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Which To Buy - Hesalite Sandwich or Rising Sun?

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This is the dilemma whose horns I'm currently on, have a 1861 Hesalite which I'm going to trade on a 3861, really like the display back on the sapphire, like the bracelet, the applied logo but don't know if I can live with the " milky ring". I really prefer the warmth and clarity of the Hesalite. Both are currently hard to get, at least together to compare. My AD advises that Omega generally won't alter a watch from it's original configuration, so I'll probably go with which ever shows up first. With my luck, they'll probably do a 3861 Hesalite sandwich right after I get home with whichever I choose. At 73, I'm not doing a lot of waiting for much of anything. In reality, should probably wait for the Hesalite, I'm just going to be grateful for a METAS movement that hacks. My "Grail" watch is a Silver Snoopy, but $30k? Insanity unless I hit the lottery.

I do wonder why they don't offer a hesalite sandwich anymore. The Silver Snoopy will be available, eventually, for list price. While it's impossible to predict what I would do if I won zillions in the lottery, I'd like to THINK that I wouldn't pay $30k for a Silver Snoopy just out of principle. But I'd probably say "eh...that's chump change" and get it. Actually, if I won the lottery I'd definitely buy the moonshine, sedna and canopus speedys. Probably two of each (the extras to stash as an "investment")
 
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I do wonder why they don't offer a hesalite sandwich anymore. The Silver Snoopy will be available, eventually, for list price. While it's impossible to predict what I would do if I won zillions in the lottery, I'd like to THINK that I wouldn't pay $30k for a Silver Snoopy just out of principle. But I'd probably say "eh...that's chump change" and get it. Actually, if I won the lottery I'd definitely buy the moonshine, sedna and canopus speedys. Probably two of each (the extras to stash as an "investment")
Make sure there is money in your bank account to pay for the ticket😲;
https://www.9news.com.au/world/lott...y-ticket/f9d05eff-b13a-4a70-bf2f-70bde25149e2
 
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So as the Dark side of Moon disappeared and it was time to change from Batman to the Hulk as always during the Rising Sun due to having a Speedy meeting with the President of Pepsi over a few Root Beers as we can get a quick Snoopy at the new Coke advertising with Kermit .

How to fit McQueen in there...
 
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I do wonder why they don't offer a hesalite sandwich anymore. The Silver Snoopy will be available, eventually, for list price. While it's impossible to predict what I would do if I won zillions in the lottery, I'd like to THINK that I wouldn't pay $30k for a Silver Snoopy just out of principle. But I'd probably say "eh...that's chump change" and get it. Actually, if I won the lottery I'd definitely buy the moonshine, sedna and canopus speedys. Probably two of each (the extras to stash as an "investment")

The Silver Snoopy I lust after is the 2015 issue, not the current one.
There is a current Silver Snoopy on ebay with a BIN of $125,000, guy has to be eating some strange Fruit Loops
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...and Fedex dropped the ball. The tracking site said that my package was out for delivery at 7:15 and would arrive by 8pm. At 8:02, I noticed it changed to "back at the Fedex facility." So I called customer service and got a lot of nonsense about how they couldn't get past the gate (I don't have a gate) and when I said they never showed up, the guy responded "Well, you don't know that." "Why didn't he leave a hang tag, then?" "Well sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't." And more excuses, etc. 🤬🤬🤬

The ironic thing is that I normally get this kind of stuff shipped to my PO Box, but since I was going to be home all day anyway, and didn't feel like driving out there, I had it sent to the house. ::facepalm1::
 
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...and Fedex dropped the ball. The tracking site said that my package was out for delivery at 7:15 and would arrive by 8pm. At 8:02, I noticed it changed to "back at the Fedex facility." So I called customer service and got a lot of nonsense about how they couldn't get past the gate (I don't have a gate) and when I said they never showed up, the guy responded "Well, you don't know that." "Why didn't he leave a hang tag, then?" "Well sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't." And more excuses, etc. 🤬🤬🤬

The ironic thing is that I normally get this kind of stuff shipped to my PO Box, but since I was going to be home all day anyway, and didn't feel like driving out there, I had it sent to the house. ::facepalm1::
Usually when I get the 'out for delivery' message it truly is on the way to my house. Most likely the driver ran out of time, it got dark and they just returned it to the depot for delivery tomorrow. They'll give you all kinds of BS why it couldn't be delivered, they really don't know, either. But keep an eye on it as it should be delivered tomorrow.
 
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Usually when I get the 'out for delivery' message it truly is on the way to my house. Most likely the driver ran out of time, it got dark and they just returned it to the depot for delivery tomorrow. They'll give you all kinds of BS why it couldn't be delivered, they really don't know, either. But keep an eye on it as it should be delivered tomorrow.

I called customer service twice, and both times they mentioned the gate. Also, I live right off of the "central" street here, so my side is "East" and the other side is "West." When I was heading out to lunch, I saw a Fedex truck over on the other side, parked. I wonder if the guy got East & West mixed up. But either way, I asked the seller to redirect it to the local Fedex-Kinkos. It's less than 10 min from my house, and they will for sure be there to sign for it. With my luck, they'll show up while I'm in the shower. 😵‍💫
 
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Watch has arrived! Thanks to @Kringkily for a painless purchasing process! Just to do something different, here's my moon watch with some moon pieces (aka lunar meteorites)
 
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Watch has arrived! Thanks to @Kringkily for a painless purchasing process! Just to do something different, here's my moon watch with some moon pieces (aka lunar meteorites)
awesome, thanks for that!
 
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