Seriously...?The New Vauen Diamond Skeleton

[pipebuddy]

Would you pay $400 for THAT? Not me; even if it was given to me, I wouldn't smoke it. "Special heat-resistant polymer".... :roll:
Look, on top of that, at how badly the stem is fitted to the shank. This looks so totally plastic...

 

[jpmcwjr]

No.
But I also would not buy—at those prices and above—some of the briar free-hands that some think are beautiful.
Where found? Description?

 

[pipebuddy]

This one is offered at smokingpipes.com. But there are worse models in this series...
http://www.vauen.de/en/pipes/diamond.aspx?ref=9

 

[mephistopheles]

I like the non-skeletonized blue diamond version... Honestly though, I'm so tired of people using a 3D printer and then charging absurd prices for their products.

 

[prairiedruid]

Sorry I like the feel of wood or corn in my hand not 3D printed Lego material.

 

[seacaptain]

Looks Gothic, in a bad way.

 

[aldecaker]

At the risk of re-opening the whole Werner Mummert silly pipe debacle, that is not in my wheelhouse at any price.

 

[gloucesterman]

Nor mine!

 

[pipesdownunder]

I kinda like it!

 

[seacaptain]

Or maybe heavy metal, in a bad way.

 

[brudnod]

Likely designed by an engineer who lacks a sense of aesthetics: The principal might work but the look is hideous...

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I'm just not sure if I want a bowl that thin.

 

[daimyo]

I actually like the concept and overall look of the pipe portion. I agree the look is destroyed by that miserable stem fit. A clean and proportionate stem fit always looks good but becomes paramount when the pipe has such clean, straight lines and geometric shilloutte. For the price I would expect much better fit and finish.

 

[johnnyreb]

That's for the guy who also likes skeleton wrist watches.

 

[wyfbane]

Looks cheesy to me.

 

[daimyo]

It also looks like there are gaps between the briar and the skeleton, I think that throws it off too. I think it would look much less cheesy if the execution was better.

 

[mephistopheles]

+1 Daimyo
Agreed. As they say, "The Devil is in the details".

 

[wyfbane]

Agreed. As they say, "The Devil is in the details".

This coming FROM the devil so you know it's true.

 

[stanlaurel]

Well....Somebody bought it.

 

[tarak]

That is just gross.