Boutique freebies when purchasing a watch?

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Never expected result from my one and only Boutique purchase but the young salesman at Oxford Street London came through with an amazing offer in 2015. Having taken the bonkers decision to purchase the 45th Apollo 11 watch at first sight, even though I wasn't too sure I could afford it, we chatted about VIP things that Omega sometimes offered to customers. He promised he'd watch out for any upcoming events and to my amazement he phoned a couple of months later wondering if I wanted to come to London for the launch of the Silver Snoopy release at the Science Museum, in the company of Gene Cernan !! Well before he finished the sentence I'd already answered " affirmative " . Still doubting it would happen but one day the post delivered the invite and off to London I went to meet " The Last Man on the Moon".
A fantastic night was had and felt like royalty . Managed to get someone to take a shaky photo when I met him and compared watches, he was happier than he looks in the photo ;-).

Never has a unplanned purchase worked out so well. Thank you Omega .

exactly that鈥檚 my point it will never happen with an AD.
I guess the person saw you were passionate about space may be, and that brings you to the fold of Omega for good. A life time experience. Good for you! 馃榾
 
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Bottle of champagne. A stupid hat. But a nice 50th Anniversary Speedmaster space pen. A handshake?
 
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Last time they gave a me bottle of Champagne(piper Heidsick), the $200 omega pen and the red leather pin case and they Hooked up with giving me a discount on a nato strap though. In some cases I鈥檝e heard they gave out hats hehe

The only reason i mentioned the omega pen is 200 bucks, is because that鈥檚 how much they go for when they resell them.
 
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I have never asked and never would but on several occasions I have received a gift 馃榾
 
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I've also gotten complimentary service on watches I own when purchasing a new one - maybe 3 times? Most recently it equated to a 14% discount on the watch I purchased. Better than a bottle of water. 馃憤
 
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Just bought five NATOs at the OB on 5th Avenue in NYC. I asked for a hat鈥nd they gave me one鈥ood times!

 
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Anno 2024, we still see the Gold Omega astronaut figurine in all sizes but never receive one...
Remember the days when these plexiglass missions logo display sets were given ( numbered as a 1000 were made in 2007 )
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All I got was a shot of whisky and a pen.

interesting.....I got the same thing from the lawyer before signing the divorce papers
 
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In NYC I was offered a baseball cap, travel box, a book (not JTT... would have snatched that for sure), and various drinks.

Politely declined the lot, but I'm pretty indifferent to "the experience", but I suppose for lots of people it's part of it. I only took the paperwork and warranty card and left the main box with them.

I would have taken a loupe if they had one though
 
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When in Rome why not, when I got the Bond 60th Omega last month they hooked it up more a bit this time, I wish they gave me watch cases but the store is in the middle of moving locations and were running skeleton displays and merch.

I never noticed the coasters were omega branded before, but now they give out champagne bottles in a box, omega x bond bags, and a lanyard, the omega baseball cap. I only kept the white shipping box because it had the hang tag decals.
 
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I have never asked and never would but on several occasions I have received a gift 馃榾
Same here.
I'd never beg or suck up to a sales person.
If I buy a watch and there is a rapport with the sales person and I end up with some goodies, so be it.
 
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Just buy your watch on the grey market and use some of your savings to buy your Omega bling on eBay.
 
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Same here.
I'd never beg or suck up to a sales person.
If I buy a watch and there is a rapport with the sales person and I end up with some goodies, so be it.

Had a few invites to do,s in QLD and NSW but they never come with flights and accommodation. 馃檨

Had a few things thrown in when I got my 2 Speedy Tuesday watches shipped up my way. Hat and magazines and a heap of spring bars thrown in for free I had asked for.
 
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Having just moved from one house to another, all of this stuff looks like the junk I shoved into drawers and tossed into a dumpster years later.