NTTD or 2 Watches?

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Hey all, I decided to make my first big boy watch purchase yesterday after wanting a seamaster for a decade.

I went into the boutique and tried on NTTD, 60th, and black no date. I walked out with the NTTD and throughout the day, I couldn't help but notice the poor legibility of the watch. I also began to second guess whether this color palette was suitable for a one-watch collection at the moment.

This brings me to my issue: I decided I wanted to swap the NTTD for the black seamaster no date. My thought process is if I want to wear this watch like armor, day in/day out, and all situations, the black is the way to go. It can be dressed up on the steel and be rugged on the rubber.

Boutique is telling me that I cannot exchange for a lesser watch and must use the same purchase amount. (I returned less than 24 hours after purchase) I am now in a situation where I don't necessarily want two watches or want to spend more than what I already have ($10,600). My only options at this point is to keep the NTTD or swap it for the black no date ($6,800) & a DeVille Prestige ($3,800).

Was I in the market for a DeVille? No. But I do appreciate adding a dress watch in the collection to cover that ground.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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I would be very hesitant to buy a modern DeVille. You would need to be sure about it. A little difficult to resell i think.

I would just spend more, myself. Grab another Seamaster. You might be able to flip it without losing much.
 
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I have been considering the NTTD but have held off over consistent reports, like yours, of poor legibility. The latest take off from the NTTD with bronze gold looks attractive and has better legibility reports... If you have not considered it it might be a one watch solution for you.
 
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I would just keep the NTTD. Yes, it has its quirks with low-light legibility, but it's a stunning and unique combination of materials and colors that you don't see. And yes, it still would work as a one-watch collection. I have one myself and have worn it for nearly a month straight in all occasions, it works just fine.

I was also deciding between the NTTD, Bond 60th and black no-date and went NTTD and couldn't be happier!
 
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I have been considering the NTTD but have held off over consistent reports, like yours, of poor legibility. The latest take off from the NTTD with bronze gold looks attractive and has better legibility reports... If you have not considered it it might be a one watch solution for you.
Go try them on, the NTTD is stunning in the flesh and the lightweight aspect + the dark hues of the titanium/brown are what won me over, it's a "whole is greater than the sum of all parts" sort of thing (coming from someone that previously despised fauxtina, titanium and mesh straps haha)
 
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The best Seamaster in the modern collection, by a country mile is the black aluminium bezel sm300. So much better than the standard black sm300.

However, the NTTD is a very close second.
 
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Don’t waste your hard-earned money on a watch you don't love. Buy and flip, or if it’s within your means, go upwards and buy a second watch you truly like (a Speedy, Globemaster, Aqua Terra…?)… but it sucks having a severa-thousand dollar watch you don't care for sit in a drawer.
 
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Given the position you are in, I would rather have two excellent watches rather than trying to love the one you already have problems with.
 
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Seems off the AD are mentioning you cannot return it without a refund etc & have to have something of similar value. I’ve returned watches twice to 2 different ADs past 24hrs and either get full credit or partial credit with a lower value watch. Maybe sympathetic ADs.

Personally the monochrome or even the orange are better watches compared the NTTD IMHO especially without the Walter Mitty MoD stuff.

If you have to get to watches make sure 1 is the one you want, & the other one easily sellable
 
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If it were ME:

You already know you don't love the NTTD. I'd trade it in on whatever you see that you WILL love, which seems like it is the black 300m. I'd ask the AD if I can keep the rest as 'store credit', and use it to offset my NEXT watch purchase.

That said, I'm a bit of an addict, so no matter what I tell myself I know there IS a next one, but if you're a 1-watch guy, perhaps see if there is someone else in your life who would like a nice watch and help them out with it.
 
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That's a tricky (and expensive) situation to be in, but swapping it for the black no-date SMP (and getting another Omega that fits in your collection) would be the best path. It also seems like you're more excited of the idea of having the black SMP as a daily, so go for it.
 
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I’m surprised the boutique lets you return a worn watch. I’d be cheesed off buying a new watch from a boutique at no discount to find out it had swirlies as someone else had worn it for a couple of days.

Do returns go back on sale or it it these that get passed to the grey market?
 
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I’m surprised the boutique lets you return a worn watch. I’d be cheesed off buying a new watch from a boutique at no discount to find out it had swirlies as someone else had worn it for a couple of days.

Do returns go back on sale or it it these that get passed to the grey market?
Every time I buy, the OB tells me they have a 10 day "exchange only" policy with nothing about having worn it/etc.

I can't imagine they would put that back on the shelf/sell to someone else though.
 
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Every time I buy, the OB tells me they have a 10 day "exchange only" policy with nothing about having worn it/etc.

I can't imagine they would put that back on the shelf/sell to someone else though.

I wonder if the business plan includes chalking off one in 5 or 10 sales as a return that gets resent out as a second at little gross profit (or break even) to maintain the boutique customer service experience.

I can’t imagine they resell returns at the boutique.
 
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I wonder if the business plan includes chalking off one in 5 or 10 sales as a return that gets resent out as a second at little gross profit (or break even) to maintain the boutique customer service experience.

I can’t imagine they resell returns at the boutique.
There is no way they do. I bet some of these are listed here on the pro seller's forum.... A lot of nearly unworn, warranty activated watches.
 
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Personally speaking, having tried it on myself in the OB, I’d take the 60th anniversary model - would have been my first choice between these options.

 
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Agree with others, don’t get the Deville unless you were initially intending to buy it anyway.

If you are sure you are a 1 watch guy, the black is a good option. Use a portion of the extra for straps and deployant, keep the rest as credit.

But if you don’t foresee yourself as a one watch forever guy, I would recommend staying away from black. Many new collectors stick with black dials at the beginning in the name of versatility, but then end up having glut of steel sports black dials - Speedy, Explorer, Sub, GMT, etc. Many of these are offered in black dial only.

Getting a blue 60th or white speedy now helps future dial color diversity. It’s why no one gets black dial Datejusts though they are theoretically the most versatile. FWIW the 60th would be my pick of the 3, and probably just as versatile as the black anyway
 
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Personally speaking, having tried it on myself in the OB, I’d take the 60th anniversary model - would have been my first choice between these options.

So I just recommended this one in another thread when someone asked about legibility, this 60th Anniversary Bond thanks to its low contrast wave dial is the most legible in the current Seamaster Pro lineup, along-side the black dial non-Bond variant of it. The brushed silver dial is nowhere near as easy to read nor are the large pattern engraved wave dials.

I wrote about the 60th anniversary here: https://stories.omegaforums.net/jam...ry-omega-seamaster-300m-diver-with-wave-dial/

The black-non-Bond variant of the 60th is here: https://www.omegawatches.com/en-au/...axial-master-chronometer-42-mm-21030422001010

Both excellent options, but I'd lean to the Bond as its a bit more interesting.
 
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I’m surprised the boutique lets you return a worn watch. I’d be cheesed off buying a new watch from a boutique at no discount to find out it had swirlies as someone else had worn it for a couple of days.

Do returns go back on sale or it it these that get passed to the grey market?
Think it would be discounted if marked etc. However how many times have watches been tried on from the display when sold as new, potentially the same amount of swirls. Sometimes I see some sold as managers worn etc
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