Reply With QuoteI'll have to remember that trick for the Dreadnought chronograph.Originally Posted by Dazzler
Site closed again. HAGWE Eddie!!!!!!
I'll have to remember that trick for the Dreadnought chronograph.
Hopefully I've made the correct decision in not getting one. I'll wait for some pics on normal sized wrists then decide if I will go for one in the next batch. If there is a next batch that is.
Got one !!!
Phew, slight panic with MasterCard secure as not used card for ages.
And relax
I'll have to bag one on SC on Monday :(
Closure - 23 November 2013
The Dreadnought Voyager was launched at 12 noon today and sold out in 13 minutes. It will take approximately 10 days to ship them all and ordering is disabled until shipping is completed.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Eddie Platts
Up until midday I had convinced myself I couldn't justify another watch this month, in the event I crumbled like a cookie...
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
Missed out as a home emergency (one of the cats brought a pigeon in through the cat flap). So SC or next batch for me.
I think I got one, email received, so hopefully all good.
Amazing what you can do on an iPhone whilst your wife is browsing and the kids are running around out of control......
Fingers crossed.
Worth getting up at 4:00AM in the states. Initial panic when cc company denied international purchase. Had a backup card and made the purchase under the wire. Had to sell my DN a few years ago and passed on the forum purchase because I was not actively participating. I've been trying to buy back several of the watches I had to sell and this is great! When I got the email on the DN GMT there was no hesitation to go for it. Thanks Eddie for an unexpected but welcomed Christmas gift!
DaveB
Missed out. Blooming kids.
Anyway, I hope you lucky individuals love it as much as I think you will! And phew - not another expense to explain to the wife
As its a regular release they should pop up on SC and also bring the price of the original down quite a bit to more sensible used levels.
Please for Eddie, £80,000 in 15 mins......Not bad!
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RIAC
...all we can do ist sit an wait.....
Hello Guys,
After ordering the good Peace,Dreadnought Voyager GMT PRS-21 i will sind that Song from Sydney Youngblood....
But my "Kemmner Octopus" will help me until UPS is ringing...(Someone knocking at my Door,Somebody ringing the Bell (P.Mc Cartney)
Regards to all outside from Koblenz (Germany)
Ulrich
I too was lucky!
Iam off to Kao Lak on 3 December so hope may luck might extend to giving it its first dive there.
Ummed and ahhed to long and decision made for me. Don't really have the funds right now but it is a great looking watch. Good luck to everyone who bagged one and hope to read all about them when they start turning up in the next week or so. Secretly hoping the next batch don't turn up for a couple of months when I'll have some more funds.
I rather suspect the second batch will be the last
My day began at 7 am so I could be ready for the shop opening at 8 am and I had planned my day accordingly. Imagine my surprise that I had not read the email about it opening at 12noon correctly. No matter I thought, I have my iphonedoodah. I got myself set, ready, go. Picture the scene as I connected to the page and attempted to fill out the details on A STUPIDLY SMALL FLIPPIN SCREEN. I even enlarged FAT LOT OF BLOODY GOOD THAT WAS. So by the time I managed to get ready to fill in the payment details I discovered I HAD NO BLASTED INTERNET CONNECTION. By the time a kind soul lent me a laptop THE DARNED WEBSITE SHOP HAD SHUT. I am sure you will understand I am not in a "good place" right now.
The next 100 will be delivered next week but won't go on sale until the first 100 are shipped.
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
The first 100 sold out already???
Fantastic news, congratulations to the lucky hundred, and well done Eddie for banging out yet another superb product. The Precista, Smiths etc range are in very good hands it seems and is still setting the benchmark for microbrands around the world.
First time I looked at my phone today and I thought I'd missed out at 12.02 when it said unavailable, but a page refresh later I got my order in, must be good karma after replacing my MIL's doorbell this morning,
Confirmation email too from our host within the hour, so looking forward to the delivery.
Absolutely chuffed I got one !! I nearly wore out my mouse & keyboard coming up to 12.00...
Getting up at 3:50am on the west coast of the US was worth the trouble. I couldn't sleep anyway after waiting a decade for this one! Well done on the rapid sell out.
Apparently there is going to be a northern version next year called the
Dreadnowt
I will get my coat 😞
Presumably it can only be worn with your sleeves rolled up?
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
That applies to all Dreadnoughts, due to the size ;-)
Sorry, made me chuckle as you did start this thread. Better luck 2nd time around!My day began at 7 am so I could be ready for the shop opening at 8 am and I had planned my day accordingly. Imagine my surprise that I had not read the email about it opening at 12noon correctly. No matter I thought, I have my iphonedoodah. I got myself set, ready, go. Picture the scene as I connected to the page and attempted to fill out the details on A STUPIDLY SMALL FLIPPIN SCREEN. I even enlarged FAT LOT OF BLOODY GOOD THAT WAS. So by the time I managed to get ready to fill in the payment details I discovered I HAD NO BLASTED INTERNET CONNECTION. By the time a kind soul lent me a laptop THE DARNED WEBSITE SHOP HAD SHUT. I am sure you will understand I am not in a "good place" right now.
No way to prevent anyone getting a second I suppose...
So what's the harm in that?
I'm looking forward to the Rasta version - the Dreadlock.
I'm sure Eddie can choose to let that happen or not.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
One each it says,that's very fair.
Well, you did call it the Dreadnaught.My day began at 7 am so I could be ready for the shop opening at 8 am and I had planned my day accordingly. Imagine my surprise that I had not read the email about it opening at 12noon correctly. No matter I thought, I have my iphonedoodah. I got myself set, ready, go. Picture the scene as I connected to the page and attempted to fill out the details on A STUPIDLY SMALL FLIPPIN SCREEN. I even enlarged FAT LOT OF BLOODY GOOD THAT WAS. So by the time I managed to get ready to fill in the payment details I discovered I HAD NO BLASTED INTERNET CONNECTION. By the time a kind soul lent me a laptop THE DARNED WEBSITE SHOP HAD SHUT. I am sure you will understand I am not in a "good place" right now.
;-)
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Could be per batch.
These are being sold too cheaply!
Can I ask... What is PRS stand for?
It was quite exciting today!
From Ron Jr post...
PRS = Platts Richmond Spencer.
Eddies surname - his wife's maiden name - his mother's maiden name.
Last edited by Dazzler; 23rd November 2013 at 18:55.
Thank you stooo, tried, gave up read your post and got one:0
Ahh.. Thanks. Understood.
No Harm I suppose just that it would be fairer - if you can understand this.
Congratulations Eddie on the success!
Nice one. I'm now starting to think I should have completed my purchase.......
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
I must have been one of the first to get my order in for a PRS21.
Sad thing is, i'm going to REALLY struggle to take this off -
IT'S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!! :D
guilty as charged... so very noughty of me. But all the same, darn it!
Of course I understand, but I can't see any way of enforcing that. One could buy two or more watches from the same batch just by using different credit/debit cards. In the unlikely event somebody might try and succeed in buying a few watches as investment in the hope they'll rise in price as the first iteration of this watch, could be in for a big surprise as it was announced that this is not a limited edition.
Come to think about it, it could be beneficial as this might bring the prices down for the second hand ones.
Well your 4 ahead of me according to your confirmation number.
Why did 7 people ask for number 007?
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
If they answered that they'd probably have to kill you.
4,000th post!
Lol. Thought it'd be weird of me asking for a number (or two)...
How likely are we to get the number we have asked for, Sir Platts?
:-)
Well given that David Niven is dead, that leaves Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Which only makes six. Very odd indeed.
Eddie, could I ask for no 100?
I forgot to request anything as my order was a little awkward on my phone whilst shopping....
God bless technology :)
You will have to ask the other 6 Eddie... I don't really know to be honest.. ;)
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