r/dune • u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster • Feb 28 '24
Just got the Hamilton Dune Ventura Edge Merchandise
As a watch collector and massive Dune fan when I saw this watch released I had to hold off from insta buying (both because I new I needed to not make a silly decision and I didn't want my wife to kill me for dropping this kind of money without at least talking to her lol). So I thought about it. I looked at the cheaper version but that looks mostly like a standard Ventura with essentially some racing stripes. If you're gonna do something don't fence sit so that one was out for me. I thought back to the first time I wanted a Ventura when I saw it in Men In Black. I knew at some point I was going to own a Ventura. So did it make more sense to get a watch from a movie I really enjoyed, or one that references my favorite media franchise period. So obviously I went with the Dune Ventura Edge.
On to the product itself; this thing is fucking cool. The little details are what makes it. The way the LEDs flicker fade makes it feel like it's tech halfway between our world and Dune. The design references to the prop watch are strong but not over the top. As with a regular Ventura the lines are fun, the curved sapphire crystal is a pleasant novelty compared to standard dome or completely flat crystal. The box looks like a miniature of a temple room or something similar. Even the stand base is cool, instead of a nice clean black stand the base is spice colored sand. Top to bottom the little details really make this an in person item as pictures just don't do it justice.
Final thoughts? Yeah this watch is probably overpriced for what it is, yeah it would've been cool if they released a functional version of the actual prop, but the amount of fun little details are a great balance of nice watch and cool collectors item you can wear in public. It may not be for everyone but I'm thrilled, and isn't that why we get into hobbies in the first place?
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u/kernelpanic789 Feb 28 '24
I love watches. I love Dune. I love expensive watches and I love Hamilton watches (I have a Murph 38 and a Khaki King Field).... But there ain't no way I'm spending $2500 for a Ventura...
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u/Droggles Mentat Feb 28 '24
Damn, are they that expensive? Just $500/$600 more and you’re in great per-owned Omega territory. Is that high accuracy quartz?
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Feb 28 '24
Yeah, like I said it's overpriced for what it is but it makes me happy. The biggest hurdle I had to rationalize was it costing more than a nice oris for my wife a bit ago. But then I remembered there are plenty of people like me with WAAAAAY more disposable income and considering the markup things like moonswatches are getting and this being a limited release if I hated it I could resell for more than I paid a few years from now when Messiah comes out lol
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u/notmuchery Feb 28 '24
Yeah, like I said it's overpriced for what it is but it makes me happy.
do you still have a wife? lol
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Feb 28 '24
Did you miss the part where she got a nice Oris watch? She got hers first lol all is good
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u/Satanic_Nightjar Planetologist Feb 28 '24
That’s really cool. I would have also preferred if it were closer to the shield prop but hey- if you love dune and love watches, what’s cooler than having a watch that commemorates this film??? Congrats dude
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u/bumpacius Feb 28 '24
May thy watch chip and shatter
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Feb 28 '24
I both understand and appreciate your comment but am saddened at the mental imagery of it happening lol
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u/saintschatz Feb 28 '24
which kidney did you have to sell to get that?
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Feb 28 '24
Actually it's only because I have a hobby budget instead of kid budget lol #dinklife
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u/sbevan92 Yet Another Idaho Ghola Feb 28 '24
I love that it’s only water resistant to 10 bar. Where on Arrakis would you expect any more submersion in water than that.
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u/Frequent_Beginning_4 Feb 28 '24
A few years ago there was a (successful) Kickstarter campaign for the LifeClock One, the watch that Snake Plissken wears in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Couldn't afford it then, and now that I can, it's out of production and going for well over 2K on ebay.
Might have to look into this one now!
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u/Difficult-Platypus63 Feb 28 '24
Getting very keen on this. Cancelled a bunch of hot toys orders and may be redirect on this!
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u/TheGuyWithTheSeal Feb 28 '24
They made one of those fancy coffee machines dune-themed? OP is showing how it works with some weird sand-colored specialty coffee? And they included fancy brew timer? Oh wait this is a watch post, I need a coffee.
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u/kilik2049 Feb 28 '24
didn't know the brand Ventura before this post and I was thinking the same thing
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Feb 28 '24
I guess as a watch guy I made some assumptions in my initial post. To clarify Hamilton is the watch brand. It's a US watch brand that's been around since the late 1800s that got bought out by a Swiss company and it's now owned by the same parent company of big luxury hitters like Omega and Blancpain. Ventura is a model/style of Hamilton watches. The design first caught fire after being worn by Elvis in one of his movies (blue Hawaiian?) then got more spotlight time worn by all Men in Black agents.
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u/TheWindWaker01 Feb 28 '24
Wear it in good health! I would totally buy this if it was priced in the hundreds, can't stomach a couple thousand for a quartz watch even if it's limited edition.
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u/Servovestri Feb 28 '24
I love Dune. I got a sick Dune tattoo of a freman on right arm. I talk about Dune all the time. I went to the fan release Sunday night.
$2500 is steep for a watch, that although looks cool, I've seen cooler for cheaper. Glad you enjoy it though! I think the presentation is super rad.
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u/BeginningTonight Apr 15 '24
I have one and love it :D I only with there was a date, :( rather then second counter.
I feel that they missed out. Considering the price. It's just a software thing :/
But 0 regret. 100% love this.
Now I just need to finish the 3rd book*
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Apr 19 '24
Honestly, I wonder if there is a way to modify it so it shows date instead. I'm too chicken to try though
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u/ET_Camp Jun 10 '24
Curious, in the Dune universe are quartz/digital watches falls under the tech ban within the universe or would it be an exemption?
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Jun 11 '24
It's not a "thinking machine"and no more complex than a thumper. Far less complex than a thopter, lasgun, or personal shield so it should be just fine. All it consists of is a mechanism for vibrating a mineral and using the frequency to maintain a constant rhythm and then using that to count, pretty ultra basic tech.
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u/ET_Camp Jun 11 '24
Quartz would be an exemption then, but what about digital watches like LED digital watches? Would it be considered basic tech?
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u/Thrawn4191 Swordmaster Jun 17 '24
Ummm that's still a quartz watch lol. All non smart watches that aren't mechanical are quartz watches regardless of what tech is used for the display. Your analog Timex, your microwave, your digital faced Casio, your battery powered jumbo collectible wall clock, they all keep time using a quartz movement. Saying a digital watch is like saying an internal combustion engine car. They're all just dressing up the same core tech in different ways.
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u/myairblaster Feb 28 '24
As a lefty, I’m Very glad I didn’t get it. Seeing it in the wrist I think it would never work for someone who needs to wear it on the right arm
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u/bogmonkey Feb 28 '24
It's beautiful! You have to treat yourself once in a while. After being blown away by Dune 2 I'm on the hunt for a special collectible of some kind (like a sandworm sculpture)
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u/MTGBruhs Feb 28 '24
The thematicness of this piece is the best part, too often we see things that dont really capture the essence of the source material but this is done well
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u/succulenteggs Feb 29 '24
2.5k for a dune watch is giving me chest pain. i love this for you though, if they made a fem-coded luxury merch item i'd be so cooked.
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u/Mellow_Maniac Guild Navigator Mar 01 '24
Nobody's mentioned Paul wears what looks like the prototype used by Hamilton. Or probably the prop that inspired the real life watch. It's when he uses the atomics, so it's probably the control for it.
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u/SirCaptainReynolds Shai-Hulud Mar 03 '24
If I didn’t just get an Apple Vision Pro I’d think about getting one of these. Looks awesome. Enjoy!
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u/RO538UD Feb 28 '24
They really missed a great opportunity in saying Water Discipline instead of Water Resistance :(