Charismatic Megafauna said:

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mts6175 said:

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Pure trash move by Omega.

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Or an extremely classy one. They release a series of whimsical homage pieces in what is probably the second golden age of space exploration, priced to make them accessible to all, and released them in what could be a great horological social events, then before the release it becomes apparent that the only people who are getting the watches at the release are ammo and concert ticket scalpers and other opportunist dirtbags, and the only people who are going to end up with them are those with enough discretionary income to to buy the real thing, and likely already have one, so these will just end up living in a drawer with the battery removed and never see the light of day. So they say f it, and before the ebay auctions end drop the announcement that there will be no shortage of these watches and anybody who wants one will be able to get one for msrp. They will probably sell 20x as many of these in a week as they sell of real moonwatches in 10 years, and the markup per watch is probably similar

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Omega x Swatch: Retailed at $260

32 bids on the Uranus model (lol) aka “Tiffany Blue” will probably crack $10,000 pic.twitter.com/39KyNDTKh3

— Bucco “Buyback” Capital (@buccocapital) March 27, 2022

AgEng06 said:

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How about a discussion on a real Moonwatch... Assuming I wanted a new 3861, should I go with the hesalite or sapphire? I know the hesalite is more authentic to the original, but the sapphire back just looks so cool to me. Thoughts?

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Serotonin said:

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AgEng06 said:

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How about a discussion on a real Moonwatch... Assuming I wanted a new 3861, should I go with the hesalite or sapphire? I know the hesalite is more authentic to the original, but the sapphire back just looks so cool to me. Thoughts?

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I'd go sapphire sandwich to be able to see the movement.

But have you checked out the Railmaster? Love that sapphire dome...
https://omegaforums.net/threads/%E2%80%9Cchristine%E2%80%9D-my-%E2%80%9957-le-railmaster-a-reality-check.64492/


EDIT: Do not endorse the rope bracelet with this , but it's a good angle for seeing the curve.

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Farmer1906 said:

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I'm a pretty big fan of the North Flag.



It was basically Tudor planting their flag in the watch world saying we're not like a poor man's Rolex anymore. Not that there is anything wrong with being Rolex's little brother.

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Charismatic Megafauna said:

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I guess seaspeed didn't survive his expedition into the gang violence riddled Houston galleria

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Sea Speed said:

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Charismatic Megafauna said:

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I guess seaspeed didn't survive his expedition into the gang violence riddled Houston galleria

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Didn't go after I got a text with a video of the line on Friday AFTERNOON. Spent my weekend in banned camp instead. Too much swiping IYKWIM.

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Serotonin said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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I'm a pretty big fan of the North Flag.



It was basically Tudor planting their flag in the watch world saying we're not like a poor man's Rolex anymore. Not that there is anything wrong with being Rolex's little brother.

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They need to drop the power reserve. I think it works for a Grand Seiko because it shows off the exceptional quality and attention to detail from GS (see below).

But for Tudor I think it distracts from a clean design. And I'd drop the date too and just make it the affordable version of the Explorer I.

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JSKolache said:

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They also had and have since dropped the Ranger, which was the Expy 1 analogue.

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The Air-King and Milgauss are widely perceived to be on the brink of discontinuation or renewal. Due to the length of time both models have managed to cling onto their position within Rolex's catalogue, it is unlikely they will be discontinued in their entirety. They will probably be redesigned from top to bottom.

Following the 36mm Explorer's launch last year, it is likely that Rolex is seeking to cast an eye on previous models and variants as a source of inspiration for novelties. An Air-King with a 3-6-9 dial layout and bright colour options is plausible, given its historical significance in the Air-King collection. So too is the option of a 34mm variant, which remained in the Air-King's arsenal for years. Of course, the movement will also be changed to that in the Explorer, the cal. 3230.

The Milgauss may well be updated, given its link to the failed world land speed record project, Bloodhound LSR. A move back to the Milgauss' roots is probably in order with a new, more anti-magnetic movement and fresh dial options. A new case design is also a possibility.

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JSKolache said:

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Serotonin said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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I'm a pretty big fan of the North Flag.



It was basically Tudor planting their flag in the watch world saying we're not like a poor man's Rolex anymore. Not that there is anything wrong with being Rolex's little brother.

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They need to drop the power reserve. I think it works for a Grand Seiko because it shows off the exceptional quality and attention to detail from GS (see below).

But for Tudor I think it distracts from a clean design. And I'd drop the date too and just make it the affordable version of the Explorer I.

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A few things:
They already dropped the North flag line (only one with power reserve)
They also had and have since dropped the Ranger, which was the Expy 1 analogue.

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Serotonin said:

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The Air-King and Milgauss are widely perceived to be on the brink of discontinuation or renewal. Due to the length of time both models have managed to cling onto their position within Rolex's catalogue, it is unlikely they will be discontinued in their entirety. They will probably be redesigned from top to bottom.

Following the 36mm Explorer's launch last year, it is likely that Rolex is seeking to cast an eye on previous models and variants as a source of inspiration for novelties. An Air-King with a 3-6-9 dial layout and bright colour options is plausible, given its historical significance in the Air-King collection. So too is the option of a 34mm variant, which remained in the Air-King's arsenal for years. Of course, the movement will also be changed to that in the Explorer, the cal. 3230.

The Milgauss may well be updated, given its link to the failed world land speed record project, Bloodhound LSR. A move back to the Milgauss' roots is probably in order with a new, more anti-magnetic movement and fresh dial options. A new case design is also a possibility.

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https://www.t3.com/news/rolex-expert-makes-predictions-for-watches-and-wonders-2022

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