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View Poll Results: Engraving on dial : dealbraker or not | |||
Dealbraker | 42 | 60.87% | |
No dealbraker | 27 | 39.13% | |
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26 March 2017, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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"Trilogy set" on the dial - dealbraker or not ?
Do you consider this a dealbraker or just a nice feature ?
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26 March 2017, 12:46 PM | #2 |
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If all three were sold as a box set that would be cool. If sold individually I can take it or leave it.
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26 March 2017, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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It scared me away
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26 March 2017, 01:24 PM | #4 |
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Not a deal breaker but would prefer them, without the unnecessary text on the dial.
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26 March 2017, 01:48 PM | #5 |
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26 March 2017, 02:15 PM | #6 |
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26 March 2017, 02:54 PM | #7 |
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For some, it will be, or will at least justify a pass on a purchase they were already not 100% on.
For 557, it won't be. This box set will sell out, eventually. |
26 March 2017, 10:54 PM | #8 |
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Dealbreaker for me. But I think the watches individually are a home run.
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27 March 2017, 12:18 AM | #9 |
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Should have been on the caseback.
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27 March 2017, 01:17 AM | #10 |
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27 March 2017, 01:40 AM | #11 |
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Dealbreaker. I put a deposit down immediately for the trilogy and then pulled it when I saw the writing on the dial.
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27 March 2017, 02:20 AM | #12 |
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If I wanted the trilogy I don't think it would be a deal breaker. In the videos I've seen you barely notice it at all. But I agree with Tom, it should have been on the case back.
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27 March 2017, 02:34 AM | #13 |
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I have a sneaky plan to talk to the boutique /my watchmaker with come next week.
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27 March 2017, 02:38 AM | #14 |
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27 March 2017, 05:50 AM | #15 |
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Omega special/limited/numbered editions are too numerous, ............ they have milked the cow too much.
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28 March 2017, 12:57 AM | #16 |
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not a deal breaker, but agree with the case back comment.
the fake patina is my deal breaker. everything else I love about them.
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28 March 2017, 09:19 AM | #17 |
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28 March 2017, 09:54 AM | #18 |
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28 March 2017, 02:00 PM | #19 |
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Meh... gotta see these in person but "tropical" dial and fake patina are huge turn off sadly
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28 March 2017, 02:49 PM | #20 |
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Again,
Omega with the "limited" pieces. |
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29 March 2017, 06:21 AM | #22 |
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I like the inscription for the box set. Makes sense when lined up together to see the numbers. Plenty of watches carry dealer or special edition inscriptions on the front and there is no point pretending that these aren't reissues. Later iterations of Speedmaster of course had "Professional" written there and some also Mark ll.
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4 April 2017, 06:22 AM | #23 |
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Guys/Omega Enthusiasts:
As we all know now as Basel has come to a close, these watches are an absolute hit for a lot of people (myself included). Some of us have ordered the trilogy set but have a real issue with the trilogy # inscription on the dial (not news). For me personally, I know it's not an issue since eventually when the dials are available on the service market a year after release, I can always swap all of the 3 dials to have them clean like the regular limited editions....but that is really beyond the point. We all know this was an oversight @ best and in reality a big mistake on Omega's part and it needs to be rectified. I have reached out to Omega myself (just took 15 minutes to draft an email) and voiced my complaint with my local boutique managers whom I have great relations with. And they have respectively wrote in emails to Omega also going up the proper channels to see what can be done about this. Some ideas kicked around are obviously engraving the numbers elsewhere (side or back of case), using a smaller inscription on the dial with black matching enamel so it's super difficult to see unless you look for it (think maybe something like the zr02 on the dark side of the moon), or even my suggestion....paying a bit extra to install the regular limited edition clean dials and keeping the trilogy dials enclosed separately upon delivery. This is definitely something they need to look at especially since no one outside of people following Basel coverage/watch blogs could know as Omega's own promotional material/webpage makes no mention or pictures of these inscriptions. I urge others to do the same with their local boutiques so this issue is heard and hopefully something is done about it prior to delivery. There is precedent for this as we saw with the Tresor release that had the limited # inscription removed from the dial as well. Thanks in advance guys for the effort and I truly hope Omega recognizes this situation. |
4 April 2017, 06:34 AM | #24 |
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How about just trilogy? Dunno - I'd think the dials are complete by now. Can you imagine being number 447 and having it stamped there? Humphf
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4 April 2017, 06:52 AM | #25 |
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Hard to say. But I think it's worth the effort and there is precedent for this kind of change. For me ultimately I can always swap the dials but I am looking out for the release of this box....it could have been a spotless releases and they are clearly botching it over a silly oversight. LOL @ 447.
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