God all these Rolex brigaders pea green with envy, what Omega going all out for their clients and giving them a beautiful watch with an upgraded movement and full on mechanically animated caseback too much for their 1mm increase in case diameter subs.
so they go and attack Swatch! lol.
all you have to do is look at a chart of Swatch stock the last 10 years to realize. . they have no idea how to create a premium brand or grow profits. i believe it is the worst performing luxury brand stock in the world over 10 years.
no issues whatsoever with the watch. i prefer the gemini IV but to each his own. i love a good blue / white combination.
but the pricing. . .
I'm sure I'll be crucified for this but the caseback animation reminds of the ballpoint pen I stole from a Las Vegas gift shop when I was on a family vacation trip at age 12. You turned the pen upside down and the showgirls' clothes slid away...
What's wrong with the pricing? At least for the money you're getting a modern movement with a complication that's unique for the range (Speedmaster). Are we seriously trying to debate "value" for money on a luxury good?
for luxury brands that don't hold secondary market pricing. . (i.e basically every modern speedmaster ever except the original Snoopy which I'm convinced they lucked into and led them to mass produce LEs). . .raising price to replicate rolex is a loser strategy
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if you like the new Snoopy by all means buy one! i buy new watches that lose value all the time. but if you think this pricing strategy makes them the next Rolex. . .i have a bridge to sell you
$16-17K AUD is way too expensive
$16-17K AUD is way too expensive
$16-17K AUD is way too expensive
Wow! It's 13350 aud equivalent in the us (per google translate). The difference must be duty or some kind of Vat? I didn't know or think it would be that much more. The 9600 usd is looking pretty good compared to eur and aud. Kindof surprised.
(I see the scary Standy is back and the cute dingo Standy is gone. Was the Snoopy that annoying?)
Wow! It's 13350 aud equivalent in the us (per google translate). The difference must be duty or some kind of Vat? I didn't know or think it would be that much more. The 9600 usd is looking pretty good compared to eur and aud. Kindof surprised.
(I see the scary Standy is back and the cute dingo Standy is gone. Was the Snoopy that annoying?)
(I see the scary Standy is back and the cute dingo Standy is gone. Was the Snoopy that annoying?)
I'm not a Boutique person and this watch is in no way marketed towards me, so I have no opinions on the watch.
Interested though whether the Aussie OB online prices are accurate (and fixed) or whether they are just some kind of exchange rate calculation?
AU$14,700 below
AU$7,600 for a 311.30.42.30.01.005 (standard moonwatch these days?)
AU$21,450 for the 321 Ed White
$16-17K AUD is way too expensive
For the price there is not much in terms of novelty when it comes to the dial. The combination of silver and blue is nothing new, neither for horology and especially not for Omega. The 2016 CK2998 was pretty similar to this release. The recent Tokyo LE is pretty much a reverse of this panda dial colour combination. Even the recent TAG Heuer Montreal LE is similar. And when you consider everything else, including the fact that an important anniversary is not being marked by a limited edition release, the price premium — retails for $14’700 AUD — seems a bit unjustified. Last year’s Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 50th Anniversary stainless steel watch ref. 310.20.42.50.01.001 which was limited in numbers, had the exact same movement and had a bit of gold in it, was still cheaper.
