that some functionality of key features, including toddlers and family gameplay and milestones, will be lacking/missing entirely without certain packs installed. We do indeed have a pack that's useless without another pack (looking at you My First Pet).

This game was never meant to be so expanded upon. Had they not cut so many packs into 74 or so DLC, not only would the game be easier to test across all life stages and with all packs, but we wouldn't have so much weighing down the game and breaking it beyond the stage of even being playable. The bottom line is that greed got in the way of common sense and quality.

This game is essentially going up in flames. Modders alone are what's keeping this game afloat, but for console players....what's the answer here? Modders should not be responsible for making a game simply work as intended. I'm seeing videos of people hyping up what could be coming packs. I don't see why anyone cares at all at this point. People saying they now wait until packs go on sale don't seem to realize that either way, buying is buying. Paying for broken packs and endless bugs is outrageous, whether it's at full price or 50% off.

I don't see how this can get any better. The rate at which packs are released compared to the rate at which bugs are fixed is not balancing; we still have packs that do not work without mods, and with every buggy patch those essential mods get broken. It's just a train wreck, man. I don't see how more people aren't livid at this point.

#watching dollars and an entire franchise go up in flames #the sorry state of the sims #rambles #delete soon #unfortunate #the sims #ts4

[timetrek24]

🇺🇲 In 1892 Robert Hawley and Charles Henry Ingersoll laid the foundation for The Ingersoll Watch Company. Born out of a humble mail order business in New York City in 1882, the company initially dealt in low-cost items like rubber stamps. However, their journey was destined for greater horizons.

⏱️ In 1896, Ingersoll revolutionized the watch industry by introducing the first-ever dollar watch – the "Yankee." Priced at a mere $1, it became an instant sensation, marking a significant milestone as the most affordable timepiece of its time. By 1899, an astonishing 8,000 watches were churned out daily, fueling the brand's exponential growth.

📊 Вy 1910, Ingersoll had become a household name, with over 10,000 dealers worldwide carrying their iconic timepieces. The dollar watch became synonymous with accessibility, democratizing timekeeping for people from all walks of life.

💰 Ingersoll's commitment to affordability and quality resonated with millions, with nearly 40 million dollar watches sold within two decades. Their impact was so profound that even president Theodore Roosevelt, during his African expedition, was recognized as "the man from the country where Ingersoll was produced."

💯 Ingersoll's legacy transcended mere timepieces; it became a cultural phenomenon. Their famous tagline, "The watch that made the dollar famous!" echoed across generations, cementing their place in horological history.

#TimeTrek #watch #clock #The Ingersoll Watch Company #ingersoll #yankee #dollar watch #retro #retro aesthetic #vintage #theodore roosevelt #president #brands #company #business #history #Robert Hawley #Charles Henry Ingersoll #new york #virginia #time #early 1900s #1890s #legendary #old watches #old technology #historical #made in usa #american watches #made in america

[wrenhavenriver]

one of my new favorite pastimes is watching youtube videos absolutely tearing blizzard apart for the unfathomably greedy atrocity that is ovw2's monetization scheme

#the only time i would ever pay twenty-six fucking dollars for a skin is if it were a charity event #which blizzard notably did all of one (1) time and then apparently said 'mmm no not worth it' #kathryn watches gaming

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 272

You know what could be fun for Ghosts Are Dragons? How to Train Your Dragon Crossover. 

Like, both seafarers and vikings were incredibly superstitious people, even if we don’t see that a lot in the movie series. 

And Danny well, he might’ve managed to convince Clockwork that you know what? They do deserve a vacation, fuck the Observants, let’s find a world where we don’t have to worry about the GIW and just vibe! 

Now Clockwork, as anyone with eyes can tell, has a soft spot for the little ghost, there are even bets on when he’ll finally bite the bullet and properly adopt the little hatchling. In fact it’s so obvious that several others, Pandora and Frostbite included, borderline kick him out, telling him to yes, do go on a vacation, remember what happened when we all told Pariah to have a vacation and he didn’t? Exactly! 

So there they go, a pair, er a trio, um, alright Clockwork currently has six hatchlings with him. Alright. Okay so he’s never had a vacation before (nevermind with his future vision mostly turned off) and is maybe a hint wrong-footed but that’s fine. It can’t be that hard, and really, he easily dwarfs even the biggest dragons in this world, so what’s going to mess with him, hm? 

Ah.

Perhaps he should remember how idiotic humans are at times. 

#DPxHTTYD #HTTYDxDP #Prompts #HTTYD Crossover #Danny Phantom Crossover #Ghosts are Dragons #I have art of both Clockwork & the Dannys under that tag too lol #But I don’t have art of team phantom rn #Valerie is a western-esque dragon that is a walking tank even while bby #Sam is a wyvern with branch horns & twin vine tails w/ barbs at the end #Tucker is a tusked amphiptere dragon with a cobra hood & six wings #The Vikings get 1 glimpse of Clockwork and start screaming about the World Serpent and the end of days #Dragon hunters have dollar/gold signs in their eyes when they see several unknown dragons #Clockwork: How hard can it be to watch six hatchlings? #Random thing but ghost dragons’ horns look like they’re made out of crystal/gems

[doodlingleluke]

A fistful of Datas (1964)

#so ive been kind of obsessed with spaghetti westerns lately and felt inspired to make a fake movie poster!! #drew this while watching the actual a fistful of dollars lol #star trek #tng #data #worf #fake movie poster #digital art #Illustration

[bedlamsbard]

not to talk about Star Wars on main and I'd fight Dave Filoni in a Waffle House parking lot as much as the next burned out former Star Wars fan, but also it is so funny to me when people blame Dave for stuff in TCW that comes directly from George Lucas. Ahsoka being Anakin's padawan was George Lucas's decision, not Dave Filoni's.

from The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which I realize has been out of print for a good long while now.

text: A teenage Togruta Padawan, Ahsoka Tano was a completely new character. "Ahsoka came out of an earlier idea for the series when I didn't think we were going to have Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in it," says Filoni. "Henry [Gilroy] and I came up with a concept about two Jedi, a Master and a Padawan, assigned to the black market."

Though they jettisoned the concept once Lucas made it clear that the series would feature Skywalker and Kenobi, Gilroy and Filoni stuck with the idea of a girl Padawan. "Dave and I figured that Anakin was a Jedi Knight very early in the war, so we thought it would be interesting if we gave Obi-Wan a replacement Padawan," recalls Gilroy. "But George wanted her to be Anakin's Padawan."

"We added the idea of a Padawan so that we wouldn't be stuck in the same relationship dynamic between Anakin and Obi-Wan," says Lucas. "This is a way of explaining Anakin's rise to being a full-fledged Jedi, and at the same time the growing relationship between Anakin and Obi-Wan as friends, as equals. In order to do that, we needed someone to take on the role of the younger person who is being taught in these stories."

"We were as surprised as anyone that Anakin had a Padawan," laughs Filoni, who got the task of figuring out how to work a major new character into the Star Wars saga. Filoni and Gilroy developed her character as a mix between Anakin's brashness and Obi-Wan's measured judgment, reflecting the shift between the Republic and the oncoming Empire.

"Anakin is in favor of a stricter type of government. Obi-Wan represents the Old Republic," explains Filoni. "Ahsoka's in between them, looking back at what was, looking forward to what might be."

#also I have the special edition of this book which is apparently worth OVER TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS????? #I've got the regular edition back home which is still worth several hundred because it's out of print #I think it's always good to look back at original intentions #for example I got the avengers art book recently and hoo boy they did not know the tesseract was an infinity stone back then #but honestly they did a great job retconning that in #bedlam watches star wars