“Steve Jobs’ ‘reality distortion field’ helped propel an empire, but it couldn’t keep a leather wristwatch band from showing some serious wear,” Eric Mack reports for CNET. “Even in ‘heavily worn condition,’ however, the Seiko wristwatch that Jobs wore in a 1984 photo shoot with the original Macintosh still fetched $42,500 (about £29,800, AU$59,440) in an online auction Saturday.”
“The watch was just one of a handful of personal items consigned by Jobs’ longtime house manager Mark Sheff for the auction held by Heritage Auctions,” Mack reports. “A pair of Jobs’ equally battered Birkenstock sandals sold for $2,750.”
Mack reports, “One of his signature black turtlenecks with the Next logo on the front went for $7,500.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Would that Jobs were here to wear an Apple Watch today.
Here, here MDN…I love my Watch but if Mr Jobs were here I can’t help but think it would be somewhat better still…
Apple watch is great… Give it a couple iteration and it will be even better. .
“Even in ‘heavily worn condition,’ however”
The more heavily worn by Steve, the more valuable it is.