Posted: 4/18/2023 8:55:23 PM EDT
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Incoming. Planet series. Sun. My new golf watch. Attached File Edit to add… I have acquired most of my desired Swiss automatics. Time to indulge my kitschy side. |
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In the meantime, loving my Lum Tec Combat B Bronze. Attached File |
| They totally narfed the rollout of these. They probably figured to bring people in the stores for a bait and switch, but folks lining up for a $200 plastic watch weren't likely to upgrayedd to a $5k Moonwatch. I would've bought a Mercury if they had been available online for the MSRP. I'm not going to scrounge for one and pay 3x that though. |
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Probably the most important development in the Watch world since the Apple Watch. Hear me out. It brought a high-end brand into reach for the average person. Yes- it is a swatch. It’s not a speed master- I get it- but it does say Omega on it. It’s a gateway into the watch world for people who either never wore watches, or those who see them as tools only (the basic smart watch or Walmart watch crowd). Yes- it’s cheap. And the roll out sucked, and the quality is bad, and it was over-hyped- but it also got a generation of people talking about watches that otherwise just walked past the display of cheap watches at Walmart. |
| There's another thread in here on them - I think they are fun, and I will eventually buy either a moon or a mercury when I can find one at a store for MSRP. I don't get why people are paying so much over MSRP for them, they are not limited editions and will eventually be widely available. I think that Swatch is doing a great job on marketing these, and bringing some attention back to their brand. |
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I won one in a raffle at work. It's a little too small for my wrist so I'll probably give it to the neighbor kid. It's a neat little watch but it feels cheap AF. Attached File |
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Quoted: In the meantime, loving my Lum Tec Combat B Bronze. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/325229/D80AC651-012C-47EF-8B09-DE122CBCBEFF_jpe-2788033.JPG I’m a Lümtec fan: Attached File |
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Respectable! |
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Did this suddenly turn into a 12 step meeting? Hi Lumtec Fan. That definitely is bright as the sun! |
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I’m actually enjoying this abomination. I haven’t worn a plastic swatch since 1984. It’s fun and eclectic. As opposed to my normal refined and traditional watches for the last decade. Attached File |
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I was an 80’s kid…..so had a couple swatches in my youth. This kinda brings me back. Attached File |
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Quoted: I just got the Mercury https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/298/0F52744C-2460-410E-8F47-EAC17B7B0905-2815303.jpg my wife just got the Sun https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/298/81590D52-4EA5-4E3A-A4E8-43D5F78775BF-2815518.jpg we both have expensive watches, but we really like these so far. Very cool. Funny, I used to have more cheap watches than expensive ones. Now that has flipped, I find myself wearing cheap watches as much as not. |
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Quoted: They should have sold them online. These aren't limited edition, and I expect that eventually these will be in stock at swatch stores and likely available online. For now, I suspect that they are intentionally slowing the production of these to take advantage of the hype and a good marketing opportunity. I don't have a local swatch store, but I travel to some areas with stores every now and then. I'm not in a rush, but I'll buy a Mercury when I find one at a store or online. |
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Nice! The moon and mercury are the best looking ones imo. I'll get myself one ofthe eventually when I can find one in stock at a swatch store. I like the idea of having a nice watch that is not too expensive. I travel all over the place, and there have been a few times in certain cities where I didn't feel the most comfortable wearing one of my nice watches. A moonswatch can fill that gap for me, plus it's something different. |
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People are referencing poor quality... Are there issues beyond it being plastic Swatch construction? Also, someone mentioned loud ticking. In the 90s I was in an office with 3 other folks. One guy, I'd hear his watch ticking from across the room. I asked him about his watch... yes, it was a Swatch. I like the styling. If they become easily available at or below MSRP, I might pick one up. |
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Quoted: Omega should have run away far and fast. These are available at the Swatch store in Lenox Mall in Atlanta at retail. I have the Mercury and the Moon, and my wife has the Sun. I might buy the Neptune when it's readily available (apparently there was an issue with the blue case and all of them were recalled or something). The Neptune looks really nice in person. |
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Quoted: I'm enjoying the hell out of the two I have. Zero fucks given about what others say. My only complaint is that the factory strap looks cheap. I love the styling of the Speedmaster, but not enough to drop $7-8,000 on one. This scratches the itch and with the addition of a NATO strap, it looks just as good. These are available at the Swatch store in Lenox Mall in Atlanta at retail. I have the Mercury and the Moon, and my wife has the Sun. I might buy the Neptune when it's readily available (apparently there was an issue with the blue case and all of them were recalled or something). The Neptune looks really nice in person. I may have to go to Lenox. My wife just sent me a picture of the pink X swatch something, and she loves it, which is weird, cause she hates pink. 
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Quoted: My buddy bought his GF the "Mission to Uranus" model, she wasn't amused.  Attached File |
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Quoted: I won one in a raffle at work. It's a little too small for my wrist so I'll probably give it to the neighbor kid. It's a neat little watch but it feels cheap AF. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/202656/20230420_173609_jpg-2789867.JPG I agree it looks small on you, but the Daytona in the background is even smaller. ?? I might pick one up someday as a beater when I don’t want to wear one of my nice watches. |
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Quoted: The best way to describe it is an expensive Swatch, not a cheap Omega. They feel more ‘happy meal toy’ than anything. It’s a fun watch, but 1000% over hyped. https://i.imgur.com/lOIUqJv.jpg This. |
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I just bought the moon one at the store in Firenze. It’s fun, wore it all day today in Venezia. Attached File I like the NATO idea, I’ll have to try that when we get home. |
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Quoted: I just bought the moon one at the store in Firenze. It’s fun, wore it all day today in Venezia. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136311/BF5C0E03-6DA1-4C36-9AD4-32794C41676E_jpe-2886518.JPG I like the NATO idea, I’ll have to try that when we get home. |
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Quoted: Do yourself a favor and make it into a single-pass NATO (YT if you need a visual aid). You can thank me later. Yup, the NATO makes it much better on the wrist Attached File |
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Quoted: Weird. My SMP is around 1 sec/day. Seems pretty good to me. Quoted: Quoted: It keeps better time than anything else Omega makes, no doubt. Weird. My SMP is around 1 sec/day. Seems pretty good to me. That's bottom tier quartz accuracy, yet aspirational bragging points for an automatic. I doubt these new watches gain-lose anywhere close to a second per day. This whole thing is amusing to me, watching all the automatic "muh second hand sweeps" crowd jumping to buy a quartz watch because it now says "Omega." |
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Quoted: That's bottom tier quartz accuracy, yet aspirational bragging points for an automatic. I doubt these new watches gain-lose anywhere close to a second per day. This whole thing is amusing to me, watching all the automatic "muh second hand sweeps" crowd jumping to buy a quartz watch because it now says "Omega." The swatch is fun, that’s why I bought one. (Well, that and I bought it in Firenze, so it’s a bit of a souvenir from our honeymoon). I have quartz, automatic, and manual winding watches. As for accuracy, I’ll continue to enjoy to my automatics and the need to adjust them periodically; I appreciate the mechanical aspect of those watches. For me (and many of us), it isn’t about just telling the time. |
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I like mine, it is fun for what it is. As long as you dont think you are getting a real Speedmaster and can just enjoy it then its a great watch. Attached File |