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Originally Posted by jakemeister
Is it too late to give an opinion on this? A few thoughts…
1. The 3861 Sapphire is a great watch! I have one and also an 1861 and an Ed White, too. The 3861 stepped dial, Omega symbol and the movement— It works for me! But you have to really like the Moonwatch. It’s not a watch that has the oh-wow allure of your Aquanaut or even the Daytona. It’s like having a Japanese Market Casio G-Shock, you know it’s cool…but no one else does.
2. Re the OB. It just depends. A sales associate who is straight with you will tell you how it’s going to go down, or at least share what they have seen and know. You’re in Malaysia…not sure how that will work for you. I didn’t put my name down on day 1 for a Snoopy, wanting an Ed White 321 instead. With 5 OB purchases behind me I was told that I “should” be able to get a Snoopy in 2022 (1861, ST1, 50th Apollo, 3861, Ed White 321). What does that mean to you? Well, I think Omega is trying to fulfill demand. Historically, though they like the secondary market demand, they also do try to make the sale directly with the customer…because that leads to more purchases.
3. The Snoopy value prop. I doubt they will drop much in value, but unless you are ok with paying the premium for grey, then it’s really up to you. I hate the whole grey market thing and just avoid it always. If it doesn’t bother you and you want the watch now, it solves a lot of problems for you. I’ve seen it in the flesh and it’s great looking.
Best of luck!!!
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Hey! It’s not too late to give an input so thanks for this!
I’ve always thought about the moon watch and I actually tried the 1863 twice but it was too big for me. The 3861 fits me better as the lug to lug span is 47mm. I’m looking to collect more chronographs essentially and with the moon watch now fitting my wrist span I think it’s the right model to pull the trigger.
There’s a guy called Speedmaster101 and he has an immense collection of Speedmasters. I do think Speedmasters are collectible so in the long run so playing the OB boutique game may work but by that time the Snoopy would have finished production. So with regards to the current offering I’m probably keen only on the 3861, EW321 and the Snoopy. Two of it which are impossible to get without paying a premium. Hence why I said the relationship building exercise with an OB boutique is impossible. They wanted me to spend approx $60-70k USD when I last spoke to them. I’m like “no f**king way”
I might just get a 3861 - AML, stepped dial, dot over 90, new bracelet looks better than the 1861. Manually wound Chronograph. All good reasons to get one.
I share the same thoughts as you about they grey market. That’s another reason why I’m haven’t pulled the trigger on the snoopy. But it’s a beauty. We will see how it goes. Thanks for the input!