Snoopy - just got a call - do I or don't I?

twizit

And it still is today. Now that I’ve spent time with it in the flesh, can’t believe I might have made any other decision. The dial is just lovely and for those who haven’t seen it in person would definitely recommend it. Photos can’t do it justice. It just pops.

Mach

Congratulations! Glad you took the opportunity to see it in the flesh before making a decision!

I received the call (i.e. email) on Thursday, Sept. 12. However, I had to wait until Friday, Sept. 20, to receive it due to my heavy travel schedule:

Like you, I’m quite fortunate to also have the Speedmaster Calibre 321 ‘Ed White’ in my collection:

I’m on a waitlist for the bracelet with the polished center links.

twizit

Well that was very unexpected. Just received the call from my OB and they have a Snoopy in stock ready for me if I want it. I know this truly a first world problem but having (again unexpectedly) received a call for a 321 earlier this year I wasn't planning on another expensive watch purchase for a good while.

I know I should just follow my heart, as I've advised others to do elsewhere on the forum, but I'm genuinely now thrown and torn on this one. On the one hand I think it's a cool and quirky Speedy variant. On the other I'm still questioning how much wear it will get and whether there's a tiny piece of me that would consider buying it, not as a good investment (I know that doesn't really exist in the mass watch world) but rather a sensible "but it shouldn't tank too much value if bought from new".

If I can convince myself I would get enough mileage from it then I suspect I might just go ahead but I would really appreciate the collective views here?

For reference if it helps, also in the rotated collection:
Speedmaster modern 321 Ed White
Seamaster NTTD which gets worn on a variety of straps plus the bracelet
Speedmaster First Omega in Space - special edition in Sedna / leather strap (rarely worn but I love it & Sedna in general)
Globemaster in half Sedna blue dial and bracelet
Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT (Pepsi equivalent bezel)
Have also taken a punt on the Fratello VPC 37 in blue which is due November, which I hope will become my default daily beater (Tudor fulfils this more than any others at present).

YY77

My AD has it in stock together with a 321 SS so not that special anymore.

Evitzee

Looks like Omega is pushing out the Snoopys now as many are finally getting 'the call', it's quite possible they are getting ready to end production soon.

bsowers34

Yes, but all of the preowned ones are priced way above what retail is. I’d rather buy it from the boutique than pay someone else a profit. But I’m wary of new 3861s now, my white one was defective and had to be repaired. Only ran less than a day, so maybe they are making them too quickly.

midimanuser

I wish Omega would pull it fast because I see too many people with call ups for my liking and Ebay is getting full of pre-owned items. Some of us waited years and went through turmoil to get one.

It's not good when you hear of cases of AD's giving them out to anyone that comes along, or people having waited less than a year.

Omega is milking this watch too far.

midimanuser

I don't see the logic of people trying to hold out and waiting for something that they may never get. When it can be purchased now for a small premium over retail. It's like the same flawed logic like how everyone got duped into putting down a deposit by ADs. Only to find that Omega was not going to honour those people. If you want something, then buyers should pay the price now before Omega pulls the plug, and the aftermarket prices double or even triple. I had to pay £2000 more than what I should have because Omega kept me waiting for the watch. Prices will never stay the same, and the longer you wait, the more they will go up. If it was me and I really wanted the watch, I would happily pay a couple of thousand over retail because time is running out.

Jemagloh

That’s pretty harsh for people that still want one.

MauricioNO

That sounds a bit selfish. In the beginning they promised these to everyone that wanted one. I don't think that will be case unfortunately, but wishing they'd stop is just looking at things form your perspective after having gone to the secondary market.
I may end up going the same route, in my country they have only set a handful of those, and the price being charged here when you get the call is around 16K USD, which means there is nothing special to getting the call here anymore.

You say its not good too many people getting this, you care about it's scarcity and after market value, rather than people being able to have the watch they want, it's a shame.

Regarding prices tripling, I am sure they would go up if Omega ever announces they stopped production, but there is a cap to it's peak, and that is the prices of Snoopy II, which this one won't ever get near to, as Snoopy II was a true limited production, while Snoopy III has already multiple times the circulating amount os Snoopy II.

midimanuser

It's not. Please see my explanation below. Omega should not have made a promise like that or else the watch is as good as Casio. All of this, limited not by piece, was rubbish on their part. They were never clear about that either, so we don't know how many pieces were made or for how long production is going to run. It was a case of them seeing how many orders they could hype up, and what they could fulfil in order to get maximum money. This is not good business for anyone who wants to believe their limited edition hype in the future. I put in a huge effort and a lot of money for something that I didn't want to see splattered all around Ebay and having chancers come along and pickup easily.