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The two new gold Speedys are beautiful. I just got the Sedna Speedy last year and now I'm wondering if I would've picked differently if I waited until this year.
The green and gold does seem a bold new design. Haven't made up my mind yet. It works, but won't be under the radar when worn.
Still love the Sedna, both for the warm gold color and the deep black dial. That green is a nice, deep green. But wouldn't you miss the black dial?
Had a chance to compare it to a Rolex Rolsenar. Closer than I expected, but the Sedna (mine shown here) is a bit more copperish and warmer in person. Also half the cost of the Rolex.
Still, lot more choices now for a gold Speedy. That Panda is tempting.
Everything released so far.. even the naming... O-MEGASTEEL.
I'm crying.
O-MEGASTEEL is probably the only thing i actually hate about today's announcements lol.
What the heck was their marketing department thinking??
O-MEGASTEEL is probably the only thing i actually hate about today's announcements lol.
What the heck was their marketing department thinking??
Omega knows exactly what they're doing, even if it doesn't jive with some of you personally. For instance, the non-tapering SMP bracelet is hugely iconic for that line. Why the hell would they change it? It's awesome. The PO is a large, thick watch, that's intentional. They aren't losing touch and they aren't losing sales, either. They have a market and they know it well.
Hope that doesn't sound negative lol. But the posts declaring that Omega is out of their minds and losing touch, because of a few new watches just released today, are making me laugh a bit!
Omega is not losing touch on the design front. By the way, I'm not personally interested in any of the watches they've released today.
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In a way it now makes the presence of a He valve altogether redundant for a well designed watch👎
It's good in that there's one less entry point for moisture so it's functionally superior👍
A little less water resistance and thinner may have made the UD sufficiently superior to other offerings in this class.
Interesting none the less😀
So essentially the conversation between Omega and its customers went something like this:
"Hey Omega, most people are incredibly interested in a 40-42mm diver and gmt with tapered bracelet thats about 12-13mm thick. We'd also love a thinner planet ocean. And since y'all love to do re-issues, a modern 166.024 or 165.024 would be amazing. Even just adding a quick on the fly adjustment system to the Aqua Terra bracelet would be great because its incredibly useful. Thanks!"
"Ok so just to make sure we got this right, you all want a 45mm x 18mm diver thats essentially redundant because we already have 18mm thick dive watches, no gmt, definitely no 166.024 because why on earth would we ever reissue a perfect dive watch that would fly off the shelves as a direct competitor to Rolex, and some aqua terra colors no one asked for?"
"Well, no we were actu-"
"We're also sending out a speedmaster very few people can afford because it's all gold. You can look at it, but 99% of you can't buy it."
"Yeah ok thats nice and all but if we could get back to the GMT conversa-"
"The aqua terra colors include an orange-yellow that essentially looks like if a robotic baby ate a peach it was allergic to and threw it up all over the place"
"Ok thanks I guess I'll just stick to using this money to remodel my kitchen this year."
"Sounds good, don't forget to stop by for this year's August releases where we'll be announcing our new Globemaster that still has no quick adjust clasp!"
You’re right, they haven’t “lost touch”, I think I articulated my point poorly. Omega will continue to crush it in sales and will continue to be a powerhouse watch maker. So it’s not that there isn’t a market for what was released today, it’s just there seems to be a much bigger market for a slightly thinner PO (maybe 14.5-15mm), a GMT, and certainly on the fly adjustment for models that don’t currently have it. That being said, I recognize that my opinions aren’t universal. My frustration comes from a place of love for the brand because I want to see them dominate. Cheers!
