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October 5th 2020 - Snoopy Celebration
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nicolamilton
·I've emailed my OB with the question, but I would appreciate if anyone can confirm whether the Apollo XI 50th bracelet fits the Snoopy or not,
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stevec14
·I have 0 history with Madrid OB. They respected order of payments, I assume.
many congrats
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorJust visited your IG. Great unboxing video! And congrats again on your watch. Hopefully omega will start to distribute watches to regular folks soon.
Looks like everyone that has got one is regular folk 😗
The vip stuff from Rolex circles is a crack up.
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pdxleaf
·Well, it's official. Got my deposit back today. I was lucky number 13 on my local list. They told me the list was up to six years. (Not sure why they were still taking names.)
Looks like Omega will be making these a long time. Maybe one day I will walk into a shop and get one. Just so many other diversions. That's the risk of looking at nice vintage pieces. Makes one fickle, I confess.
Hope everyone who wants one gets one, which I trust they will should they have more patience than I did. In the meantime, if you were told today you moved up one place, you're welcome. 😉
Looks like Omega will be making these a long time. Maybe one day I will walk into a shop and get one. Just so many other diversions. That's the risk of looking at nice vintage pieces. Makes one fickle, I confess.
Hope everyone who wants one gets one, which I trust they will should they have more patience than I did. In the meantime, if you were told today you moved up one place, you're welcome. 😉
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rhr321
·What is the definition of a VIP? What is the definition of normal folk?
My definition of a VIP is a loyal enthusiast who has bought watches and kept them , because they love and wear them. A Speedmaster collector. The exact $ of purchase isn’t important, just someone who has established genuine relationship with boutique staff because they love Omega and Speedmaster, somebody who wears their watches with pride. Somebody who will not flip,
My definition of normal folk is somebody who heard about the watch, liked it, and walked in off the street with no purchase history and no history with the brand and expected to just be able to buy it immediately.... or to get it above somebody in the category above.
I don’t think any enthusiast wants these watches in the hands of people who play games or use financial leverage to buy multiple other pieces to get more snoopy’s for the purpose of investing of flipping.
However, I see no problem in prioritizing group 1 above group 2.
I firmly believe we are still a long way away from understanding where the market will be for this watch. It is way too early. Saying this is available to everyone is as misinformed as saying it is super VIP.
Everyone requesting the watch should do so because they love it and want to wear it.
My definition of a VIP is a loyal enthusiast who has bought watches and kept them , because they love and wear them. A Speedmaster collector. The exact $ of purchase isn’t important, just someone who has established genuine relationship with boutique staff because they love Omega and Speedmaster, somebody who wears their watches with pride. Somebody who will not flip,
My definition of normal folk is somebody who heard about the watch, liked it, and walked in off the street with no purchase history and no history with the brand and expected to just be able to buy it immediately.... or to get it above somebody in the category above.
I don’t think any enthusiast wants these watches in the hands of people who play games or use financial leverage to buy multiple other pieces to get more snoopy’s for the purpose of investing of flipping.
However, I see no problem in prioritizing group 1 above group 2.
I firmly believe we are still a long way away from understanding where the market will be for this watch. It is way too early. Saying this is available to everyone is as misinformed as saying it is super VIP.
Everyone requesting the watch should do so because they love it and want to wear it.
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nicolamilton
·What is the definition of a VIP? What is the definition of normal folk?
My definition of a VIP is a loyal enthusiast who has bought watches and kept them , because they love and wear them. A Speedmaster collector. The exact $ of purchase isn’t important, just someone who has established genuine relationship with boutique staff because they love Omega and Speedmaster, somebody who wears their watches with pride. Somebody who will not flip,
My definition of normal folk is somebody who heard about the watch, liked it, and walked in off the street with no purchase history and no history with the brand and expected to just be able to buy it immediately.... or to get it above somebody in the category above.
I don’t think any enthusiast wants these watches in the hands of people who play games or use financial leverage to buy multiple other pieces to get more snoopy’s for the purpose of investing of flipping.
However, I see no problem in prioritizing group 1 above group 2.
I firmly believe we are still a long way away from understanding where the market will be for this watch. It is way too early. Saying this is available to everyone is as misinformed as saying it is super VIP.
Everyone requesting the watch should do so because they love it and want to wear it.
I just realized reading this and other forums that only OB would be receiving them, and I was ready to make a deposit on the 5th of October.
I had also spoken with my habitual AD, but phoned Madrid OB when I realized AD where not getting almost no pieces.
There was plenty information here and in the Rolex Forum, for instance.
But I must say sadly many people won't be interested in wearing the watch, but keeping it in a safe box. I know at least 2 people doing that in Spain from the very few delivered (maybe 5-6 already), and 1 has been flipped.
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorNever been asked about previous purchases. Don’t know of anyone that has been asked to prove they still own a watch (besides a Rolex of course)
As mentioned they would track flippers by seeing if they buy several LEs at different stores but they know nothing of what happens if you buy one watch and walk out the door and sell it in the car park.
If they had of made 25k of them and had them in store on day of release would have made many happy. And then said it was not a LE would have curbed the flippers
As mentioned they would track flippers by seeing if they buy several LEs at different stores but they know nothing of what happens if you buy one watch and walk out the door and sell it in the car park.
If they had of made 25k of them and had them in store on day of release would have made many happy. And then said it was not a LE would have curbed the flippers
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chadeaux
·Looks like everyone that has got one is regular folk 😗
The vip stuff from Rolex circles is a crack up.
"regular folks"... it seems to be a mixed bag of clients to me.
One of the regular customers that I know wearing a Snoopy 50 now purchased 4 timepieces with them in the past 2 years.
Including the A11 gold and the World timer.
It's not the customer that got a speedy 10 years ago that is getting the highest priority.
Of course having history is good...
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neoguendia
·Any one in NYC received their watch yet?
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cvalue13
·I take @STANDY 's point that, contrary to some reports suggesting these are only being given to VIPs at this point, there are folks receiving Snoopy that appear to have little or no history with any new watch purchases, and to that extent couldn't be considered 'VIP.'
On the other hand, I’m curious to hear from those with longer history (than myself) of buying modern Omegas: before the SS cal.321 and Snoopy, were there models released with as much emphasis on full or partial deposits, 12 month+ waits, etc.?
On the other hand, I’m curious to hear from those with longer history (than myself) of buying modern Omegas: before the SS cal.321 and Snoopy, were there models released with as much emphasis on full or partial deposits, 12 month+ waits, etc.?
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cvalue13
·Must say I am not sure whether I like it or not:
I'm starting to feel that this particular shade of blue "clashes" with stainless at a certain proportion.
Seeming more likely to me that the designers at Omega choose the strap quite intentionally, such that proportion is mostly blue with only hints of stainless; putting it on a bracelet works to reverse that proportion 180* and - to my eye - not to the best effect.
EDIT: I should say, eager to be shown something to the contrary; e.g., perhaps a fully brushed bracelet changes things; I also wouldn't mind seeing it on a Forstner JB komfit 😀
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nicolamilton
·I'm starting to feel that this particular shade of blue "clashes" with stainless at a certain proportion.
Seeming more likely to me that the designers at Omega choose the strap quite intentionally, such that proportion is mostly blue with only hints of stainless; putting it on a bracelet works to reverse that proportion 180* and - to my eye - not to the best effect.
On FOIS looks stunning, on the other hand.
Anyway, when I receive Forstner end links, I will give it a try.
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stevec14
·Agreed.
On FOIS looks stunning, on the other hand.
Anyway, when I receive Forstner end links, I will give it a try.
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stevec14
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Nice - is the L2L very noticeably different? I’ve always found the straight lugged ones to wear wide but is the Ed white wider still. I find the Apollo 11 very wearable in comparison.
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scapa
·Agreed.
On FOIS looks stunning, on the other hand.
Anyway, when I receive Forstner end links, I will give it a try.
Agree. Something seems off. I really like that bracelet on my FOIS, but in your pix the bracelet looks almost like a.... reptilian head and tail emerging from the watch head. Sorry for the oddball imagery. Maybe it's just the pix.
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