Product Description
Brought to You by The Unemployed Philosophers GuildThe origins of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild are shrouded in mystery. Some accounts trace the Guild's birth to Athens in the latter half of the 4th century BCE. Allegedly, several lesser philosophers grew weary of the endless Socratic dialogue endemic in their trade and turned to crafting household implements and playthings. (Hence the assertions that Socrates quaffed his hemlock poison from a Guild-designed chalice, though vigorous debate surrounds the question of whether it was a "disappearing" chalice.)
Others argue that the UPG dates from the High Middle Ages, when the Philosophers Guild entered the world of commerce by selling bawdy pamphlets to pilgrims facing long lines for the restroom. Business boomed until 1211 when Pope Innocent III condemned the publications. Not surprisingly, this led to increased sales, even as half our membership was burned at the stake.
More recently, revisionist historians have pinpointed the birth of the Guild to the time it was still cool to live in New York City's Lower East Side. Two brothers turned their inner creativity and love of paying rent towards fulfilling the people's needs for finger puppets, warm slippers, coffee cups, and cracking up at stuff.
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Just because a theory has been disproven doesn't mean we can't cling to it with both hands. On the Ptolameic Watch, the sun is on the minute hand and the moon is on the hour hand and we are the center of the solar system once again. (Shhhhhhhh. Let us not speak of Copernicus. )
Show your irrational love for the great Egyptian astrologer's beautiful dream of heavenly mechanics with UPG's beautiful watch depicting all of the planets and the sun orbiting the Earth. Although Ptolemy lived many years before the metric system, we made the watch face 30mm in diameter. The watch is not waterproof, and comes with a one-year warranty. That's a mere 20 minutes less than an entire solar year.
FEATURES - A 38mm diameter face, genuine leather band, and accurate Japanese quartz movement. The watch is truly a delight. Battery included.
COMES IN TIN GIFT BOX - Our watches make a great present for the intellectual or philosophical person in your life who just wants to keep accurate time. They come boxed in a beautiful tin that doubles as a display case for when you're being futuristic and keeping time on your phone.
TWO YEAR WARRANTY - This attractive timepiece has a 2 year warranty provided by Amazon. See warranty details below. In addition, The Unemployed Philosophers Guild provides a one year manufacturer warranty.
Brand : The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
Item model num : 2979
MPN(PartNumber) : 2979
EAN : 0814229029793
Package Dimensions(LxWxH) : 10x9x8cm ; 295 g