Totally agree - for $10k, this package should have included a(t least one) very nice leather strap and a NATO in addition to the cork. I also think that the bracelet, as nice as it is, really should have had an adjustable clasp extension at this price point. Frankly, the standard Moonwatch kit has more going on than this one, for just a little bit more than half the price.
The bit that screws in is attached to the center link though, but not the rest of the end link. It's also recessed, so it doesn't contact the case at all - it has nothing to do with fitment. I think if you tried unscrewing it in a bid to attach it to a standard Speedmaster, you'd be disappointed...
Hmmm. Based on all the photos it looked more like those screws attached the short centre link to the end link, so in theory you could take the middle part off and still attach the bracelet and end link to the case...at least this is how I imagined it...
Well if that’s the case, I promise to remove my tacky Luke Skywalker meme.
^^^ Or some enterprising soul will design, machine and polish a new end link without the new center tab but with wing tabs to stabilize the new end link. And then you'll have to source the bracelet from Omega, and the word is this bracelet will not be for sale to the general public.
Hmmm. Based on all the photos it looked more like those screws attached the short centre link to the end link, so in theory you could take the middle part off and still attach the bracelet and end link to the case...at least this is how I imagined it...
Yes, that is how it's set up. The spring bar still goes through the piece with the notch though so all you'd accomplish by removing the center piece is just a gap in the middle of it - the areas right above the screw holes still fit flush to the case.
Using Pepe's photo as an example as it's from a better angle -
The red box is what would be removed, but the spring bar loops through the first link of the bracelet via the "main body" of the end link, at the red arrows. So you're still stuck with the notch :/
For those in the US waiting on deliveries, I received some information yesterday that the watches are being shipped out in bundles of two to the boutiques. This was verified by two different boutiques and matches up with what other customers have been told. So, if you are one of the lucky first two at your OB then you should be getting your watch any day now. From the third on down it could be a while. I'm supposedly number 9 at my OB and I was told "probably" next month. Anyway, it looks like the only thing known for sure is they definitely wont be distributing all the orders, as some had speculated, by July 20th. Bummer.
Is this true for people who put down a full deposit at an AD? Or are we at the back of the line after the OBs get their allotment?
That cork strap looks to me completely obsolete.
As one more data point, my OB (USA) has given me a September estimate on delivery. They have received two so far (of 14).
Did you request an specific number? My OB told me that special request might take longer. I was the first one to receive mine but I don’t believe that I was the very first one to put the full deposit. I was maybe 3rd or 4rth. Maybe they didn’t like the number the OB got and rather wait.
