Swatch X Omega

probably muy only chance to own an omega speedmaster. im in.

1200 euros😁

You can try but I am guessing that stock will be gone 5 minutes after opening....give it a month or two.

these are lovely - I am assuming they won't be a limited edition and will be restocked ? I'm in the US in June and will see if I can pick up one or two - really good looking watches.

Lads if you think there will be any stock 5 minutes after opening of any store you are dreaming. It will be a few months before the casual (read somebody not going to waste a day of their life to make 200 euro profit) collector leave it a while and there will be plenty out there then. The prices will be set initially by those that value their time more than the excess over retail the scalpers put on it. Just remember the **** show that was the launch of the Q timex.

Thats exactly what it is, but there is nothing wrong with a swatch, very strong collector base in that brand. It is priced at retail accordingly. Its the watch community that are going to turn this into a travesty with scalping and flipping because at the end of the day a good proportion of watch collectors actually worship profits over the watches themselves.

There was a time watch people were generally into cars and watches. Now they are into Crypto, meme stocks and watches. Fast money, minimal effort.

one of my favourite day to day watches is a swatch ... for €250 they will look nice on the wrist - which is what is it all about.

Not saying its a bargain but it is a real watch thats generated some of its own hype and at RRP it seems like a fun item to own. Richard Mille dont seem to have any issue selling plastic watches with velcro straps.

It's not a bargain in any conventional definition, but I don't know, it's just such a cool thing to get a hold of. I never felt like I was getting a bargain while buying the non swatch moonwatch and I probably will feel the same buying these but watches are interesting for a bunch of reasons. I get your point but there are guys out there who get a kick out of this kind of thing.

Well in a world where a tank of petrol is 120 euro I think 250 euro a watch that you can wear every day for years on end and not be ashamed to wear, is not bad at all. Its an interesting concept....how much should a watch cost? Look at the guy on the Pagani Design thread all arsey that it has great specs but is in reality a total POS. He is spending less than this Swatch but he is getting so much less and a dose of shame for free.

Honestly apart from the hype **** and all the scalping I am not seeing any downside to these swatches.....sure a Seiko SKX007 is 350 euro these days, and in reality thats not a brilliant watch.

Well, Swatches aren't renowned for their durability. But regardless I've a feeling these are aimed exclusively at collectors and the vast majority will not see any wrist time at all. A poor man's Speedmaster.

Its going to be more durable than most automatics and inconsequential to damage. Collectors are generally not poor men, and speedmasters could be seen as the poor mans Daytona if you want to go down that logical road (I am not suggesting this only making the point). Nobody who buy one will think they have a speedmaster, its just a bit of fun. Only the Omega collector will take this more seriously and threateningly than is the intention.

Its a ceramic impregnated plastic just like Richard Mille who also do velcro straps so I dont really thing the material are an issue, its not like stainless steel is valuable

Yep , that’s all it is .A cheap bit of plastic bulk with a quartz moment inside it .Nothing special at all and just another way for Omega to bleed every last penny out of their moonwatch association.The hype will be dead within months as it’s not limited and anyone that thinks they are in any way getting an omega quality watch for 250 is fooling themselves.

I’m surprised at the enthusiasm from posters here about this as usually any quartz / plastic / cheap watches mentioned here are classed as worthless tat not worthy to be worn on any self respecting mans wrist .It seems that once said tat has a good name on it that it becomes a worthy beater .

That said I”ll be getting the grey one for myself , blue for my son , white for my wife and pink for my daughter .I also bought the timex Q when it was released so am a fan of cheap hype.

I think they look great, but I'll not be jumping on the hype train. Some of the colours look really interesting. Saturn looks great, I like Pluto too. I reckon you'd need to see these in person to get a better idea.

It’s not possible to do both though . If it boosts swatch brand recognition by associating them with Omega , it also associates omega with swatch and as swatch has lower brand status than omega it reduces their brand level. It’s not possible to take a low level brand and a high level brand , mix them together and both of them come out at a higher brand level. Marketing doesn’t work that way.

I think so also. Don’t see it benefiting Omega as such either but I did read something some where about the collab helping to “frame” omega as the luxury brand.

I get the idea of a cheap and stylish Swatch moonwatch with a support Omega branding. I'd say its going to be a commercial success and I can't say they look terrible.

Personally I have never been too excited about the Speedmaster and I will pass on this hype but I don't think its a bad idea. I can see how someone might like them quite a bit.

Also been quite a nice bit of Speedmaster product placement in the 'Adam Project' movie to coincide with this. Well played one might say.

Just seen this posted on TZ