Behold! The @ichibunz Watermelon Watch!!! Buy a watch, help save the world? #25
Friends!
I have a truly unique, truly special watch up for charity auction today!
How many times have we as a collective community thought to ourselves, “If only I could have something on my wrist to always remind me of how cool @Ichibunz’s dancing watermelon is”?
Well, pine away fruitlessly no longer! Here is your opportunity to own precisely what we have all longed for… nay yearned for... THIRSTED for!
Up for charity auction today is the @Ichibunz Watermelon GMT!!! With a HUGE thank you to @ChronoGuy for coming up with this idea and getting us going!!!
Lovingly hand-crafted from scratch by our master watchmaker @ichibunz himself! Here are photos of the creative genius in process!
All proceeds go to GiveDirectly.org.
GiveDirectly.org DIRECTLY sends on funds to recipients in some of the poorest countries on Earth, with an incredible track record to-date. The effort sprang out of the Effective Altruism movement.
https://www.givedirectly.org/beta/
https://www.givedirectly.org/financials/
The first 24 auctions worked out spectacularly, in which our esteemed Crunchers have helped to raise $29,992 for Kenyan families living under the global poverty line of $1.90 / day. All of the auction proceeds went directly to them, and the funds from the 24 auctions thus far will effectively double the incomes of 83 families for a year!
Previous auction:
Here's what I propose:
Let's open up bidding at, say, $20
Please post your bid by commenting below
The highest bid by Wednesday, September 20, 12pm PT wins the auction
Here’s where we do some real good for charity: If you are the winning bidder, please then Paypal or Venmo me the winning bid amount. I will make the donation of your winning bid, plus get a match for that amount! Thus, every $1 of the winning bid will get doubled!!!
Let me say that again - every $1 of the winning bid will turn into $2 donated to GiveDirectly!!!
I will then post the screen shot of the full donated amount!
So, in summary:
Win the auction
Have the entirety of the proceeds go towards lifting a family out of extreme poverty
DOUBLE the size of your charitable contribution
Whaddya say?
* If shipping outside of Continental US, I ask that winner international bidder pay shipping costs. Thank you!
The Artist formerly known as @HotWatchChick69 and formerly-formerly @Omeganut
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Can I bid on my own creation? 🥳
Can I bid on my own creation? 🥳
Ha! Totally! One year, our pre-school had a fundraising auction, and my wife had her brother make this super nice step stool - he's like a master wood working guy. And, then, she painted a bird and flowers on it. And the bids were underwhelming! Like, those other heathen parents couldn't appreciate THE ART!
Me during the auction...
So, yeah, I bid on it and won the auction!
Alrighty!!
$69.69
Tagging previous auction winners!
@Bessio @Robcollects @DeeperRed @Edge168n @Jklotz @CliveC @laurik @tempus @Al_Ra_Ra @TimeJunkie @tuanvinh2000 @UtahExplorer @biglove @Whitesalmon @JapanExclusive @moemoe @lmchew @ckim4watches @SpecKTator @Hierophis69 @whystopatone @AllTheWatches
$96.96 cause backwards and reverse is better somehow?😭
$96.96 cause backwards and reverse is better somehow?😭
Ha! Totally! One year, our pre-school had a fundraising auction, and my wife had her brother make this super nice step stool - he's like a master wood working guy. And, then, she painted a bird and flowers on it. And the bids were underwhelming! Like, those other heathen parents couldn't appreciate THE ART!
Me during the auction...
So, yeah, I bid on it and won the auction!
The Good Place ! Too funny
Cool piece@Ichibunz👍for a cool cause, Soooo awesome!!! My apologies for not being able to partake soooo I'll just stand here with the cool kids and watch😀
Cool piece@Ichibunz👍for a cool cause, Soooo awesome!!! My apologies for not being able to partake soooo I'll just stand here with the cool kids and watch😀
My kids have been listening to all these pop songs on Alexa lately. And this one keeps coming up. It drives me nuts every time I hear it. This ear worm shall be your punishment!
Explorer & CW vibes I can dig.
$100.69
My kids have been listening to all these pop songs on Alexa lately. And this one keeps coming up. It drives me nuts every time I hear it. This ear worm shall be your punishment!
Watermelon Sugar 😂. Do they realize what the song is about?
@Ichibunz what is the dial size and lug-to-lug on this?
@Ichibunz what is the dial size and lug-to-lug on this?
38mm case
L2L according to the spec sheet it’s 45mm but I can double check later
Case thickness 12.1mm
Lug width 20mm
I can re verify an measure it myself later if you like…
38mm case
L2L according to the spec sheet it’s 45mm but I can double check later
Case thickness 12.1mm
Lug width 20mm
I can re verify an measure it myself later if you like…
Perfect size
$123.45
Let's step it up here...$375...
Let's step it up here...$375...
Is that allowed? You're one of the progenitors of the watch! This is as weird as @Ichibunz bidding on his own build!
Okay, high bid is now $375!!!
Is that allowed? You're one of the progenitors of the watch! This is as weird as @Ichibunz bidding on his own build!
Okay, high bid is now $375!!!
I mean c'mon how cool would it be to have an @Ichibunz watch in the collection 😉
Throwing it back to old school with this one…
That is a great watch. And much as I would like to participate and support the cause, the budget just does not allow at this time. 😔
That is a great watch. And much as I would like to participate and support the cause, the budget just does not allow at this time. 😔
No problemo! Thank you!
Okay, @ChronoGuy has high bid at $375 with 24 hours to go!
@Ichibunz
@UnholiestJedi
@chengyil
@Whitesalmon
@CliveC
@Bluecatsup
@SpecKTator
Did @chronoguy win this auction?
Did @chronoguy win this auction?
Oh my gosh! I totally got sucked into work today, and it slipped my mind!!!
Yes! @ChronoGuy, you are the winner!
Will DM you tomorrow to get things going!!!
Oh my gosh! I totally got sucked into work today, and it slipped my mind!!!
Yes! @ChronoGuy, you are the winner!
Will DM you tomorrow to get things going!!!
Congratulations and well deserved
I mean c'mon how cool would it be to have an @Ichibunz watch in the collection 😉
Congratulations you got a coveted IchBunz watch! ❤
@ChronoGuy Mel Dm your info I’ll get it ready tomorrow and possibly ship if time allows me tomorrow 🤞😜
Will upload a wrist shot when the watch is in (on) hand.
Thank you so much to @Ichibunz for the awesome creation, and to our winner @ChronoGuy for the donation, and here is the match!
Here is the wrist shot...