What’s happening on March 26th then?

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Apologies for the terrible lighting, will take better pictures tomorrow in the sunlight— just wanted quickly to share a few more images:



The experience at King of Prussia was pretty smooth and easy. They had 74 watches total (only 3 Mars) and likely 400-500 people in line that I could see. I was #42 and snagged the last Mercury. Not sure how many were sold before me but I only saw 1 other. My partner bought a Jupiter. The person behind us bought the last Saturn. Mars and Uranus were already sold out by the time we made it into the store.

The people around us in line were a mix of existing enthusiasts, people new to watches, and flippers. One flipper sold his watch for $1500 to another reseller who had a buyer lined up at $2000. The majority of us were young, but there a number of people over 60 as well. People drove in from all over, places like Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, DC, NJ, etc.

Many of the people I talked to had strong aspirations to own a Speedmaster but could not afford it. They owned watches like Oris, Hamilton, Seiko, and Orient. I was very happy to see them be able to buy Moonswatches and leave with huge smiles on their faces. Others had impressive collections but wanted to have a piece of horological history. I, of course, wore my Speedmaster.

As far as serviceability, the case back does not open. However, it looks like the bezel might pop off… I’ll leave that sort of evaluation to resident experts like @Archer
love seeing that people who couldn't afford a real speedy and have the aspirations to own one were there to get their first experience. its a shame they get bumped by some greedy scalper trying to take advantage of people. takes the fun out of the watch industry.
 
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real vs authentic. In this case, it's worse than a fake. This is a mockery.
dude is bitter, sad you're prized speedmaster isn't as prestigious as you were hoping it would be to everyone you show it off to? big man
 
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I’ve lost track at around page 34 so I’m not sure if it was suggested yet, but I think they should discontinue those in a few months and just make it a free gift with purchase of a real Speedmaster. This way the real fans have access to them without having to pay a premium or wait in line for 3 days!
 
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The battery-operated piece that occupies my wrist at times brings [me] more practical functions..

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Perhaps this was behind the colour choice for Venus, rather than, say, selecting it for Saturn’s distant neighbor. 😜
I think Uranus on its own could have come as two sets:
One set with 3 other watches containing two moons and a dwarf planet
The other having a second watch representing a supernova
 
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I wonder if I just order the Omega velcro strap for my 3861 if people will think I have the new cool MoonSwatch on?!? Avoid lines, waiting to see if I can order online in the states and save $100. Hmmmm
Just order a gasgasbones Velcro strap which is a lot more savings;
 
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I'm about as big into Spyderco as I am Omega (well not quite) I follow all the new releases and it annoys the hell outa me seeing these go straight to eBay. Then you check out the sellers other items and nothing is even knife related ::facepalm1::. I grabbed one of those BHQ aluminum PM2s two weeks ago when they dropped, instantly hate the knife and figured I'd turn around and sell it to recoup my loss. They are all on ebay for double. I threw the knife in storage along with all my other unopened knifes..... I'm not gonna become the one thing I hate 😁

Did you get the Cruwear Micarta PM2 ? Picked mine up in the US when I was there a few weeks ago. Waited a year for pre-order to come through.


Have a few, mostly just Mules lately.
 
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As someone who has been thinking hard about buying an Omega for a while, this Swatch thing doesn't sit well. I think Omega have made a mistake here.
Why is it a mistake? They will have carefully analysed this beforehand and whilst I can see that it may put a few folk off it will engage many, many new potential future buyers of the real thing.
Ultimately they are not the real thing and don't look like the real thing so where is the problem?
 
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Did you get the Cruwear Micarta PM2 ?

Didn't grab that one. Lately I'm more on the hunt for PM3s hence my buyers remorse on the aluminum PM2 haha. I got the BHQ natural G10 PM2 tanto and it's by far my favorite PM2 (in my pocket as we speak) I was able to pick up a danger pickle few years back. Still in the zipper case, unused... can't bring myself to carry it haha. Most of my Spyders are base models that I accessorized so there's nothing super special but I like carry and use em.
 
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I’ve lost track at around page 34 so I’m not sure if it was suggested yet, but I think they should discontinue those in a few months and just make it a free gift with purchase of a real Speedmaster. This way the real fans have access to them without having to pay a premium or wait in line for 3 days!
Hell, it wouldn't even have to be free. Just offer it to people who purchase a new Speedmaster...
 
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Who else is suffering hype fatigue, but also oddly impatient for the Watches & Wonders announcements? 😁
 
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I’ve lost track at around page 34 so I’m not sure if it was suggested yet, but I think they should discontinue those in a few months and just make it a free gift with purchase of a real Speedmaster. This way the real fans have access to them without having to pay a premium or wait in line for 3 days!


Hell, it wouldn't even have to be free. Just offer it to people who purchase a new Speedmaster...

So you want a free Swatch or a chance to buy one when you buy a Real Speedmaster 😒

These are plastic watches that are sold at Swatch and not Omega. It’s a fun thing for Swatch customers and a marketing plan to sell more swatch watches.

So are you a real fan of SWATCH or Omega
 
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Didn't grab that one. Lately I'm more on the hunt for PM3s hence my buyers remorse on the aluminum PM2 haha. I got the BHQ natural G10 PM2 tanto and it's by far my favorite PM2 (in my pocket as we speak) I was able to pick up a danger pickle few years back. Still in the zipper case, unused... can't bring myself to carry it haha. Most of my Spyders are base models that I accessorized so there's nothing super special but I like carry and use em.

Been carrying a Para 3 in M4 lately