Reply With QuoteNo, as in red strap, white hardware.
I've got the opposite on a Timex NASA thingy:
https://www.dmarge.com/wp-content/up...timex-nasa.jpg
https://www.ernestjones.co.uk/websto...+strap+21.5mm/Originally Posted by HenPecked
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No, as in red strap, white hardware.
I've got the opposite on a Timex NASA thingy:
https://www.dmarge.com/wp-content/up...timex-nasa.jpg
Ah gotcha. That red hardware on white looks pretty cool.
Isn't a Pagani Speedie homage a better buy? Serious qestion.
In terms of value for money almost certainly yes.
But it's not all about value of money, is it. ;-)
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There is a full set of these for sale in Greys Antique Market just off Oxford street, 200 yards from the swatch shop
Make of that what you will.
(On more a interesting horological note (to me at least) there is a Milsub for sale in Burlington arcade, it has a Burford dial and civi insert though, so if anyone is in the market do your research first. There is also an issued SM as well).
Mine arrived from StockX yesterday.
I managed to pick up a Mars and a Uranus for my daughter from the World Trade Centre store last week.
They also had a Jupiter, Earth, Pluto and Mercury on the counter but I missed the Mercury as it went to the second guy in the modest line of 5.
I strongly disliked the way the supplied velcro strap wore so I have just mounted the Mars on a Hirsch Andy which gives it a surprisingly different look. Couple of pics.
I think they look cool……………
In a kind of Timmy Mallet/Christopher Biggins way - coloured spectacle frames…….
(and that phase where men wore red braces)
They are a bit of fun and can be dressed up to look half decent but catch them in the wrong lighting and they look like a £20 toy!
Amazing the prices they were going for initially
Saw one on the tube this week and it really did look like a child’s toy.They are a bit of fun and can be dressed up to look half decent but catch them in the wrong lighting and they look like a £20 toy!
Amazing the prices they were going for initially
Give it a year and they'll be discarded like last year's must-have Christmas present.
If they stay working that is...
I am still in the "bah humbug" camp with these.
Symptomatic of a lot that is wrong with society.
Hype for poor-quality mass-produced goods causing inflated prices, like celebrity culture inflating the worth of value-less "stars".
The appallingly cheap throw-away nature of these is camoflaged by the application of a brand that should have been allowed to keep its dignity.
Watches and horology should (imho) be all about quality (even at the value end of the market).
No-one will ever lovingly handle one of these, wistfully remembering how their parent wore it through thick and thin.
An exercise in pointless consumption
I am in the ha bumhug camp too, but that's where I spend most of my life!!
Anyone tried a Speedmaster style bracelet on the Moon Swatch in particular? Just wondering how close it would look to the Omega real deal.....
If the bracelet was metal it’d jar greatly. The swatch looks like plastic out of a Christmas cracker.
Most luxury watches are mass produced of course, so that’s a bit of a moot point. I still have my 1983 Swatch from the very first collection sold to the UK market that was my first watch as a young boy. I wore it all the way through to my late 20’s, and it’s still ticking. They’re not serviceable it’s true, but the battery is replaceable, so they’re not exactly throw away. Whether my daughter handles it less lovingly when that time comes than the far more valuable watches I’ve owned for far less time, I couldn’t say. I think we’ll look back on these MoonSwatches as being worthy of a chapter in their own right in the history of post quartz-crisis watchmaking, so while they’re undeniably divisive - and let’s not mention Hayek’s handling of their sale - I find it rather hard to dislike them in themselves.
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Couldn't agree more.
To be honest I'm amazed at all the kerfuffle about them.
Cheers,
Neil.
A good point well made.
A bit of fun
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To me, it was reminder to the general public that watches still exist.
"The whole purpose of mechanical watches is to be impertinent." ~ Lionel a Marca, CEO of Breguet
My theory was confirmed when my mate messaged from Swatch Glasgow to say they had yellow, pink and red left at 15:45 on Saturday. So i promptly sent him back into to get me a Mission to Mars.
TBH it's exactly what I thought it would be, it's a LOT lighter than the genuine moonwatch but it looks the business. I really wanted Mars as I've always liked the alaska but could never afford one. Also as i'm lucky enough to have a genuine moonwatch i wanted a different colour.
To be it's a great jeans watch and I'm loving it so far. Wouldn't pay £300 plus but at £207 i think it's a great buy. Even the white strap is growing on me.
Just had a gander on EBay, first BIN seller I looked at, located near Glasgow, has 12 for sale.
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The Glasgow store is quite new so possibly not as in demand for scalpers.
Either way I think it's good for genuine customers if it's now no longer impossible to walk into a store on spec and find one
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I’ll definitely buy one of the variations once the hype has died down as don’t want to pay over RRP.
I see the RRP has now gone up, £218 now, and €260 in Spain, I was going to have a look for one while I’m in BCN next week but if scalper prices don’t rise and the week pound it’ll be cheaper on eBay
There’s a new mission to mars local to me for £268
Still have mine. Got it as a present at retail price. I still think it is a watch that falls well below expectations
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I was in NY on Sunday and popped into the Times Square store. They had Earth and Saturn in stock when I was in. I passed on them though. Might have bought a mercury if they had it but not interested in the others.
Just out of curiosity, what were your expectations, and how were they not met?
It is advertised as bio ceramic. So I expected the feeling of something similar to ceramic. Instead it feels no different than any other swatch that can be had for half the price.
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Fair enough.
I'd had a bioceramic Swatch before, so knew what to expect.
just been in the Swatch store in Barcelona, well it’s a concession in the large department store but they had the Tiffany and 2 others, no queues no fuss, the Tiffany looks a bit girly to me, the other 2 they had not my thing, if they had a Mars I would have tried one on, but not interested in buying any other just for the sake of it, but this hopefully indicates that stock is hitting stores and isn’t instantly flying out the door.
I was in Brighton yesterday (supposed to be diving, but the wind put paid to that), so wandered around The Lanes for a while.
Plenty of Rolex, Patek, Omega and a few Zeniths, but one shop had a couple of Moonswatches amongst the quality stuff.
Prices seemed pretty hopeful (£595 if you can't see it in the image), but not bad value compared to the car parking in Brighton!
I'd not been to Brighton for many years, but most of the reasons for not doing so seemed even more applicable than before!
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Still enjoying this, didn't get on with the standard strap at all but this one from wrist buddies is lovely.
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im heading into Central London on Saturday and thought I might have a quick look. Anyone got recent experience at the London stores. Don't want to waste my time if they wont have any to sell or look at.
I was fan of these when they came out. But having seen the red one in the plastic recently, it just looks a bit plasticky and cheap. Not a fan anymore.
It’s not just the red one , they all seem cheap and tacky in the hand
Lol all the good stuff there.. and yes price seems dumbI was in Brighton yesterday (supposed to be diving, but the wind put paid to that), so wandered around The Lanes for a while.
Plenty of Rolex, Patek, Omega and a few Zeniths, but one shop had a couple of Moonswatches amongst the quality stuff.
Prices seemed pretty hopeful (£595 if you can't see it in the image), but not bad value compared to the car parking in Brighton!
I'd not been to Brighton for many years, but most of the reasons for not doing so seemed even more applicable than before!
M
I was in Oxford St on Wednesday afternoon and the Swatch shop had a delivery of Jupiter and Earth. Delivery schedules are random from what the assistant said.
My son was looking for a Uranus for his wife so no sale to us!!
They had the whole range to look at.
Great thanks, sounds like it's worth a look then
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Pop around the corner to Greys Antiques Market
The fella on the ground floor had the whole collection for sale a couple of weeks ago.
My girls went for me last weekend but none in stock
My son and daughter in law were at the Oxford St shop again today and no stock at all
Wow what luck, I've been there a few times and they didn't even have anything to try on let alone buy. I guess it's just luck if the draw who happens to show up first after a delivery
I went yesterday but didn't get to see anything. The queue outside was 20+ people and didn't move for the 5 mins I waited. I didn't have time to wait long so I abandoned.
There was a group of guys outside all with swatch bags so I'm assuming the shop had some to sell.
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There seems to be a huge amount of the bright colours that have hit the shops. The Mars, Sun, Earth, Uranus and Venus are all over EBAY at £250-300…..
I was tempted to get a Sun but haven’t yet…..
I wasn't sure about the Sun, but took the plunge when one came up at a reasonable price on eBay. I actually sold Jupiter and Mars, and kept it.
Funnily enough I picked up a Jupiter from the NY store yesterday. They had a handful of other colours in stock but this was my fave of the bunch so jumped at the chance. The strap will be changed the second I get home though!
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