yeah, A12 and A14 didn't have dedicated anniversaries (except for the mission series), but A15 and A17 seemed to have up until the 45th anniversary making it logical to have a 50th anniversary weren't it for the change in direction regarding LE's after 2019.
I'm guessing it was a marketing decision to cut out all of the Apollo anniversaries and reduce the amount of SE watches produced after all the flak Omega would receive for constantly producing LE watches.
I think at one point it was said (possibly by you, but I can't remember, and there are too many pages now) that it was very likely that there would be approximately 5000 pieces in the first 2 years / initial batch and then production would continue but at a substantially slower rate after that, likely until the next anniversary. Curious if you can add any additional context?
The beauty of Omega's new strategy for their 'special edition' watches like the Snoopy, and the new 60th Bond, is they have an open opportunity to decide how many they will make on their own schedule. If it is a hot release they can keep production going for years, and the hype machine keeps anticipation up. If it doesn't sell well they can quietly fold the tent. It's been two full years since the Snoopy was introduced and it's still being talked about. Only Omega knows how many they have made, or will make. Compare that to all the previous LE releases in the 2,000 - 3,000 range, and even up to almost 7,000 with the Apollo 11. With the old system Omega's income was set by the number produced, the secondary market made more money by buying and reselling a finite number of pieces. Now Omega reaps the majority of the revenue through an unknown, to the market, number of pieces made. We will never know how many Snoopy 50th's will be made, that will be a closely held number within Omega.
Omega certainly doesn't want another Apollo 17 40th Anniversary watch where some units sat in the boutique for almost a decade. If that was just a SE with limited production, they could've quickly and quietly stopped production on that one.
Got mine last Friday after more than two years of waiting. Such an amazing watch. Super happy and worth the wait. Pictures don't do it justice.
Stopped by the Atl OB and was told I'm next. They've been receiving them fairly steadily, so I'm hoping for not too long into 2023 to get the call. Almost wish I didn't get the good news, it is making the wait seem harder now that it is right in front of me!
Congrats in advance! Do you mind my asking how long you've been on the list, and whether you think your spend history there has been a factor?
Thanks and congrats again,
-GW
I had put my name on the list and paid my deposit just a few days before it was released back in 10/2020. I don't think spend history factored into it too much, I hadn't purchased from them at the time of the deposit, have since added a PO from there. I don't think buying another piece was a great help, but it certainly didn't hurt and showed them I'm a serious buyer and also not just there for a hard to come by piece.
