Well, this isn't exactly about Ultraman, it's more about the collectors who have loved their orange-hand 145.012s and nicknamed them for the show it appeared in. The reedition does add a bit more actual Ultraman things because simply releasing a new Speedmaster with just an orange hand would have been boring
"But that’s besides the point because I guess they run out of western characters. "
A Godzilla one would be cool.😗
Unless I'm mistaken the original watch Godzilla wore was actually not Speedmaster, but a DeVille
I think that Ulackfocus can back me on this.
given that there is an ultra man stamped on the sub-dial I'd say they're pretty clear about the name.
Well, this isn't exactly about Ultraman, it's more about the collectors who have loved their orange-hand 145.012s and nicknamed them for the show it appeared in. The reedition does add a bit more actual Ultraman things because simply releasing a new Speedmaster with just an orange hand would have been boring
Yes and my comment was two sentences, but you've only responded to the first 😉
Well, if the watch is boring it’s boring, if it’s not then it’s not. If Omega needs cute names to justify it I think they have a problem.
They could have left the nickname to the fans, they could have called it the speedy Tuesday 2018 since ST has a definite target. Or they can just issue a great watch and sell it.
I guess my point is that once you have a bunch of lines with gimick games it starts becoming a little bit of a trend and IMO looses the effect. Dark side of the moon was a great tag... all the other sides not so much. Snoopy is great, tintin is great, Ultraman I suppose is great to some, ST is great....all of them together starts sounding like an amusement park strategy to me.
Anyway I don’t really care about it enough to start debating in depth it’s commercial or marketing value as Ultraman or otherwise. Just stating my very personal opinion.
As an added note, and I hate bringing the crown into the conversation because it may sound as a fan boy pushing... so I promise this is just random and not an omega/Rolex thing:
Rolex as a brand does not acknowledge the Pepsi, Batman, coke etc names. The fan base does. They still play to the tastes and trends of their target audiences but they’re somehow less direct about it.
I think you misunderstand how Omega seem to be using the Speedy Tuesday label to do stuff a little more adventurous and risky than the mundane and every day offer. I wouldn't expect Rolex to do anything like it. Instead they would do it under the Tudor umbrella and keep the Mothership as it has always been. Conventional and predictable.
No one is forced to buy into Speedy Tuesday. Indeed many member are more than a little peeved they can't (sorry Larry!) so I am not sure why you sound quite so sour.
Well, if the watch is boring it’s boring, if it’s not then it’s not. If Omega needs cute names to justify it I think they have a problem.
They could have left the nickname to the fans, they could have called it the speedy Tuesday 2018 since ST has a definite target. Or they can just issue a great watch and sell it.
I guess my point is that once you have a bunch of lines with gimick games it starts becoming a little bit of a trend and IMO looses the effect. Dark side of the moon was a great tag... all the other sides not so much. Snoopy is great, tintin is great, Ultraman I suppose is great to some, ST is great....all of them together starts sounding like an amusement park strategy to me.
Anyway I don’t really care about it enough to start debating in depth it’s commercial or marketing value as Ultraman or otherwise. Just stating my very personal opinion.
As an added note, and I hate bringing the crown into the conversation because it may sound as a fan boy pushing... so I promise this is just random and not an omega/Rolex thing:
Rolex as a brand does not acknowledge the Pepsi, Batman, coke etc names. The fan base does. They still play to the tastes and trends of their target audiences but they’re somehow less direct about it.
Well here's the thing: Upon release, the Dark Side of the Moon sold like mad. Even at $12,000 MSRP they couldn't keep them on the shelves for about a year or two. Remember that Omega is a business that exists to make money: If your objective was to make money and your new direction was a hit, wouldn't you explore more ways to branch that out?
Also don't forget that 'Tintin' is not an official designation either - though it was originally meant to be, it was eventually released without the tie-in. Similar to "Batman", it was the fans that decided to continue calling it Tintin.
Sure, Omega are starting to reach a point where there are a few too many "special editions" of the Speedmaster each year but again, given the response to the Silver Snoopy who can blame them? And I for one don't think we've gone too far, yet. I don't think a yearly Speedy Tuesday release is a good idea, but we are right in the middle of the 50th anniversaries of the most important events the Speedmaster took part in so I wouldn't be surprised if there were more at least for a little while
Whether it looks good or bad, everyone has their own take. My guess in terms of popularity is that Ultraman is mostly an Asian (Japan) phenomenon. Over time, Asia demand (China and HK) will pull popularity higher given its only 2012 pieces vs a huge population. If a famous Chinese or HK actor wears one.. boom.. forget about it..
Or perhaps if it appears again in Netflix's Ultraman series🍿 or if the producer wears one.
Upcoming series:
https://www.slashfilm.com/ultraman-anime-series/
Oh cool, it's ironman!!
Finding the TinTin which has less than 1500 in circulation is getting challenging.
Really?
There were like 3-4 pieces floating around on my local sales site, in Dec 2017... and they were rather ok-priced.
1953 were supposed to be made, however many original dials were destroyed. Some dials were kept for service. 1500 or less is the internal math.
