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    Quote Originally Posted by jukeboxs View Post
    All these folks claiming they have lost interest yet still monitoring and replying to the thread…

    Just take some holidays, a camping chair, and get down to the high street for some fresh air and a long queue - you might get lucky.
    I’ve lost interest because they’re not easily available at the moment, though I know my disdain is temporary and I’ll probably buy one when they’re available online and at retail price - which I think is over priced for a plastic watch, though stupidly, the Omega horseshoe makes the difference for me.

    In the meantime there are loads of nice watches on which to spend my £208 (or multiples of it depending how I’m trying to self-justify the latest purchase 🙄)

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    Quote Originally Posted by cf31bloobird View Post
    If it's that a dire situation in the house I would imagine the majority wouldn't shell out 200 quid in the hope that they can turn it into 400 quid ... assuming it sells
    Actually, looking at eBay, it is absolutely guaranteed to sell within a week and is a guaranteed 100%+ profit. There is a profit to be made here for essentially no risk: Just a bit of effort in terms of queuing up.

    If you're short of money, have time to queue, and can spare the capital for a week then it really is a no brainer at the moment. This scenario fits a lot of people.


    Quote Originally Posted by Ruggertech View Post
    They all are selling looking at ebay. Quick payday loan or a few mates clubbing together. People who need to, find a way.
    This.

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    I’m in the

    Me: “is that a Speedmaster
    XOwner: yes
    Me: how much?
    XOwner: £400
    Me: that’s not a Speedmaster

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    Quote Originally Posted by DeepThought View Post
    I’m in the

    Me: “is that a Speedmaster
    XOwner: yes
    Me: how much?
    XOwner: £400
    Me: that’s not a Speedmaster

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    So if someone had paid £400 for an Omega Speedmaster, would your point still be valid?

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    Quote Originally Posted by rico View Post
    So if someone had paid £400 for an Omega Speedmaster, would your point still be valid?
    I've actually paid less for real ones although TBH it was a good while ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C View Post
    I've actually paid less for real ones although TBH it was a good while ago.

    Don't suppose you've an old one lying around that you have no use for Neil? I can have the £400 in your account in minutes. ;-)
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    Quote Originally Posted by rico View Post
    So if someone had paid £400 for an Omega Speedmaster, would your point still be valid?
    I don’t think there was a deepthought put into that comment.

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    Surely it's more

    "Is that a plastic Speedmaster in a garish colour?"
    "Yes it is"
    "How much did you pay?"
    "£400"
    "You must have really wanted one!"

    Nobody is going to think this is a REAL Speedmaster.

    You're more likely to have one of the Chinese lookalikes confused with one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snowman View Post
    Surely it's more

    "Is that a plastic Speedmaster in a garish colour?"
    "Yes it is"
    "How much did you pay?"
    "£400"
    "You must have really wanted one!"

    Nobody is going to think this is a REAL Speedmaster.

    You're more likely to have one of the Chinese lookalikes confused with one.

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    Except maybe the Mercury? Looks a bit like a DSOTM…..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C View Post
    I've actually paid less for real ones although TBH it was a good while ago.
    Makes you realise how overpriced Speedmasters are nowadays. When I bought my Speedmaster Reduced new in 1999, the calibre 1861 Moonwatch was £1500 new IIRC and you could expect a discount of at least 10%. With hindsight I wish I had bought the real deal rather than the automatic pretender.

    I realise that inflation is quite high at the moment, but that does not justify the price increases since 1999 IMO. The used values for vintage Speedmasters have also increased accordingly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timelord View Post
    Makes you realise how overpriced Speedmasters are nowadays. When I bought my Speedmaster Reduced new in 1999, the calibre 1861 Moonwatch was £1500 new IIRC and you could expect a discount of at least 10%. With hindsight I wish I had bought the real deal rather than the automatic pretender.

    I realise that inflation is quite high at the moment, but that does not justify the price increases since 1999 IMO. The used values for vintage Speedmasters have also increased accordingly.
    Yep you bought the wrong one. Buyers remorse is a terrible thing.

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    I guess I'll just have to make do with these quartz Speedmasters for now.


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    Popped into the Oxford street branch today and as expected all gone in the first hour.

    Had the chance to properly look one over and I’m now really not fussed.

    It feels like a £50 product at most, they are a good fun piece and definitely have their part in an eclectic collection, but to me they are just not worth the retail, let alone these inflated eBay prices.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RJM25R View Post
    Except maybe the Mercury? Looks a bit like a DSOTM…..
    Fwiw, when I was perusing the eBay sold prices, I noticed that the Moon one seemed to go for the highest prices.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    Fwiw, when I was perusing the eBay sold prices, I noticed that the Moon one seemed to go for the highest prices.
    Yeah, I think it’s because it’s the clone of the “original” whereas I thing the Mercury knocks it into a cocked hat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by magirus View Post
    Don't suppose you've an old one lying around that you have no use for Neil? I can have the £400 in your account in minutes. ;-)
    You're a cheeky boy Bob!

    Seriously though, I bought a lot my Speedies from the US when it was two dollars to the pound. Pro's for £400, MKII's for £2-300.

    Those were the days!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timelord View Post
    Makes you realise how overpriced Speedmasters are nowadays. When I bought my Speedmaster Reduced new in 1999, the calibre 1861 Moonwatch was £1500 new IIRC and you could expect a discount of at least 10%. With hindsight I wish I had bought the real deal rather than the automatic pretender.

    I realise that inflation is quite high at the moment, but that does not justify the price increases since 1999 IMO. The used values for vintage Speedmasters have also increased accordingly.
    When my wife bought my Submariner in 2004 she paid £1970. A similar situation, surely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Padders View Post
    Yep you bought the wrong one. Buyers remorse is a terrible thing.
    Yes but I don’t regret buying the Reduced as it’s got a charm all of its own. The constant availability of the Moonwatch meant it was a banker that was always going to be an option for later when deciding to buy something else. Unfortunately I hadn’t really tracked the price increases for the Professional over the years.

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    Neptune to be suspended/discontinued. Allegedly.

    Neptune to be suspended/discontinued. Allegedly.

    Take this for what it is worth.

    From Reddit. A guy (in the USA I think) had the pusher fall out of his Neptune. He spoke to Swatch about warranty replacement: They told him that as the Neptune is one of the colours that has "color bleeding through", they 're not going to produce it any more. They don't keep spare parts. Although he doesn't state it explicitly, the implication is that he cannot have a replacement Neptune as a warranty replacement!

    (As an aside, the colour of the Neptune doesn't look as nice as in the render on the Swatch site in my opinion).


    Pic and link:-

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/com...fective_issue/

    Second time wearing it, bought it on the original day after waiting 13 hours in line. Wanted to wear it for the 3rd time today and noticed the start chronograph button had fallen out, nowhere to be found and the reset button was loose. I pushed it back in and it’s under warranty so I called Swatch. They told me it’s definitely under warranty but the issue with the Neptune specifically is that because it had wide reports of the color bleeding through, it won’t be one of the colors that they’re going to produce in the future (or at least not in the near future). Obviously they aren’t keeping around spare parts so I sent an official email to them and they have to escalate it to the higher powers at Swatch to come up with some sort of solution. I’m pissed because this thing is already really shitty quality like it fell out of a cereal box and now I know this rare watch will be even more rare if they’re not producing it anymore. I really don’t want them to tell me I can have some store credit or some bullshit. I wonder if Swatch has similar part on another watch and I just use a different color so I can keep the chronograph functioning? This is kind of a bummer.
    (Bold added by me)

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    I can imagine the eBay listings being revised even as we speak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    Neptune to be suspended/discontinued. Allegedly.

    Take this for what it is worth.

    From Reddit. A guy (in the USA I think) had the pusher fall out of his Neptune. He spoke to Swatch about warranty replacement: They told him that as the Neptune is one of the colours that has "color bleeding through", they 're not going to produce it any more. They don't keep spare parts. Although he doesn't state it explicitly, the implication is that he cannot have a replacement Neptune as a warranty replacement!

    (As an aside, the colour of the Neptune doesn't look as nice as in the render on the Swatch site in my opinion).


    Pic and link:-

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/com...fective_issue/

    (Bold added by me)

    Close up, it does look like a nasty cheap thing.

    Swatch group must be laughing their heads off.
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    Good grief, it seems there are even fakes of the Moonswatch already.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/com...mega_question/

    https://www.fratellowatches.com/fake...-moonswatches/

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    Soon, second hand ones are going to be worth nothing (just like the traditional "basic plastic" Swatch). Put a few untouched ones in the safe.
    "Owning one is almost as satisfying as making one." ~ Rolex 1973

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C View Post
    Close up, it does look like a nasty cheap thing.

    Swatch group must be laughing their heads off.
    You are not meant to use it. And it's your fault if you do. It will not end well. The fakes are going to be better than the real ones. We are entering the twilight zone without a watch.
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    Quote Originally Posted by abraxas View Post
    Soon, second hand ones are going to be worth nothing (just like the traditional "basic plastic" Swatch). Put a few untouched ones in the safe.
    I wonder. I really can't tell which way they'll go.

    The average Swatch is worth from 15% to 100% of its RRP on the second hand market: It depends on aesthetic appeal and condition. Limited edition Swatches can be worth hundreds of times their RRP. So far, for comparison, the Moonswatch is a de facto limited edition. If Swatch cease or suspend production of certain models (even if it's for QC reasons!), this will just push up secondary market prices.

    My gut feeling is that Swatch are going to end production of all of the Moonswatches at some point, probably before demand has been fully met.

    That said, I still can't be sure as to which way it will go on the longer run.


    Quote Originally Posted by abraxas View Post
    The fakes are going to be better than the real ones.
    This does look like being a distinct possibility.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    My gut feeling is that Swatch are going to end production of all of the Moonswatches at some point...
    Amazing insight there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jukeboxs View Post
    Amazing insight there.
    Hah! It is the "probably before demand has been fully met" that sets the key context.

    In other news, the weather will get better after the storm is over.

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    This is plastic tat
    RIAC

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    If these are ultimately a technical failure (case/dial fragility, mechanisms falling apart, colour bleed, &c), then a brief, short production run will only enhance the collector value for Speedy-obsessives as the years grind by. Suspect for those that can spare the cash, mint full sets will always command over-cost prices if you can afford to sit on them for a while.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 100thmonkey View Post
    This is plastic tat
    Harsh but fair.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earlofsodbury View Post
    If these are ultimately a technical failure (case/dial fragility, mechanisms falling apart, colour bleed, &c), then a brief, short production run will only enhance the collector value for Speedy-obsessives as the years grind by. Suspect for those that can spare the cash, mint full sets will always command over-cost prices if you can afford to sit on them for a while.
    I think you might be right. If that happened, there could well be a 'sweet spot' where the initial hype died a little, before it was decided to pull them. We might even be there around now with them 450-500. And even the hint of that happening might ironically push them up.

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    I did really want to try one but most of the reviews I've watched say nice design, love the colour options but the actual watch is poor quality and not even worth RRP let alone the 2nd hand price.
    Maybe if the continue to make them ill get one in a year or so once the hype has died down

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    Quote Originally Posted by funkstar View Post
    11th May -- Now 144 under £500, cheapest is £360.
    23rd May

    193 under £500, cheapest at £338

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C View Post
    Close up, it does look like a nasty cheap thing.

    Swatch group must be laughing their heads off.
    This


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    I don’t know if it is meant as some kind of therapy but repeated assertions that it is a cheap plastic watch worth less than 50 quids doesn’t achieve anything.

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    Interesting ‘unofficial update’ from Professional Watches

    Professional Watches today reported that the MoonSwatch may not be available online:
    “All of this said, the MoonSwatch was still supposed to be available for purchase online at some point, however, we’ve now seen unofficially confirmed reports that Swatch has decided the MoonSwatch will not be sold online at all. With no official statement being made, all we can go on is that unconfirmed reports and Swatch’s actions that suggest the company’s stance is to keep selling only at the store level, as opposed to fulfilling any online orders.”

    https://professionalwatches.com/unof...swatch-update/

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    Baffling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chicaneuk View Post
    Baffling.
    I can see there are a number of challenges they are facing:

    1. How to manufacture enough watches to meet demand
    2. How to stop the website crashing when they go live
    3. How to post out such a huge number of boxes

    Someone in Swatch has got to make an estimate on how many they think would sell on day one, hour one, minute one and so on. And that number is almost impossible to guess, never mind manage.

    I guess they just made the call that they'll continue to do things the way they are for now until demand softens and an online launch won't break the internet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisparker View Post
    I can see there are a number of challenges they are facing:

    1. How to manufacture enough watches to meet demand
    2. How to stop the website crashing when they go live
    3. How to post out such a huge number of boxes

    Someone in Swatch has got to make an estimate on how many they think would sell on day one, hour one, minute one and so on. And that number is almost impossible to guess, never mind manage.

    I guess they just made the call that they'll continue to do things the way they are for now until demand softens and an online launch won't break the internet.

    Alternatively, they're not going online because the rumoured technical issues are real, so once existing stock has gone out to dealers, they'll quietly be pulled...

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    Quote Originally Posted by YCymro View Post
    Professional Watches today reported that the MoonSwatch may not be available online:
    “All of this said, the MoonSwatch was still supposed to be available for purchase online at some point, however, we’ve now seen unofficially confirmed reports that Swatch has decided the MoonSwatch will not be sold online at all. With no official statement being made, all we can go on is that unconfirmed reports and Swatch’s actions that suggest the company’s stance is to keep selling only at the store level, as opposed to fulfilling any online orders.”

    https://professionalwatches.com/unof...swatch-update/
    I wonder what an "unofficially confirmed report" is? Sounds a lot like an unconfirmed report.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chicaneuk View Post
    Baffling.
    They can't survive the post journey.
    "Owning one is almost as satisfying as making one." ~ Rolex 1973

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisparker View Post
    I can see there are a number of challenges they are facing:

    1. How to manufacture enough watches to meet demand
    2. How to stop the website crashing when they go live
    3. How to post out such a huge number of boxes

    Someone in Swatch has got to make an estimate on how many they think would sell on day one, hour one, minute one and so on. And that number is almost impossible to guess, never mind manage.

    I guess they just made the call that they'll continue to do things the way they are for now until demand softens and an online launch won't break the internet.
    Regarding your three points:
    1. It is the lack of supply that fans the flame of demand and on-going discussion. I doubt if Swatch has any intention of attempting to meet demand whilst it remains so high.
    2. And 3. Perhaps Swatch should follow the Eddie fast finger first process of supply online?

    The fact that we’re all still talking about (and wanting) a watch which should cost 100 bucks shows from their perspective that they’re doing a good job.

    To maintain publicity, I wouldn’t be surprised in a month to see a Dark Side of the MoonSwatch being produced, then a Tin Tin in 3 Months.
    Then, on December 1st in some sort of Swatchvent Calendar, they could release 1000 watches online each day on the run up to Christmas, first come , first served. Imagine the demand and ensuing publicity that would generate!

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    Quote Originally Posted by abraxas View Post
    They can't survive the post journey.
    Or maybe they can't stop the colours leaching through the packaging, which will give the game away to light fingered posties ;)

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    Popped past yesterday. Only display Moonswatches in store, but in the few minutes I was there 6 or 7 people popped past asking if any were in stock. It was a real mix of men in suits, and casual young men. Clearly demand is still mega, scalpers or no scalpers, and they need a delivery a day to address it. Staff seemed pretty certain they'd get plenty more stock in during the summer - seems to be arriving every 4 or 5 days.



    I did rather like the Jubilee Swatch, though £83 for it seems a bit much



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    Quote Originally Posted by funkstar View Post
    I did rather like the Jubilee Swatch, though £83 for it seems a bit much

    Another one that is popular with resellers. Lots for sale at over RRP on eBay. I've not bothered to click to see if they are actually selling at over RRP, though.

    They certainly should not be selling at over RRP since they are easily available direct from Swatch at RRP. Either shop or from the website: I bought one recently from swatch.com with delivery in six days direct from Basel.

    It comes with a sparkly silver paper crown in the box!
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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    It comes with a sparkly silver paper crown in the box!
    Don't tell my children or I'll be sent back to the store for one!!

    I do love a Swatch.

    Also - why on earth are they going over list - the store has a stack of them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by funkstar View Post
    I do love a Swatch.
    They are a lot of fun.

    Quote Originally Posted by funkstar View Post
    Also - why on earth are they going over list - the store has a stack of them!
    As I said, I hadn't checked to see if they really were going for over list price but you prompted me to look just now at sold items and indeed many are selling for over list. Many are below or at RRP, but quite a few really do seem to have sold above RRP!

    I can only presume that it's due to FOMO coupled with being too panicked, for want of a better term, to think to look at swatch.com. Bizarre. But markets are not necessarily rational. Buying on eBay is so easy, of course.

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    Quote Originally Posted by markrlondon View Post
    They are a lot of fun.



    As I said, I hadn't checked to see if they really were going for over list price but you prompted me to look just now at sold items and indeed many are selling for over list. Many are below or at RRP, but quite a few really do seem to have sold above RRP!

    I can only presume that it's due to FOMO coupled with being too panicked, for want of a better term, to think to look at swatch.com. Bizarre. But markets are not necessarily rational. Buying on eBay is so easy, of course.

    It’s the ease.

    My wife regularly buys things online at over list price/more expensive than the high st if it means she doesn’t have to go to the Trafford centre which takes the best part of an hour each way and she hates the place when she is on her own…..

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    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"😁

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rod View Post
    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"
    LOL, yes.

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