What does the video have to do with anything in your post? I have no idea where you're getting your information, and I'm not keen on taking your word over my OB's. It's already been established that if you are in the US, you are guaranteed a watch if you have made a deposit already.
Check out this video
Boutique only item!!!
No ADs.
Therefore deposits are meaningless.
First come first serve basis after registering your interest with Omega.
No guarantee of getting one like I was saying from the start and this is coming from an OB.
The exact opposite is true............its clearly a situation, after speaking to 3 OB in SoCal, as well as 2 Ads, that the watch will be released to Boutiques first, once their orders are filled, then ADs. 100% everyone who wants one, will get one.....its just matter of when!!! First 2 years of production expected to be in the 5,000 unit area......slowly ramping production down after then.
Hi folks, There is so much information in this thread. And so much speculation. It’s hard to keep track! But does anyone know for a fact that it is OB only? I’m not seeing that and my local AD has said he will get an allocation of this watch in 2021. I see that some other folks are talking to ADs about it too. It would be great to see that as another avenue to acquire one.
Listen to that Youtube video and the Fratello review.
Read reports elsewhere.
OB only item.
No ADs
First come first serve basis with no guarantee of getting one.
Omega have not been asking for deposits.
People are also going crazy over the price!!
And I have an OB confirmation email of my request to purchase!! Something visible unlike those that put down their deposits elsewhere.
Orders could trickle down to ADs in time to fulfil the demand but I guess that depends on Omega.
Check out this video
Boutique only item!!!
No ADs.
Therefore deposits are meaningless.
First come first serve basis after registering your interest with Omega.
No guarantee of getting one like I was saying from the start and this is coming from an OB.
@US members with deposits down, are you getting calls from your OB requesting the remainder of the deposit be put down? My OB has told me that the list has closed, and they're trying to pare it down by getting rid of people who don't want the watch.
The exact opposite is true............its clearly a situation, after speaking to 3 OB in SoCal, as well as 2 Ads, that the watch will be released to Boutiques first, once their orders are filled, then ADs. 100% everyone who wants one, will get one.....its just matter of when!!! First 2 years of production expected to be in the 5,000 units, total!!!!......slowly ramping production down after then.
i heard from 2 people that OBs have closed the list in the US. All allocations are filled. Both of those people prepaid for their watches yesterday. I would not be surprised if OBs start calling and asking for the remainder since they know the pricing now.
Personally, I emailed my OB and they have not asked for the remainder.
Generally speaking, OBs should not and will not require the remainder until it is time to purchase the watch. At that point, you can pay the balance and get the watch or get your deposit refunded and not get the watch (unless you cancel sooner).
Whether you made a 5k deposit or a full deposit, it is still a deposit. To have an OB come back and say, "sorry but the deposit amount is now different than what we told you last week, and you now have to pay in full" is a bit ridiculous. I'm not saying that there won't be 1 off cases of this, but generally, no, that should not be the case.
H hb8745I don't think they will necessarily flood the market, but from what you and others have mentioned, it seems like they will match demand. Anyone who wants one within the first few years will be able to get it, albeit with a wait.
Where I have a difference in opinion is regarding exclusivity. There is very little middle ground, here and I think they've set themselves up for failure with this watch, in terms of strategic brand positioning (if rolex is indeed where they want to go strategically). Exclusivity represents something that not everyone has because its hard to acquire and/or limited in nature. This can be achieved several different ways, with the most straightforward being LE, fixed total supply. The level below that is fixing production to artificially create scarcity. You might get one eventually, but the wait time is so prolonged that it feels extremely difficult, effectively facilitating the need for a very rich grey market.
This launch very much reminded me of a streetwear drop, with all the surrounding hype. If the last snoopy wasn't limited, the values wouldn't have skyrocketed, there'd be way less hype, and consequently way less interest in this most recent launch. That's exactly what's going to happen in the next launch. The core fans will still tune in, but the hype will be nowhere near as high as this launch on the back of the 45th. The streetwear/hype drop model can't exist without successful drops, and that's frankly hard to do without limited pieces.
I agree with you that Omega are playing somewhat of a middle-ground here, and that's going to be a problem in respect to exclusivity. They aren't putting a hard stop on production, and the wait times won't be long enough to really drive the notion of exclusivity. I would consider a 3 year waitlist to be exclusive. A 6 month or 1 year wait for a watch, I would view more as an annoyance more than anything.
Maybe this sounds counterintuitive at first, but I'll draw a simple parallel with popular nightclubs/lounges. To get into the most "exclusive" clubs, you have several different options:
1. Connects - no premium, no wait (VIP at OB, early delivery)
2. Pay huge premium for Bottles/Table - no wait (Pay secondary mkt/flipper premium)
3. Wait 2 hours like everyone else and potentially get in (Wait 3+ years)
Now a lot of clubs have 1 and 2, but only the exclusive clubs have #3 (of course, you still need a good product that people demand). Sounds like what Omega is trying to do here is be that club that lets everyone in, but with a 30 minute wait. Just long enough to be nuisance, but not really long enough to be deemed exclusive. Nothing inherently wrong with that, but I just wouldn't consider it exclusive either.
Just speculation though you don’t they won’t “put a hard stop on production” just because they said non limited that could simply mean non LE not LP.
I think personally they are moving toward Rolex strategy and simply delivering in smaller numbers to drive hype similar to the so called ‘3 black subs to every 1 green sun’ rumour
