Sam Altman’s Rare Million-Dollar Watch Sparks Online Memes
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently highlighted a limited-edition million-dollar timepiece featuring three custom words engraved inside, drawing widespread attention across tech and social media circles. The disclosure has quickly inspired viral internet memes comparing his horological enthusiasm to fantasy literature.
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Sam Altman's love of watches is getting memed 'Lord of the Rings' style
A wizard is never late, and Sam Altman now has seven ultra-rare OpenAI watches to make sure he isn't either. Bloomberg/Getty Images Sam Altman reportedly commissioned seven custom OpenAI watches for himself and other senior staff. X users were quick to meme the watches, comparing them to the titular rings in "The Lord of the Rings." Luxury company-branded watches are becoming a status symbol in Silicon Valley. One does not simply commission seven ultra-rare OpenAI watches without attracting...
Read full article →A $1 million watch, only 7 of them, and 3 words Sam Altman wanted engraved inside
Sam Altman has commissioned seven custom Swiss watches from Vanguart for select OpenAI staff. Based on Vanguart's titanium Orb, which starts at $180,000, each carries the phrase COMPUTE IS DESTINY on the rotor and a line of Python code on the caseback. The Sam Altman watch is part of a wider Silicon Valley trend, with OpenAI, Google, Palantir and Uber staff commissioning custom Tudor timepieces.
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