October 5th 2020 - Snoopy Celebration

pdxleaf

Omega said these were not limited, they want everyone who wants one to get one.

It was something like that, I recall.

pdxleaf

I don't remember anything Omega saying about a list.

List was for controlling the initial response.

That's not what they said. Everyone who wants one will get one.

We'll see, right?

pdxleaf

I don't remember anything Omega saying about a list.

List was for controlling the initial response.

That's not what they said. Everyone who wants one will get one.

We'll see, right?

Neek

Finally got the call yesterday after making the initial $5k deposit at my local OB on release and paying the balance of the total towards the end of 2021. I had a speed bump on the road when my local OB closed end of 2021, just after I was told I was "next" to get mine. Another OB a little further away was transferred my allocation (as well as those from 2 other boutiques that closed). Went down after work and picked it up. It's definitely beautiful and presented well.

N nr1416

Omega better be careful, if they end up returning a majority of deposits from OBs and ADs there will be A LOT of upset customers.

I for one if I get my deposit returned after 2 or 3 years, I will never buy another Omega again. If they returned my deposit after a year, I could live with that but I'm approaching 2 years now and keep getting told I'm getting the watch from my AD.

Rolex plays games.....pretend to take names... never deliver but they NEVER keep someones money for 2 years then return it.

L LC23

I'm not sure how lists and deposits are working for the Snoopy but my own experience in the UK was that I was on no list and left no deposit. But I did walk into the OB one day, said I'd like to buy one if they had one in and they brought one from out the back for me. This is a boutique that I've bought a number of watches from including both Speedy Tuesdays, current Snoopy and 321. As well as "regular" models. As I understand it, boutiques are receiving about 1 per month of the Snoopy. And OBs genuinely do want customers that really want the watches to get one rather than those that will sell them straight on. They are loosely monitoring watches that go straight to the secondary market.

L LC23

I'm not sure how lists and deposits are working for the Snoopy but my own experience in the UK was that I was on no list and left no deposit. But I did walk into the OB one day, said I'd like to buy one if they had one in and they brought one from out the back for me. This is a boutique that I've bought a number of watches from including both Speedy Tuesdays, current Snoopy and 321. As well as "regular" models. As I understand it, boutiques are receiving about 1 per month of the Snoopy. And OBs genuinely do want customers that really want the watches to get one rather than those that will sell them straight on. They are loosely monitoring watches that go straight to the secondary market.

scapa

I love my Omegas -- they are superb watches at a fair price for what they offer. I will never again undergo a multi-year wait on a watch that may or may not ever arrive, leaving many thousands tied up with an AD for the privilege. I don't care if Rolex, AP or whoever does it -- deeply irritating and unpleasant experience, and one that is hard to forget or even perhaps forgive.

I always found the "I got the call!!!" threads on long-awaited Rolexes odd and puzzling. And yet here we are.

flash_in_the_pan

Congratulations!

Where are you located? I wasn’t aware any Omega OBs had closed.

scapa

That is pretty surprising. An excellent result for you, I guess.

Communication with customers, especially those who have made substantial deposits, regarding likely delivery schedules seems to have been the main source of angst and understandably so.

Mine was reserved with deposit at an AD where I have purchased perhaps a dozen watches over the years. They are in the top 3 Omega dealers in Canada and to date they have received precisely zero of the 10 Snoopys they were allocated. They did close the waiting list at 40+ around a year ago.

I love my Omegas -- they are superb watches at a fair price for what they offer. I will never again undergo a multi-year wait on a watch that may or may not ever arrive, leaving many thousands tied up with an AD for the privilege. I don't care if Rolex, AP or whoever does it -- deeply irritating and unpleasant experience, and one that is hard to forget or even perhaps forgive.

I always found the "I got the call!!!" threads on long-awaited Rolexes odd and puzzling. And yet here we are.

R rhr321

This is not surprising to me that someone with long history at a corporate OB was able to get a watch. The significant majority of these watches will go to Omega’s own stores and not to independently owned ADs. Build history with the brand directly if you want priority. The ADs have long hurt the brand recognition and value retention by selling watches with discounts above minimum set by Omega or by feeding inventory to grey market. Not fair to expect 30% or more discount (or any discount) on regular in stock models and also expect to get Snoopy easily when demand exceeds supply.

scapa

I'm assuming you're speaking generally here. In Canada there is a single OB located in a Vancouver hotel. There is little chance of building any direct relationship with that OB or its representatives unless you're based nearby, and 30 million or so Canadians lack that foundation for the direct relationship you recommend. . Everywhere else in Canada there is the expectation that Omega does its main business via its AD network. IMO, either a brand grows with and supports that AD network which is the main venue for it watches, and thereby supplies and supports its customers, or it abandons that AD network and sells directly.

My original Snoopy deposit has gone into a JLC. That purchase was straightforward, satisfying and the watch is absolutely superb. In those respects it was very like those Omega purchases that kept me loyal to the brand for a good many years,