Omega x Swatch

[HenPecked]

I’ve lost all interest in these now but it hasn’t stopped my son from pining for his first “speedmaster”. I’m more tempted with the other suggestion on this thread of a Buliva chrono for him.


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I've had three of the Bulovas now. They look like a great idea, but they're just too big to live with. The lug to lug is something ridiculous like 52mm+, which even on my chubby wrists just looks ridiculous. It sticks out both sides.

It also needs a wider strap than the 20mm lugs will allow. I tried a bund on one of them, which made things a little better, but I still sold it.

Having had my Moonswatch for exactly two months now, it's definitely a keeper.

[gorrie]

Dubai Mall Swatch had their display out last night but no models to sell. The guy reckons they’ve been getting about 20 per week of random colours.
Having now seen them in the flesh, the Apollo looks like a toy. I’d still consider a moon or mercury at retail price though.

[markrlondon]

Want a Swatch bioceramic in interesting colours that you can actually buy? These look nice (at 47mm diameter though).

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/colors-of-nature.html


Trying to decide between the Desert and Canyon (I like the red dial but the pink strap, hmm...).

[RAJEN]

Want a Swatch bioceramic in interesting colours that you can actually buy? .

Hmmm, thanks but no thanks. Zero interest in Swatch or Bioceramic.
Omega Swatch OTOH while not exactly Haute Horology is a cool idea and would love one at retail.

[robert75]

Timex have now brought out a plastic watch made from recycled plastic in quite bright summer colours, looks quite interesting and I think there is a 15% discount on offer at Timex.

[Rob s]

Want a Swatch bioceramic in interesting colours that you can actually buy? These look nice (at 47mm diameter though).

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/colors-of-nature.html


Trying to decide between the Desert and Canyon (I like the red dial but the pink strap, hmm...).

I guess being plastic it will be light but still thinking they would sell more at 42mm-44mm as 47mm is probably too much for most i would have thought.

[RJM25R]

Dubai Mall Swatch had their display out last night but no models to sell. The guy reckons they’ve been getting about 20 per week of random colours.
Having now seen them in the flesh, the Apollo looks like a toy. I’d still consider a moon or mercury at retail price though.

Apollo?

[gorrie]

^^^ sun gone to my head… meant to say the Alaska inspired one (ie, mission to mars).

[funkstar]

6th June

246 under £500, cheapest is £293.

Wont be long until they're available at retail

14th June

383 under £500 now!!!!! They're struggling to sell in most countries

[RAJEN]

14th June

383 under £500 now!!!!! They're struggling to sell in most countries

Hardly anything to get excited about or worth keeping a score card of.
Behaving as most people would have expected. Initial hype has died down and more they sell, more come up for resale.

[wileeeeeey]

Hardly anything to get excited about or worth keeping a score card of.
Behaving as most people would have expected. Initial hype has died down and more they sell, more come up for resale.

Are we talking Tudor or Omega X Swatch here?

[RAJEN]

Are we talking Tudor or Omega X Swatch here?

Lol! Is your FXD for sale?:-)

[wileeeeeey]

Lol! Is your FXD for sale?:-)

Gone a few weeks back. Once an updated Pelagos on bracelet comes out with T-Clasp I’ll be back in for another but I’ve learned my lesson with domed Tudors for now. Flat sapphire models only now.

[robcuk]

Want a Swatch bioceramic in interesting colours that you can actually buy? These look nice (at 47mm diameter though).

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/colors-of-nature.html


Trying to decide between the Desert and Canyon (I like the red dial but the pink strap, hmm...).

My wife has the Green one, it weighs almost nothing and wears small too

[sickie]

And now available on eBay. All be it fakes, for the bargain price of £99.00. NOT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354113770...mis&media=COPY

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[Rob s]

And now available on eBay. All be it fakes, for the bargain price of £99.00. NOT

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354113770...mis&media=COPY

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Interesting that it states sterile dial as the pics seem to be photoshopped versions of the real deal. I ordered a sterile dial from Aliexpress but got a fully branded fake unfortunately.

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[neilF183]

Interesting that it states sterile dial as the pics seem to be photoshopped versions of the real deal. I ordered a sterile dial from Aliexpress but got a fully branded fake unfortunately.

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Have you got a link to the AliExpress listing?

[boring_sandwich]

Things have definitely quietened down on the demand. When I walked past the other day there were only about 10 people in the queue.

[Rob s]

Have you got a link to the AliExpress listing?

No it's gone now unfortunately as I wanted to check the listing details as part of my dispute

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[funkstar]

Things have definitely quietened down on the demand. When I walked past the other day there were only about 10 people in the queue.

Given no one can get in to london this week what with all the strikes, anyone in London will probably be able to pick one up no problem.

[snowman]

I can imagine in 50yrs time one coming up on the Antiques Road Show.... a rare working example with original packing..."I'm going to put an auction price of £30k on this, thank you for bringing it along"

About the same price as a tank of fuel then

M

[o u t a t i m e]

This was an unexpected Father’s Day gift and I must admit, I’m positively surprised. It’s a fun watch that I can see myself wearing at the beach etc this summer. Even the strap isn’t too bad.

[strell]

I still would like to try one of these, not paying above but hopefully if it slows down they will go online!

[Samlack99]

I'd still love to get my hands on one of these.

If they're ever available to purchase for RRP online...

...Count me in.

[VoleBoy]

I'm travelling through London a week on Monday. I will certainly try and see how the queues are.

[markrlondon]

Want a Swatch bioceramic in interesting colours that you can actually buy? These look nice (at 47mm diameter though).

https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/colors-of-nature.html
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Trying to decide between the Desert and Canyon (I like the red dial but the pink strap, hmm...).

(Before anyone gets excited, this is a brief review of one of the 'Colors of Nature' watches, not the Moonswatch.)

Well, I've just taken delivery of a Desert. The RRP is £112 but it can be purchased with a discount (down to £87-£90ish) from a couple of UK online Swatch ADs.

For £100ish it's frankly a tad underwhelming. It looks nice enough, the online pics do give an accurate idea of its size and colour, but the build quality is poor. The 'bioceramic' is... err.. plastic. What was I expecting? Well, plastic, and I got plastic. The crystal is super-cheap sounding plastic (could be cheapest of cheap thin acrylic or something else). The silicone strap (which has a pleasant feel) is nevertheless too short. I have to have it at the last hole on my wrist. If my wrist was any bigger then it just wouldn't fit. (Other Swatch watches do fit me fine with at least one hole to spare). The quartz movement has a ghost date position (no date on the dial) but, worse, it doesn't hack! What, a quartz movement that doesn't hack! How cheap do Swatch need to be?

I certainly wasn't expecting a Rolex Oysterquartz but other manufacturers (e.g. Casio) do better, way better, for £100ish. Even Swatch can do better at this price point.

Nice visual design, nice idea, but failed by cheaping out. Verdict: Spend your money elsewhere.

[Zolawinston]

Hi all - I am (hopefully) in London tomorrow with work. Any idea which Swatch shop to try first or is it just pot-luck?

Thanks

[boring_sandwich]

Hi all - I am (hopefully) in London tomorrow with work. Any idea which Swatch shop to try first or is it just pot-luck?

Thanks

Pot luck!!

[Balance wheel]

Swatch are saying now that these won’t be available online but in stores only so the madness will continue by the looks


https://professionalwatches.com/moon...duced-further/

[~dadam02~]

They've said that for quite a while now.

[gcleminson]

I've read a few accounts now of people buying from resellers and receiving a fake..

[Balance wheel]

I've read a few accounts now of people buying from resellers and receiving a fake..

Any telltale signs to look for?

[gcleminson]

Any telltale signs to look for?

I think the chrono not working was the main one..! Also, some of the caseback text missing or misspelled, battery cover not an actual battery cover and instead the whole caseback removes, colours not being a true match, S missing from under the 'crystal', printing on the strap misaligned and poor...

[funkstar]

Hi all - I am (hopefully) in London tomorrow with work. Any idea which Swatch shop to try first or is it just pot-luck?

Thanks

Only 2 London stores sell them. Best bet is most likely Oxford Street, but I wouldn't travel far on the off chance.

[funkstar]

14th June

383 under £500 now!!!!! They're struggling to sell in most countries

Now 454 for sale under £500, Cheapest at £264.

Hype is dying back, these will be retail and available by the Autumn.

[markrlondon]

Now 454 for sale under £500, Cheapest at £264.

Hype is dying back, these will be retail and available by the Autumn.

It's taking a while though, isn't it!

[Zolawinston]

Only 2 London stores sell them. Best bet is most likely Oxford Street, but I wouldn't travel far on the off chance.

Thank you, it’s more or less on the way but I won’t get my hopes up.

[ajw232]

I wouldn’t bother. Waited for 2 hours today and was a few people from the front only for some people in the store to start threatening the staff. Even though there were watches left they stopped selling and dispersed the queue.

Sounds like the same people queue every day.

[markrlondon]

only for some people in the store to start threatening the staff.

Grief, what did they think was going to happen!

[Balance wheel]

I think the chrono not working was the main one..! Also, some of the caseback text missing or misspelled, battery cover not an actual battery cover and instead the whole caseback removes, colours not being a true match, S missing from under the 'crystal', printing on the strap misaligned and poor...

Thanks, I brought a Jupiter from eBay and it’s coming tomorrow and going by that info it’s a genuine one

[M1011]

Swatch are saying now that these won’t be available online but in stores only so the madness will continue by the looks


https://professionalwatches.com/moon...duced-further/

So the journalist has decided to go on live chat to talk to the bod who does customer service, and thinks he's got a scoop? What sort of insider info on distribution strategy does he imagine the guy answering live chat queries has? It may turn out to be true by happenstance, but what a ridiculous approach to evidencing it.

[markrlondon]

So the journalist has decided to go on live chat to talk to the bod who does customer service, and thinks he's got a scoop? What sort of insider info on distribution strategy does he imagine the guy answering live chat queries has? It may turn out to be true by happenstance, but what a ridiculous approach to evidencing it.

And it only confirms what it states on the swatch.com website (and has done for ages now).

[Balance wheel]

So the journalist has decided to go on live chat to talk to the bod who does customer service, and thinks he's got a scoop? What sort of insider info on distribution strategy does he imagine the guy answering live chat queries has? It may turn out to be true by happenstance, but what a ridiculous approach to evidencing it.

True not the best investigator journalism

[boring_sandwich]

Passed the Covent Garden store earlier today while going to Apple. They had some in this morning but all sold out within a few hours.

It seems the demand is still strong!

[snowman]

I think the chrono not working was the main one..! Also, some of the caseback text missing or misspelled, battery cover not an actual battery cover and instead the whole caseback removes, colours not being a true match, S missing from under the 'crystal', printing on the strap misaligned and poor...

Not sure what you mean by 'chrono not working', but I've seen a fake Moonswatch and the chrono second hand works, although I don't think the sub-dials are linked to it - Edit : The 1/10th second subdial is, apparently, a 24 hour time, despite the markings, but the minute subdial works.

The S in the crystal will be hard to spot in eBay photos, the other points are true, but some of the problems with colour mismatches shown, for example, in the video earlier in this thread, are overstated (and no doubt will get fixed, as will the typo - Supposedly an easy spot was the missing accent on the Tachymetre, but the one I saw I had it).

The easiest spot might well be the indentation on the lug where the back removes.

Fake :



Genuine :



M

[Kingstepper]

^^^ The crown on that fake looks very poor.

[snowman]

^^^ The crown on that fake looks very poor.

Were you expecting high quality?

M

[~dadam02~]

FLY is spelt incorrectly too by the looks of it, FIY.

[RichS]

If anyone is looking for a Pluto or Sun, there is one of each in Oxford.; £1475 and £950 respectively!!


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[Kingstepper]

Were you expecting high quality?

M

Not necessarily, but looks far worse than rest of watch. Not a crisp moulding, like something out of a Kinder egg.