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60th Anniversary '57 Speedmaster

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I was able to order one today from the OB in Bellevue, WA. Had to place a full deposit as expected (and non-refundable fyi). The rep thought that August was still the target for delivery. Apparently, there are more, so the allocations (at least to OBs) aren't full, so I would imagine they are available anywhere. I also checked with the Vancouver, B.C. OB, and they had open allocations as well. I also only checked the speedy (not any of the others or the trilogy set).

Just checked with my OB in St. Louis Mo and the deposit is 100% refundable if for any reason I don't like the watch.
 
jv91
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so when i reserved mine at the OB near me, they didn't require a deposit from me...should i be worried? i have a previous relationship with them so i don't know if that came into play
 
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so when i reserved mine at the OB near me, they didn't require a deposit from me...should i be worried? i have a previous relationship with them so i don't know if that came into play
That depends, what country are you in?
 
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Have you checked in with them lately? I had to put a full deposit, I'm from the US as well, and I've purchased a watch from them before. From what I heard, 100% deposit required from those in the US. Could be a bunch of bull.
 
jv91
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Yea, i spoke with them last week and my order is in. No ETA on delivery, sometime in August/September they think. Just find it odd a lot of you guys put a deposit and I didn't.
 
shutterlife
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Yea, i spoke with them last week and my order is in. No ETA on delivery, sometime in August/September they think. Just find it odd a lot of you guys put a deposit and I didn't.
Maybe they took your reservation before deposits were required. Deposit or not, anything can happen. I wouldn't count my watch as a sure thing, until it's home with me.
 
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shutterlife shutterlife
Maybe they took your reservation before deposits were required. Deposit or not, anything can happen. I wouldn't count my watch as a sure thing, until it's home with me.
Yup. Tysons Corner OB requires full payment. I'm fine with that. Solid sold orders.
 
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Yup. Tysons Corner OB requires full payment. I'm fine with that. Solid sold orders.
They told me the same when I contacted them about ordering. Thankfully I was able to find an alternate source who did not require the full deposit, as I figured it would be 6 months of an interest-free loan to Omega. If paying 100% up front I would have dropped it altogether and waited to pick up during the initial or second wave of the original purchasers selling.

Anyone going for the Trilogy really has to have faith, patience and deep pockets to toss out $20k USD with zero guarantees on a delivery time frame.
 
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jv91 jv91
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I wouldn't worry. I don't think these things are selling out in the USA but they seem scarce in UK, Hong Kong and Bamgkok. The deposit I plunked down in Atlanta was 20% and Chicago asked for the same. Refundable in both places.
 
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BlackTalon BlackTalon
They told me the same when I contacted them about ordering. Thankfully I was able to find an alternate source who did not require the full deposit, as I figured it would be 6 months of an interest-free loan to Omega. If paying 100% up front I would have dropped it altogether and waited to pick up during the initial or second wave of the original purchasers selling.

Anyone going for the Trilogy really has to have faith, patience and deep pockets to toss out $20k USD with zero guarantees on a delivery time frame.
Since a full Trilogy is a bona fide limited edition, I get why they want 100% up front. The OB wants to be sure they get sold and it makes the company look better if all 557 are sold before production finishes. Whoever gets their hands on these can flip them for a profit, so it's a win-win. Not sure they needed to inscribe the series number on the dial, but...
 
jv91
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not that worried! there's 3k of the speedies so i'll pick one up second hand if need be
 
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not that worried! there's 3k of the speedies so i'll pick one up second hand if need be
Yea, I think you're right! Not sure why I succumbed but this will be my first really high end watch, so it's fine!
 
Mcurreri
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OB says delivery in September to October.
So funny how the different OBs are throwing out a different time frame to all of us. So inconsistent. They may as well just say "we don't know."
 
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