Omega x Swatch Collaboration
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MillenniumFalcon said:
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-new-moonswat...
It is a moonshine gold chrono hand. Price is about £250.
Well that was pretty underwhelming.It is a moonshine gold chrono hand. Price is about £250.
abzmike said:
They're already on eBay for 2 or 3 grand...
Not sure how these guys will secure supply, or maybe thats not the point.
People that work there would be obvious first point, easy money. I can't believe the hype really, but this something not of my generation, this is the generation that loves stuff like this. The thing is Omega are doing very well off the back of this so is working.Not sure how these guys will secure supply, or maybe thats not the point.
A Swiss news outlet has a live feed about the launch in Zürich.
https://www.20min.ch/story/ich-bin-fuer-die-moonsw...
It's in german, but in case somebody wants to see pictures of a couple of guys (and a few girls) standing in line for a Mission to the Moon with a golden second hand....
https://www.20min.ch/story/ich-bin-fuer-die-moonsw...
It's in german, but in case somebody wants to see pictures of a couple of guys (and a few girls) standing in line for a Mission to the Moon with a golden second hand....
crispian22 said:
"Each golden seconds hand was produced under a full moon in the month of February and comes with a special certificate stating that fact upon purchase"
What the juddering f
k is that all about ???????
Does it come with magic beans?
Imagine having to explain all that to someone you meet when they comment on your watch. I suspect the people buying these will take great pleasure in telling all and sundry how they're second hand was made by blind monks during a full moon and only sold to those who sacrificed a deer at the altar of Omega. What the juddering f
k is that all about ???????Does it come with magic beans?
C5_Steve said:
crispian22 said:
"Each golden seconds hand was produced under a full moon in the month of February and comes with a special certificate stating that fact upon purchase"
What the juddering fk is that all about ???????
Does it come with magic beans?
Imagine having to explain all that to someone you meet when they comment on your watch. I suspect the people buying these will take great pleasure in telling all and sundry how they're second hand was made by blind monks during a full moon and only sold to those who sacrificed a deer at the altar of Omega. What the juddering f
k is that all about ???????Does it come with magic beans?
RD-1 said:
g4ry13 said:
I saw people sitting on camping chairs since this morning in London queueing for the watch. All of them looked like the reseller types.
Interested to know what a reseller looks like?The people who were sitting on their camping chairs since 9am all shared the same ethnicity.
I have nothing against resellers, if you can make that sort of money do it. Issue is the company could do better to allow more people the potential to buy them, I mean how many people can take a full day off work to buy a watch?
Will be interesting what they sell for on eBay. Swatch definitely getting a lot of publicity.
Will be interesting what they sell for on eBay. Swatch definitely getting a lot of publicity.
Raccaccoonie said:
Issue is the company could do better to allow more people the potential to buy them, I mean how many people can take a full day off work to buy a watch?
Exactly this. The entire setup just guarantees that the only people who benefit are those who for some reason can afford to sit outside a shop all day. Oh and those rich/stupid enough to pay the laughable resale values.
Swatch do seem determined to annoy genuine buyers in the interest of queues and publicity. How many people can take a day off work to stand in a queue with only a small chance of success when the professional scalper brigade who flip for a living will have a crew to dominate the queues and pick up all available stock. I shouldn't care but it does annoy the hell out of me.
B0bajobbob said:
Swatch do seem determined to annoy genuine buyers in the interest of queues and publicity. How many people can take a day off work to stand in a queue with only a small chance of success when the professional scalper brigade who flip for a living will have a crew to dominate the queues and pick up all available stock. I shouldn't care but it does annoy the hell out of me.
When I bought mine they had stock and there were about 4 people waiting. They made us queue outside which could only have been a hype building policy as the store (Times Square) had loads of space inside. Recently was passing the Oxford Street store and was accosted by a reseller on my way out offering me a watch.
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