SNOOPY #3 Pic,s and comments. .

Omega-Q

You have to keep in mind that there is precious metal in this watch...in this case silver. Omega always charges more for precious metals. An exact replica of the Snoopy award on the front is quite nice. Besides, the movement on the rear is refreshing vs. a standard on with an engraving.

Omega-Q

Yeah, perhaps it is. I think people would be less upset if it were LE at the current price. Since it is not, people are pretty outraged...

Newatch321

You are correct and I am one of them even with the full deposit, I am still not convinced this is for me but will give the benefit until I see one in the person. At this point I am not a fan even the A11 50th SS had gold and that is hovering at 1900 per ounce and limited.

Evitzee

There probably isn't more than $2 of silver in the Snoopy medallion. Miniscule effect on the price, even with typical precious metal markups.

The price of the watch is based on what the market will bear, not on what it cost to produce..

STANDY

Blue sailcloth straps are going to be in demand.

Been rocking a blue sailcloth strap for years.

C csf

Not a real watch collector, but a huge NASA fan.

So I bought the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary (stainless steel) . . . my first "real" watch. Since then I have come to appreciate the incredible NASA Speedmaster history. But I also still love all the NASA "gimmicks" on that 50th anniversary watch

So, speaking from a NASA fan only, how can you not love the Snoopy case back on this new release ? That image of the Earth and Moon alone looks stunning, but the CSM moving along is so much fun. Exactly what a NASA fan like me wants . . . not another boring, pretentious watch.

Obviously the rest of the watch is another updated version of the Speedmaster . . . certainly not bad and I happen to like the blue and white, but thats personal. So I will be getting one . . . . and that will probably complete my NASA watch collection

But I'm in no rush this time. My guess is these will eventually be easily available in the boutiques and other retailers.

pdxleaf

First time I have seen a priori used to describe a watch.

All the facts seem to go out the window when you hold a watch that beckons you.

Don't touch it. You have been warned. 😉

Evitzee

There probably isn't more than $2 of silver in the Snoopy medallion. Miniscule effect on the price, even with typical precious metal markups. Oh, the dial is silver, too, so maybe another $10 of silver. Not much precious metals in the scheme of things.

The price of the watch is based on what the market will bear, not on what it cost to produce..

padders

What escalation? Platinum costs way less than Gold at present, even allowing for that it is denser so you need more weight for a given case volume. 18k gold is around $45pg, 950 plat is around $23pg. There are other factors too of course.

the prices of previous metal watches are ridiculous.

STANDY

Looks different in the real

Compared to Omega release shots

Lurk41

There is about a quarter of circle between the earth tangent and where Snoopy reaches the Moon. So.. 14s, 15s.. who knows?

Based on the image of the caseback from the omega website, what I think is that it takes 14s for Snoopy capsule to be fully "on" Earth, from the chronograph starts (at the 0 position, Snoopy is behind the moon). It will make more sense as the 14-second burst was to come back safely on Earth.


edit: photoshop to better explain

Seems very close to 14 seconds 😀

B Blitzu

it’s not starting where the chronograph would start. It should start at 12, not 6 right?

Lurk41

The chronograph hand, yes. But Snoopy is mounted opposite to the hand. When the chonograph is at 0, Snoopy is at 30s, hidden behind the Moon 😉 Look at 2:08