OMEGA Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday Limited Edition (Arrivals)

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Mines been gone since October - they had to replace the entire dial. Just got the call for pickup tomorrow!
Sorry to hear that you were one of the unlucky ones - glad to hear it will be back with you soonest! Looking forward to a wristshot 馃憤
 
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My Speedy Tuesday is all good now after a "quick" service... I've got it paired on a grey Omega nato.

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The grey NATO looks nice, shame they didn't include that one instead of the overly loud beetlejuice one.
 
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My Speedy Tuesday is all good now after a "quick" service... I've got it paired on a grey Omega nato.
Congrats - looking great! Ditto for the TinTin 馃榾馃槑馃憤
 
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Mine finally arrived almost a month after leaving the factory. No champagne when picking it up so I found the next best thing:

I've accumulated 5 different strap options including a 1171/633 bracelet over the last year while waiting for this to arrive, but I must say that it looks fantastic on the included leather band. Glad to finally have this piece in rotation. Cheers!
 
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Well, I think that's it - you might have had a pleasant personal experience but many others have had entirely different experiences (both good and bad). There was just no consistency. Some people received theirs in June and some still haven't received them (after a year!). Some picked theirs up at OBs while sipping champagne while others opened up a cardboard box that FedEx just delivered to their house. Some had flawless watches from the beginning while others received watches that should've initially failed QC and never left the factory.

You'd think that with a Swiss company that makes hundreds of thousands of watches each year that they would aim to make this special release - the first Omega sold online - as consistent and as smooth of a watch buying experience as possible - and perhaps even something that closely mirrors any traditional online purchase - "point, click, buy, pack, ship, track, deliver". Other than a reservation confirmation and a few emails, there was no guidance on how the actual process would unfold, how long it would realistically take, and no real "customer care" along the way. Omega offered no real transparency with their communication. The general emails were too infrequent. The wording was vague. The dates were soft. The promises were empty.

And it was essentially the same thing when direct emails were exchanged. In my last exchange with Omega, I've been told my watch has left Switzerland, arrived in my home country but now they "are working on finding [my] watch". Why does it have to be FOUND? If it was shipped via "express courier" to my market on December 15th, shouldn't it be here by now? And where did it go if not to where I am picking it up from? I just don't understand how this can happen.... Perhaps I don't understand the process of moving luxury goods across international borders between markets but this seems to be an extreme case or something has gone terribly wrong.

Honestly, had they just been upfront and said something like... "the actual departure from Switzerland of your watch was delayed until the 22nd due to an local strike of airport maintenance staff and the DHL driver being involved in a minor traffic accident involving a cow. It was shipped to your country's regional office where it transited customs, was inspected and worn by *only* 4 office staffers (1 per day) before being carefully repackaged. Unfortunately, due to the observance of Festivus, adverse weather conditions and a locust infestation, our offices were closed longer than expected. Also, the last staffer with your watch went missing for 2 days after New Years.. (luckily we found him - phew!). Anyway, your watch completed this phase on January 5th and was shipped via pony express 12-day to your local boutique (tracking # H33H4W2U). As you can see (assuming your rider does not die of dysentery along the way), it should arrive on Wednesday and your local boutique should contact you via singing telegram within 2 days of it's arrival to arrange pickup"...it'd actually be somewhat believable and I'd be much more at ease.
 
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Has anyone that was told their watch would leave the factory on the 15th of December seen or heard anything?

Yes, as mentioned in another thread. Christmas is the worst time to send anything mail, cargo as billions of people send stuff around Christmas , private and commercial goods. (work in importing game for government ). So last bit might be a local customs thing
Sending something that has to go to a government bong due to duty and paperwork is not the same as sending a t-shirt

Paid for mine on Thursday still to be shipped as I live 3-4000km from OB

CEO for Australia said the last batch will be the best as QC has been double checked ( some may have been on way a lot earlier but once a few issues found all were pulled back to be looked at again.)

A lot in the same boat, and I think I am still lucky to be getting one compared to many who missed out.

Hey they said it will be delivered in summer and the have lived up to their bargain in my book as in Australia it's Summer
 
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I see that the latest ST to complete on eBay has failed to sell at 拢5,500, which I think supports the views Tet expressed earlier regarding values further softening before bottoming-out. I also don't feel bothered as I have never contemplated selling mine, but I think some might have been expecting a stronger sellers' market based on what has happened with the Silver Snoopy.
The latest ST to sell on eBay has just gone for 拢5,601. Another went for 拢5,600 in mid-December, so if these are 'real' bids, there would appear to be an established current benchmark value, giving flippers a 拢1.5k profit.
 
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The latest ST to sell on eBay has just gone for 拢5,601. Another went for 拢5,600 in mid-December, so if these are 'real' bids, there would appear to be an established current benchmark value, giving flippers a 拢1.5k profit.
Take off around 拢500 for ebay/PayPal fees

My one is going nowhere...if it ever arrives
 
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Take off around 拢500 for ebay/PayPal fees

My one is going nowhere...if it ever arrives
Yes Griz, you're right - I'd overlooked the fees. And thus with even less of a profit, there can't be much of an excuse for flipping, especially as it's so good 'in the flesh,' as I hope you'll soon be able to confirm yourself.
 
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Take off around 拢500 for ebay/PayPal fees

My one is going nowhere...if it ever arrives

There have been a lot of offer emails going out to ebayers recently offering no selling fee windows so those sellers may in fact have only got hit for the Paypal cut, circa 拢175. Also business sellers have capped fees so it isn't necessarily certain that those sales incurred a big final value fee like that. I believe one sold on here recently which was advertised at 拢5750 so 拢5500-5750 does seem to be the selling level at present. Not quite the softening in value some were foretelling only a month or two ago.
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It's here 馃榿
#1861 with a 1861 beating inside
Nice when they throw in some goodies

 
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It's here 馃榿
#1861 with a 1861 beating inside
Nice when they throw in some goodies

There, see - your patience rewarded. Very pleased to see you've received it and I hope you're as happy with yours as I am with mine.
 
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It's here 馃榿
#1861 with a 1861 beating inside
Nice when they throw in some goodies

Very nice, mine only came last week and I haven't taken it off since. I remember on the morning it was released actually trying for number 1861 and I think 861 (both gone) before I struck lucky with another Speedy relevant number so wasn't too disappointed.
 
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Must admit the spare springbars in the back of the springbar tool is a cool thing. Whoever at Omega thought of that 馃憤馃憤
 
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I remember on the morning it was released actually trying for number 1861
And you were not the only one. I tried that number too. 馃榿
Congrats STANDY, good catch. 馃憤
 
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There, see - your patience rewarded. Very pleased to see you've received it and I hope you're as happy with yours as I am with mine.


Very nice, mine only came last week and I haven't taken it off since. I remember on the morning it was released actually trying for number 1861 and I think 861 (both gone) before I struck lucky with another Speedy relevant number so wasn't too disappointed.

And you were not the only one. I tried that number too. 馃榿
Congrats STANDY, good catch. 馃憤

Got it about 5 minutes after they were released 馃槈
(being in Australia it was prime Forum reading time for me)

Thanks guys