1 feb 2022 price increase

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I wonder if this will have an affect on vintage as a by-product
 
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Looks like US prices went up yesterday as well. About $100 on the Moonwatch line. Apparently only $50 increase for the sapphire sandwich ($7150 to $7200).

 
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Looks like US prices went up yesterday as well. About $100 on the Moonwatch line. Apparently only $50 increase for the sapphire sandwich ($7150 to $7200).


Nah, it was around March 1. Definitely before yesterday.
 
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Nah, it was around March 1. Definitely before yesterday.

Probably right. Yesterday was when I checked to see the new watches and “noticed” the price increase. 😎
 
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For sapphire sandwich it increased about $15 in Korea
 
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Another rise is being commented.
1 july.

My AD (Canada) also mentioned a price rise on some models, in the context of a discussion about the Ultra Deep.

I did note that the 2022 novelties are coming in higher than the models they join. The new ATs are priced at around CAD 500.00 more than the previous models (8300 vs 7800) and the new green SMP Diver is at CAD 7400 vs 6900. Not sure it that gives some indication of a possible scale for an increase should it happen.

FWIW, these moves make the SMP Diver a 7k watch here, while the Speedy is heading towards 10k before taxes and the AT moves into the 8s.

I guess it's up to Longines to cover the 4-6k segment now.
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Phew, got my SMP 300 just in time.

Pretty soon the Speedmaster is going to be an $8000 watch and the SMP 300 is going to be $6000....
 
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My AD (Canada) also mentioned a price rise on some models, in the context of a discussion about the Ultra Deep.

I did note that the 2022 novelties are coming in higher than the models they join. The new ATs are priced at around CAD 500.00 more than the previous models (8300 vs 7800) and the new green SMP Diver is at CAD 7400 vs 6900. Not sure it that gives some indication of a possible scale for an increase should it happen.

FWIW, these moves make the SMP Diver a 7k watch here, while the Speedy is heading towards 10k before taxes and the AT moves into the 8s.

I guess it's up to Longines to cover the 4-6k segment now.

The SMP Diver 300 has been $7,400 for quite sometime now.

Interesting fact, now that watch market is cooling off, I have noticed used Omegas still selling for the same price as before. The crown brand however seems to be tanking fast (used market only). Demand ofcourse is still through the roof at ADs.
 
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The SMP Diver 300 has been $7,400 for quite sometime now.

Interesting fact, now that watch market is cooling off, I have noticed used Omegas still selling for the same price as before. The crown brand however seems to be tanking fast (used market only). Demand ofcourse is still through the roof at ADs.

Not where I am. The Diver on steel crept up from 6400.00 to 6900.00, and then the 2022 Novelties green variant came in at 7400.00 -- thereby setting the stage for an increase across the range, IMO.

But I guess the thing I'm noting is just how sharp those rises have been since I bought my first Omega, new, a 2018 SMP diver from an AD for just over 5k in late 2019. Would I buy that same watch for 7400.00 in 2022? I don't think so.

But people clearly are, so far.
 
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I heard some models are having price adjustments very soon.

Hmmm….hopefully not the Speedmaster?
 
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Heard from the OB in my country that most if not all models with gold content will be shifted upwards ranging from 3-5% on 1st July 2022. That applies for all the half gold seamasters too.
 
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I’ve just visited an Omega boutique here in the U.K. and was told that there is indeed a price rise coming in the next couple of weeks for all model ranges.

Speedmaster will be touching circa £6k for standard hesalite model apparently - yikes. Could all be BS, but the manager seemed pretty confident.
 
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In Germany you only get to see the price increase online after adding them to your shopping cart.

7k and 8k now 😲