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The $28,500 Star Wars Watch

I think we just found the most expensive new piece of Star Wars merchandise yet. If the $28,500 sticker price shocks you, at least they’re throwing in a pair of cufflinks for free. So that makes it totally worth it. Well, if you have “I build Death Stars” money anyhow.

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This crazy expensive watch comes from luxury watchmaker Devon and is pretty amazing, no doubt about it. I can see Darth Vader rocking one of these on his wrist. Make sure you check out the video to hear all about the awesome engineering that went into creating this insane tribute to Star Wars, Darth Vader and TIE Fighters.

If you can actually afford this watch, you’d better pre-order it quickly. It’s a limited edition of just 500 pieces.

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[via SlashGear via Fashionably Geek]