October 5th 2020 - Snoopy Celebration

I IwantMySnoopy

I've been lurking on this thread for over a year now. And it has helped me immensely in my acquisition of my Snoopy from my OB (somewhere in Europe).

I realise that there's way too much secrecy on Omega/OB and we as consumers are at a disadvantage, so I hope that my purchase journey would help other collectors in acquiring their Snoopy.

I began my relationship with the OB in early-2021 with a purchase of a PO 600M GMT. Back then the salesman, let's call him Pete, told me to give up hope on acquiring the Snoopy as they will not be allocating any to new paying customers. I returned to the boutique twice in the next few weeks and spoke to different salespeople and got conflicting stories about needing to hit a minimum spend of USD45,000 to qualify.

In June 2021, I purchased a steel Speedmaster 38 for my wife and Pete who sold me the PO started to encourage me to build up and expenditure with them. He told me that a USD25,000 spend would put me on a waitlist but I would surely be considered. When pushed for a timeframe, he wouldn't reveal anything.

In December 2021, I purchased a half gold Seamaster 300. Pete was still playing coy, and told me that since I've hit USD25,000 spend, I'm definitely on the list and the wait could be 9 - 12 months. In February 2022 when I popped by the OB to say 'hi' to Pete, he told me confidently that I'll definitely get an allocation within 2022. So that made me really glad.

In January 2022, when I popped by the boutique hoping to try the new terracotta AT, he told me that his management has raised the bar for the minimum spend and I'll need to spend at least USD33,000 to make the 2022 allocation.

With so much sunk cost in this pursuit, I felt a little bit like I was being held hostage (my bad, I know, for playing these games with the OB). I countered Pete by saying that if I could bundle the Snoopy with another watch that costs USD8,000 (to make the USD33,000 target), I'll go for the purchase. Pete says to give him time to convince his management.

It took him just another two days to say the deal is on. So I bought the Snoopy with another watch.

Om3ga321

Was this a real OB or an AD with Omega logo out the front?
I find it next to impossible that Omega HQ would approve of this extortion.

nqtri

No offense OP, but you got played. My only purchase history with my OB was the new Speedy bracelet of $800 before I got the call for my Snoopy.

I IwantMySnoopy

You're very lucky then. I wasn't able to put down a deposit when the watch was first announced and by the time I got to the OB, they said that the waiting list was closed.

I won't be surprised if the Snoopy I got was meant as an allocation to someone else who was next in queue. The speed with which I got the watch when I told them I'll commit to a bundle seems to signal to me that the OB has some stock at the back and they're deciding how best to allocate these watches.

And yes it's an official OB.

chadeaux

man this is totally fake news.
Totally.
You were not able to place a deposit when the watch was presented, but than you bought multiple watches from them including precious metal.
Please… this is laughable.

I IwantMySnoopy

Hey man, I understand your anxiety especially since you've put down a deposit and your allocation date has been shifted at least once.

I gain nothing from sharing my account. My original post's objective was to share information and my own buying experience on how I secured a Snoopy from an OB without being able to put down a deposit in 2020 like yourself.

If I were in your shoe, I would ask your OB to put it down in writing a concrete allocation date, or at least get them to assure you in writing that no one is able to jump the queue on Snoopy allocations.

Japanred

I went onto the waiting list on the day this was advertised and am apparently in the top 5 at my OB. Called for an update today and they’ve not seen 1 yet and the manager was a little sceptical about ever seeing any. Said they’ve had very little contact with Omega directly other than Omega saying they’ve had obvious issues. I mentioned that they weren’t limited number but he still didn’t sound enthusiastic about the production run.

What’s everyone else’s thoughts? Are they still dripping through slowly? Any idea of worldwide or even regional numbers out there at the min?

Im in the UK by the way.

L labwatch

Is your dealer an official AD or an Omega boutique? My US based Omega boutique saw very few last year but then started getting an average of a one per month and this has continued for the last 6+ months. I PIF Oct 2020 and received my watch April 2022. My Omega AD on the other hand has seen one since release so at least in the US there is a huge discrepancy between OBs and ADs.

If your dealer if an official Omega boutique I would find it very odd that they have received not one snoopy since release.