There's something to be said for giving the bin Laden family a break. After all, Osama is just one leaf on a giant sequoia of a family tree. Who's to say the other members of the family aren't allowed to go about their lives as regular people? We all have at least one black sheep in the family.
In the years since 9/11, the bin Laden family has popped up in some interesting places. There was Wafah bin La-- er, Dufour, the aspiring pop star/model who briefly made a blip on our "Seriously?" radars a few years ago. Then there's Omar Osama bin Laden, who recently made the news for his planned "horse race for peace." Great, more power to him.
It's the newest bin Laden family endeavor that may raise some eyebrows, though. Yeslam bin Laden, Osama's half-brother, has just come out with a new luxury watch for pilots called the "Aviator." Yes, there is now a bin Laden watch aimed at pilots. I can just see the tagline now: "I don't know about you, but nothing makes me feel safer than a bin Laden in the cockpit."
Welcome back to our "Seriously?" radar, bin Laden family.
The watch itself is actually pretty interesting -- it tells the exact airspeed the pilot is traveling and estimates the flight duration in case the plane's instruments fail. And, superficially, it looks pretty cool too.
Considering Yeslam's father was killed in a plane crash, creating an aviator watch doesn't seem so absurd. And of course the man is entitled to do whatever he pleases and make whatever products he desires. But, on a purely business level, you've got to wonder about the wisdom of marketing a watch for pilots with the bin Laden name. It's a bit like selling Pol Pot designer glasses or an Amherst line of blankets.
The funny thing is, it may not even be the origins of the watch that could keep it from doing well. Bin Laden or no bin Laden, in this troubled economy, I don't see too many people dropping $10,000 to $25,000 dollars for a watch with features unnecessary for 99.99% of the population.
Bin Laden half-brother breaks silence - Dateline NBC- msnbc.com
10 Questions For Yeslam Bin Ladin - TIME
Half-brother of bin Laden launches Aviator watch | Lifestyle | Reuters
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Though it's form is a little lacking, in my opinion.
You don't need a $25000 watch for that. I wear a $70 Timex that does the same thing.
Pipers suck.
However everything else is spot on!
What? There's nothing political about that is there?
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I hope everyone will write their Representative and their Senators calling for prosecution for the last administration!!!
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Go figure.
Then again I never understood why those same folks would want a Bugatti Veyron, it can only go at top speed for 15 min. before the tank is empty, and it you wanna go that fast, you can just fly in your private jet, considering that once above 300 mph wheeled vehicles tires would burn up and most of the resistance is drag. Hmmmm so that's those folks who were running Citigroup, Lehman et all that were asking for gov't bail outs.....they weren't too smart after all....
Seriously, well, maybe not, this would make a really great gag gift.
At a different price point ...
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