When was the last one 😕
B blokkAnyone reserved one with UK OBs? Did there require any deposit?
Update - Once again, I called my AD on Wednesday, March 22nd, immediately after I saw the announcement for the 1957 LE Speedmaster. I visited the AD the following Saturday. As stated by others on this forum, they wanted 100% deposit. I asked if this was their policy or if this was Omega's policy. They stated it was their policy. When I asked why, they stated that they were only getting 2 of the individual pieces and wanted to guarantee me the watch. I responded by asked why can't I leave 20%, 30%, or even 50%. Needless to say, I left without giving them the full deposit.
I walked over to another AD a few miles down the road. The sales associate I spoke with knew nothing about the watch, which I expect. Not all sale associates are truly passionate about their products. After providing him with my contact info, he stated that he would get back to me on the following Monday. Monday came and went with no call. I called on Tuesday and all I got was, "You're who? We spoke on Saturday? This is in regards to an Omega?" I hung up in disgust. I lost hope . . .
Then, I forgot there was an AD in my "backyard" that carried Omega. Not having much hope, I stopped by on Tuesday evening and spoke with a lady who was not their watch expert. She really didn't know what I was talking about. She took my info and said that she would have him call on Wednesday. I left with not much hope. But, to my surprise, he called me on Wednesday. I drove over there and had a pleasant conversation. He was surprised that I knew it was $7,250 with a June delivery. He wanted to confirm with the Omega rep, who was in Basel, before he took my deposit. He stated that he would require 50% deposit, which I thought was reasonable in the big scheme of things - this is my first time acquiring a LE watch.
He called me last Thursday to confirm the price and I made my deposit! He stated that this AD is getting 1 Trilogy Set and 5 Speedmasters. This is my first watch acquisition since 2007. So, I'm pretty excited. My advise - don't worry about what you're reading about on the internet about the demand. Be persistent and keep calling ADs. You may just have one or two or three pieces for your wrist this summer!
Good hunting!
Mark
Guys/Omega Enthusiasts:
As we all know now as Basel has come to a close, these watches are an absolute hit for a lot of people (myself included). Some of us have ordered the trilogy set but have a real issue with the trilogy # inscription on the dial (not news). For me personally, I know it's not an issue since eventually when the dials are available on the service market a year after release, I can always swap all of the 3 dials to have them clean like the regular limited editions....but that is really beyond the point. We all know this was an oversight @ best and in reality a big mistake on Omega's part and it needs to be rectified.
I have reached out to Omega myself (just took 15 minutes to draft an email) and voiced my complaint with my local boutique managers whom I have great relations with. And they have respectively wrote in emails to Omega also going up the proper channels to see what can be done about this. Some ideas kicked around are obviously engraving the numbers elsewhere (side or back of case), using a smaller inscription on the dial with black matching enamel so it's super difficult to see unless you look for it (think maybe something like the zr02 on the dark side of the moon), or even my suggestion....paying a bit extra to install the regular limited edition clean dials and keeping the trilogy dials enclosed separately upon delivery. This is definitely something they need to look at especially since no one outside of people following Basel coverage/watch blogs could know as Omega's own promotional material/webpage makes no mention or pictures of these inscriptions.
I urge others to do the same with their local boutiques so this issue is heard and hopefully something is done about it prior to delivery. There is precedent for this as we saw with the Tresor release that had the limited # inscription removed from the dial as well. Thanks in advance guys for the effort and I truly hope Omega recognizes this situation.
Guys/Omega Enthusiasts:
As we all know now as Basel has come to a close, these watches are an absolute hit for a lot of people (myself included). Some of us have ordered the trilogy set but have a real issue with the trilogy # inscription on the dial (not news). For me personally, I know it's not an issue since eventually when the dials are available on the service market a year after release, I can always swap all of the 3 dials to have them clean like the regular limited editions....but that is really beyond the point. We all know this was an oversight @ best and in reality a big mistake on Omega's part and it needs to be rectified.
I have reached out to Omega myself (just took 15 minutes to draft an email) and voiced my complaint with my local boutique managers whom I have great relations with. And they have respectively wrote in emails to Omega also going up the proper channels to see what can be done about this. Some ideas kicked around are obviously engraving the numbers elsewhere (side or back of case), using a smaller inscription on the dial with black matching enamel so it's super difficult to see unless you look for it (think maybe something like the zr02 on the dark side of the moon), or even my suggestion....paying a bit extra to install the regular limited edition clean dials and keeping the trilogy dials enclosed separately upon delivery. This is definitely something they need to look at especially since no one outside of people following Basel coverage/watch blogs could know as Omega's own promotional material/webpage makes no mention or pictures of these inscriptions.
I urge others to do the same with their local boutiques so this issue is heard and hopefully something is done about it prior to delivery. There is precedent for this as we saw with the Tresor release that had the limited # inscription removed from the dial as well. Thanks in advance guys for the effort and I truly hope Omega recognizes this situation.
Guys/Omega Enthusiasts:
As we all know now as Basel has come to a close, these watches are an absolute hit for a lot of people (myself included). Some of us have ordered the trilogy set but have a real issue with the trilogy # inscription on the dial (not news). For me personally, I know it's not an issue since eventually when the dials are available on the service market a year after release, I can always swap all of the 3 dials to have them clean like the regular limited editions....but that is really beyond the point. We all know this was an oversight @ best and in reality a big mistake on Omega's part and it needs to be rectified.
I have reached out to Omega myself (just took 15 minutes to draft an email) and voiced my complaint with my local boutique managers whom I have great relations with. And they have respectively wrote in emails to Omega also going up the proper channels to see what can be done about this. Some ideas kicked around are obviously engraving the numbers elsewhere (side or back of case), using a smaller inscription on the dial with black matching enamel so it's super difficult to see unless you look for it (think maybe something like the zr02 on the dark side of the moon), or even my suggestion....paying a bit extra to install the regular limited edition clean dials and keeping the trilogy dials enclosed separately upon delivery. This is definitely something they need to look at especially since no one outside of people following Basel coverage/watch blogs could know as Omega's own promotional material/webpage makes no mention or pictures of these inscriptions.
I urge others to do the same with their local boutiques so this issue is heard and hopefully something is done about it prior to delivery. There is precedent for this as we saw with the Tresor release that had the limited # inscription removed from the dial as well. Thanks in advance guys for the effort and I truly hope Omega recognizes this situation.
Guys/Omega Enthusiasts:
As we all know now as Basel has come to a close, these watches are an absolute hit for a lot of people (myself included). Some of us have ordered the trilogy set but have a real issue with the trilogy # inscription on the dial (not news). For me personally, I know it's not an issue since eventually when the dials are available on the service market a year after release, I can always swap all of the 3 dials to have them clean like the regular limited editions....but that is really beyond the point. We all know this was an oversight @ best and in reality a big mistake on Omega's part and it needs to be rectified.
I have reached out to Omega myself (just took 15 minutes to draft an email) and voiced my complaint with my local boutique managers whom I have great relations with. And they have respectively wrote in emails to Omega also going up the proper channels to see what can be done about this. Some ideas kicked around are obviously engraving the numbers elsewhere (side or back of case), using a smaller inscription on the dial with black matching enamel so it's super difficult to see unless you look for it (think maybe something like the zr02 on the dark side of the moon), or even my suggestion....paying a bit extra to install the regular limited edition clean dials and keeping the trilogy dials enclosed separately upon delivery. This is definitely something they need to look at especially since no one outside of people following Basel coverage/watch blogs could know as Omega's own promotional material/webpage makes no mention or pictures of these inscriptions.
I urge others to do the same with their local boutiques so this issue is heard and hopefully something is done about it prior to delivery. There is precedent for this as we saw with the Tresor release that had the limited # inscription removed from the dial as well. Thanks in advance guys for the effort and I truly hope Omega recognizes this situation.
I assume that might not help a lot.
Some collectors (mostly from ASIA) want those editions WITH having the numbers on the dial.
It would be more harm for Omega to remove those numbers than having it sold as shown in Baselworld or on the pics.
If you don't like it, than don't buy it or wait for the 70th anniversary collection [emoji14]
Regards,
Alexander
I believe you're mistaken about Omega material not indication "trilogy" on the dial. It clearly states it in the catalogue I received from my OB
Yes, that's what I thought as well. The numbers don't add up. Perhaps there are import duties to be accounted for?
Niko
