Omega Factory Visit- Paid by OB

Emeister · Thurs. 9:59pm

^^^
I still haven't been allowed in since they introduced the buzz-to-enter doors years ago.
I guess my shabby-chic 'style' is just seen as shabby.

bsowers34 · Fri. 3:58am

Emeister
^^^
I still haven't been allowed in since they introduced the buzz-to-enter doors years ago.
I guess my shabby-chic 'style' is just seen as shabby.

Buzz to enter doors? The local AD does that, but not the OB I go to. In a mall that makes our local ones look like Walmart. And I dress like a homeless teenager.

Evitzee · Fri. 8:56am

bsowers34
Buzz to enter doors? The local AD does that, but not the OB I go to. In a mall that makes our local ones look like Walmart. And I dress like a homeless teenager.

In Switzerland you often wait behind the velvet rope and get buzzed in where you are greeted by a salesperson. This is especially true if they are busy.

FBCello · Sat. 2:12pm

speedy_fan
I heard OB do fly their customers to Omega Factory and Omega pays for everything.

Has anyone been invited, and what does it take for Omega to sponsor such a trip?

I would love to hear from fellow members here, or its just a myths.

Yes they do.
It is not just a question buying watches. You can spend 100k with 1 watch and not being a good customer.
It is also about your relationship with your OB manager.
Obviously your relationship needs to be that person and NOT a sales person.
It is the OB manager that proposes, the head of retail will decide in the country surely.
Each OB manager goes at least once a year for european ones. Other continents I don’t know.

It is a wonderful experience, and you cannot buy it simply by spending your way into it is in my humble opinion.
You need a genuinely strong connection with brand/culture and long term relationship.

It is not because you are a VIP that you get invited to everything either. I’m sure they profile their VIP to do a fair allocation of these perks.

Fatcat · Sat. 2:18pm

I did it all was organized by the OB from Geneva , Train offered a good food and a great visit and selected customer from the OB , I think this is the real maximum but in CH , forgot the us limo form the train station and the HQ.

Fatcat · Sat. 2:19pm

Also invitation to the golf in Crans Montana and other select events but just the event and food all the rest is from your pocket , goodies also

Drof14 · Sun. 7:57am

The Omega VIP experience varies region to region. I know of one customer that was flown to NZ from Australia for a yacht race (he'd bought a few platinum pieces...). I didn't get (or warrant) that, but I enjoyed my VIP experience immensely.

speedy_fan · Mon. 11:08pm

FBCello
Yes they do.
It is not just a question buying watches. You can spend 100k with 1 watch and not being a good customer.
It is also about your relationship with your OB manager.
Obviously your relationship needs to be that person and NOT a sales person.
It is the OB manager that proposes, the head of retail will decide in the country surely.
Each OB manager goes at least once a year for european ones. Other continents I don’t know.

It is a wonderful experience, and you cannot buy it simply by spending your way into it is in my humble opinion.
You need a genuinely strong connection with brand/culture and long term relationship.

It is not because you are a VIP that you get invited to everything either. I’m sure they profile their VIP to do a fair allocation of these perks.

Glad to hear this is a real deal, seems like not much information about these online.

Emeister · 2025-05-13T03:25:23-0500

speedy_fan
Glad to hear this is a real deal, seems like not much information about these online.

The internet is so vulgar.
Glad these are only available meeting eye to eye, with a firm handshake and a playful tickle of the managers elbow.

JimInOz · 2025-05-13T04:08:08-0500

Emeister
The internet is so vulgar.
Glad these are only available meeting eye to eye, with a firm handshake and a playful tickle of the managers elbow.

Whew.........glad you changed it to elbow.
😬

FBCello · 2025-05-13T12:41:36-0500

speedy_fan
Glad to hear this is a real deal, seems like not much information about these online.

You won’t nor should you.
as clients, if we are proposed things, we are blessed to be selected for whatever it is and say thank you (being able to go or not is another thing).
I have been very lucky over time, missed some things I could have been part of but it is not my place to ask for anything, nor anyone.
I’m just respectful, and happy when and if it happens and not resentful if it doesn’t
But that’s me.

There is always a bigger/richer client

bsowers34 · 2025-05-13T13:13:34-0500

I bought the white speedy and FOIS from the OB last year, and my relationship with the people there is what got me my Snoopy this year. It wasn't how much I spent, the manager told me that the fact that I keep in contact, and drive 3 hours one way to pick them up in person helped.

Emeister · 2025-05-13T15:18:16-0500

JimInOz
Whew.........glad you changed it to elbow.
😬

Your post triggered my flashbacks. I now remember why the Brisbane OB ordered the buzz-to-enter doors.
From evitzee's post above it would appear that the Swiss are a largely ticklers too but possibly better accepted. The velvet rope is a nice touch. I shall get some travel brochures.

Omega Factory Visit- Paid by OB

Emeister

bsowers34

Evitzee

FBCello

Fatcat

Fatcat

Drof14

speedy_fan

Emeister

JimInOz

FBCello

bsowers34

Emeister

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