October 5th 2020 - Snoopy Celebration

Where are you located if you don’t mind sharing?

congrats!

Wow.. I was told closer to Q3 2021

Me too. But that was via an AD. Good to see that a few are making their way over.

How would they ever know which serial was flipped?

I Was wondering how difficult would be servicing this watch. I mean, opening and closing the case back could be a problem to the animated earth and Snoopy?

Not related specifically to the snoopy case back, but I did hear 3861s need to go back to Switzerland for servicing. That might just be because it’s new and they haven’t trained all the watchmakers yet.

Long time follower of this forum, thanks for all the info & conversations - congrats to all that have received the watch.

Got an update from my OB in NYC today so wanted to share here as the info others have shared has been so valuable to me.

I placed my order (with a 100% Deposit) with an OB on the day of the announcement (literally 10 mins after!), at the time the guidance was 'don't know when they'll be received, 2-3 months maybe' and that was fine, this was later updated to Q12021 which was also fine, expectations were managed.

First point - OB staff have been really good, nice knowledgable people just trying to build relationships - super responsive. I'm new in NYC and I don't have a purchase history with the boutique and have been very pleasantly surprised.

As I've seen a few pieces arrive on here, I wanted to check if Q1 was still realistic, so I reached out - they were able to confirm today that they'd received one watch so far, which went to a VIP with considerable purchase history. I don't actually have a problem with this, we're all in the relationship business.

However the bad news - and it is bad news - OB then confirmed that the wait could now be as long as two years.

Apparently, the demand has been exponential, there's an enormous waitlist just to get on the 'maxed out' deposit list (which I'm told I'm lucky to be on!) and OB also confirmed that Omega is looking at previous purchase history to assign these watches.

I don't mind watches going to 'VIP customers' first, business is business, but I do mind that Omega has taken 100% deposits off customers - knowing they won't fulfill the orders for over two years... that has to have been known & should have been communicated. Omega's 150+ years old, they chose when to announce, they know how watch manufacturing scales and they know how to release, run & close a deposit program. So why are Omega treating customers like a first timer on Kickstarter? Do they need the cashflow boost?

I was reminded I could take a 'full refund' at any time. (again I want to point out that the OB people have been really understanding and cool about this, they're frustrated they can't help too)

With this news, I went to go speak to some watch friends this afternoon and dropped into the good people at WoS on the way and the feeling there was that 'they're trying to be like Rolex with the Daytona' - they know it's a hot watch & they're managing supply to create some hype/exclusivity & elevate the brand.

Sorry if this comes as bad news to others in the same situation as me - but given the zero corporate comms on this watch I wanted to share.

I now have a choice to make regarding my deposit - honestly, I just wanted to enjoy the watch & I was excited to see it released, I am in no hurry to get my deposit back...(a two-year interest-free loan to omega does rattle a bit though) but a larger part of me is concerned that although Omega's actions will undoubtedly increase awareness/desirability... I will now (eventually) be receiving a 'super hard to find conversation piece' and I really don't want to attract the attention of a tonne of hypebeasts who like to 'flex'.

I'm a big believer in the idea that what you wear allows you to help others navigate who you are as a person. Originally this watch was a beautiful, well-engineered, fun watch with a story that really stirs the imagination from a respected brand that isn't flashy. My fear now is that these kinds of tactics will turn my daily-life with the watch into a constant 'oh sick bro you got a snoopy, they cost like X, what do you do?'.

Lame.

Apologies if my first ever post sounded disgruntled, but this just feels like a pretty cheap hype-tactic from an established luxury brand.

Big love to the community.

Thanks for the update. That’s a bummer to hear that it could be that long.

Thanks Archer. I respect your opinion based on all your contributions to the forum. I’m a long time reader, but only recently registered my account. I was just relaying what the boutique told me about my Moonshine Apollo 11, it has to go Switzerland if anything goes wrong, instead of the service center in my country.

Jonney999, thanks for sharing your story. I hope the watch doesn’t become a flex. One of the things I like about the brand is that almost every piece can be bought without a wait. I think the new Seamaster 300m is better than a Submariner. I personally love the watch, love the blue and silver. I care about retaining value, but I don’t want it to go sky high in price or be flipped. I want to wear mine when I get it. Hope you get your watch.

If that’s true, it’s definitely not a selling point IMO

@cvalue13

That's just not a reality in New York, people are friendly, inquisitive & you meet lots of new, interesting & diverse people every day. It's part of the reason I love the city - but it does mean that if you're wearing 'a hot watch' that it'll get commented on. Add that to the fact that I meet a lot of people professionally and it's something worth considering - but ultimately it's less the comments & more the perception.

@STANDY

Thanks for this, that's much appreciated - I'm certainly not going to get my deposit returned but just wanted to share what I heard - would be delighted to be wrong 😀