Any chance they release this with hesalite?
Why is that? Anything is possible with Omega? Lol
Why is that? Anything is possible with Omega? Lol
Most people outside of this forum don't like the idea of a "plastic" crystal on a watch costing thousands of dollars. Omega's objective is to sell as many watches as they can, right?
Most people outside of this forum don't like the idea of a "plastic" crystal on a watch costing thousands of dollars. Omega's objective is to sell as many watches as they can, right?
I would agree if we were talking about a limited edition… but given they already have the production lines, I don’t see why Omega would not want to sell more watches by offering both options on a regular model… as you said most of normal people would pay the premium to have the sapphire, and then the aficionados would buy the hesalite versions… Quantity-wise they would sell more watches this way.
And even for « limited » editions like 321, am sure the model would have even more success if it was offered with hesalite. Just my opinion of course.
If they would get rid of the milky ring (as other brands seem to be able to) that would be another story of course…
I would agree if we were talking about a limited edition… but given they already have the production lines, I don’t see why Omega would not want to sell more watches by offering both options on a regular model… as you said most of normal people would pay the premium to have the sapphire, and then the aficionados would buy the hesalite versions… Quantity-wise they would sell more watches this way.
And even for « limited » editions like 321, am sure the model would have even more success if it was offered with hesalite. Just my opinion of course.
If they would get rid of the milky ring (as other brands seem to be able to) that would be another story of course…
Yep, the 321 Ed White sapphire crystal has the symbol embedded in the crystal via laser treatment.
Because sapphire crystals give Omega an excuse to charge more. There have been very few Hesalite crystal models in the recent past and none at all in the past 3 years I can think of. They keep the std Moonwatch out of respect for history but would no doubt love to retire it and only sell the more expensive versions. I think it very doubtful there will ever be another Hesalite model. Note the 321 New Ed White, supposedly a faithful copy of a 60s watch has sapphire, I think that tells you all you need to know.
