October 5th 2020 - Snoopy Celebration

C Cabinetman

My first post as well.

My local Omega Boutique told me I had to pay in full upfront for guaranteed delivery. I was also told that they would be distributing watches based on previous purchase history and not the order in which payments were received. I was one of the last to make a payment before they closed the list, but about half the people ahead of me have no purchase history so I will go ahead of them in the distribution order.

My friend is also interested in the watch and I asked yesterday if he could call and place an order. I was told the prepayment list was closed, but he could get on the waitlist. If someone who prepays decides to drop out the OB will contact the people on the waiting list and ask for full payment to take the vacated spot. My friend is number 7 on the waitlist.

It is interesting how different US OBs are handling the order process. Maybe some of the boutiques are corporately owned while others are privately held which would allow them to make their own rules.

AntonisCy

Evitzee

Good review, but that blue looks pretty bright, much bluer than what appears on the Omega website. Fratello's pictures of it looked similarly bright blue. Will be interesting to see how it looks in real life.

pdxleaf

Love the watch. I think Omega nailed it.

After not even a week, I think I'd rather have this for the same price:

(Photo credit to Glashutte original web site)

When you start talking 10k, there are options.

wolfe44

I'm getting tons of targeted internet/Facebook/Instagram ads paid for by omega for this watch. I'm not on any waiting lists. Omega wouldn't pay money to advertise this watch to me unless they were pretty sure they would have one to sell to me.

(I never get submariner ads)

taz101

Great video thanks and he confirmed limited production even though it says it isn’t on the website!?

Bp1000

That blue, if that bright in a well lit room will be very electric light blue outdoors, can’t wait to see it

H hb8745

Correct.

"So the watch is limited in production, but not limited in the watch itself?"
"Exactly."

I'm no psychologist, but that question made him a bit uncomfortable and clearly his answer reflected that he didn't want to give too much away.

Bp1000

I suspected from the beginning they wanted to dodge the bullet of clarification as I do think their intention is to try something new.

That something new is to have a go at making their own version of the Daytona. As in, something highly coveted. Something attainable, as apposed to something you can’t get once it’s sold out. It looks like their PR machine is spinning up and a long with that they will limit production runs to slowly drip feed them into the market for the foreseeable future.

By not being limited, people won’t give up on the quest to own one, the hype won’t die down and the more people that get them, as time goes by, the momentum will build.

If they were going to do this with any watch this would be it. It’s a very solid and attractive design, incredible movement and a pretty unique feature on the caseback. I think anyone who likes collecting, who’s influential will want to own this, if that’s true you will see a lot of social media on this to fuel the hype.

I think that’s why they did the caseback - it’s a huge talking point and I’ve not seen much like that in all the years I’ve been interested in watches. Pretty ridiculous comparison but it reminded me of the patek celestial moon age which I tried on once.

Not forgetting the FOIS is technically a limited production piece and is probably approaching 20,000units now. That also was a unique design for a modern speedy, not seen for 50 years but being fairly truthful to the original was fairly vanilla. So it will be interested to see how this relatively tastefully executed design pans out. Either way I think they will sell well but I don’t think they’ll make it to Daytona well.

texasmade

I would've thought Omega would use the SS 321 as their Daytona since that's not tied to any anniversary. The Snoopy is celebrating 50 years so it would seem strange to be able to buy one at 55 year anniversary.

C Cabinetman

The problem with the 321 is it doesn’t look that much different from a regular Speedmaster to those that aren’t really into these watches. It is more of a connoisseurs watch in my eyes. The Snoopy will stand out better on the wrist.

H hb8745

Correct.

"So the watch is limited in production, but not limited in the watch itself?"
"Exactly."

I'm no psychologist, but that question made him a bit uncomfortable and clearly his answer reflected that he didn't want to give too much away.

Alfista88

Agreed. Personally, I'd rather have a 3861 over a 321, due to technological advancements. I prefer hacking seconds + magnetic resistance features of the 3861, over the column wheel action of a 321.

Working in a field where I usually take 2 commercial flights a week, and occasionally go near medical imaging equipment on the job, I've experienced frequent magnetic interruptions to the timekeeping accuracy of watches in my collection like Speedmasters and a Reverso. I wouldn't pay a price premium for a 321. I would much rather have 3861-powered Speedmaster, even if it was priced the same as a 321. Anecdotally, the technician at the Beverly Center OB told me during a chat 2-3 years back, that the most common model that customers bring in for demagnetizing, are Speedmasters.

Mentions of GO and Breguet in early posts has me also thinking twice about the price proposition of the Snoopy. While I think a valid case can be made for the Snoopy's 9,600 USD MSRP (carbon ceramic bezel, 3861, silver dial, caseback), 10k is approaching GO complications and entry-level Breguet. "Speedmaster" is not an easy answer to default to, when your other options include a discounted Type XX Transatlantique or previous-gen Marine Big Date for the same price. Looking outside the Swatch group, we also find a Submariner and GMT at lower MSRP than the Snoopy.

taz101

Sounds you like you need a Milgauss!