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Old 18 February 2019, 12:47 AM   #1
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Interesting theory on Omega's website.

Hello. Before securing a Blue Seamaster on rubber at my local AD, I looked at it several times on Omega's website. It is a well known fact that you can order directly from Omega's site for several models. Well sometime during checking this specific watch out online it said no longer available contact an authorized boutique for availability. Could this be some built in website design to freak me out into purchasing the watch because it saw me clicking on this specific model, because it worked. Or, is the watch on rubber just not being offered anymore from Omega in that specific configuration? Has anyone else had an experience like this from online retailers??
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Old 18 February 2019, 01:11 AM   #2
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I could not find the Orange PO any longer.
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Old 19 February 2019, 02:22 AM   #3
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Availability for these pieces have definitely been limited the last few months as they have started arriving to ADs. My guess would be that they have to fulfill their AD deliveries in a timely manner and that is why they ask you to contact a boutique as they may be holding very little stock for their own website, or evening shipping their inventory to ADs as part of their order.
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Old 19 February 2019, 02:35 AM   #4
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Hello. Before securing a Blue Seamaster on rubber at my local AD, I looked at it several times on Omega's website. It is a well known fact that you can order directly from Omega's site for several models. Well sometime during checking this specific watch out online it said no longer available contact an authorized boutique for availability. Could this be some built in website design to freak me out into purchasing the watch because it saw me clicking on this specific model, because it worked. Or, is the watch on rubber just not being offered anymore from Omega in that specific configuration? Has anyone else had an experience like this from online retailers??

Some websites and various ad-following services have this kind of technology to freak you out, as you write, but I don't believe that is the goal of Omega nor are they using. Could be though, just doubtful here.
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Old 19 February 2019, 07:59 AM   #5
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Hello. Before securing a Blue Seamaster on rubber at my local AD, I looked at it several times on Omega's website. It is a well known fact that you can order directly from Omega's site for several models. Well sometime during checking this specific watch out online it said no longer available contact an authorized boutique for availability. Could this be some built in website design to freak me out into purchasing the watch because it saw me clicking on this specific model, because it worked. Or, is the watch on rubber just not being offered anymore from Omega in that specific configuration? Has anyone else had an experience like this from online retailers??
Omega isn't Rolex doing artificial scarcity. Like others above have mentioned, it's more likely that they're just filling in AD orders first.
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Old 19 February 2019, 10:25 AM   #6
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Omega isn't Rolex doing artificial scarcity. Like others above have mentioned, it's more likely that they're just filling in AD orders first.


How is “Rolex doing artificial scarcity”? There is no indication that they have decreased the number of watches they are producing.


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Old 19 February 2019, 10:58 AM   #7
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How is “Rolex doing artificial scarcity”? There is no indication that they have decreased the number of watches they are producing.


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Not producing the watches people actually want to buy while churning out crap tons of DJ's and DD's. If Omega has demand for the new Seamaster, they're going to make it to sell you. You won't have to wait 6 months to a year for watch (excluding LE pieces). You can get it within a month easily.
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Old 19 February 2019, 11:11 AM   #8
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Either way I'm glad I threw a g down on it when I did because the watch is soooo good looking. It may be sacrilege but I turned down the offer to buy a blnr and then a hulk, then bought a seamaster! Saving my rolex buy for a Daytona.
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Old 19 February 2019, 11:39 AM   #9
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Either way I'm glad I threw a g down on it when I did because the watch is soooo good looking. It may be sacrilege but I turned down the offer to buy a blnr and then a hulk, then bought a seamaster! Saving my rolex buy for a Daytona.

Go speedmaster and you'll be far ahead. Daytona is a watch of limited historical significance by comparison.
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Not producing the watches people actually want to buy while churning out crap tons of DJ's and DD's. If Omega has demand for the new Seamaster, they're going to make it to sell you. You won't have to wait 6 months to a year for watch (excluding LE pieces). You can get it within a month easily.
Omegas have more cool factor--have for years.
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Not producing the watches people actually want to buy while churning out crap tons of DJ's and DD's. If Omega has demand for the new Seamaster, they're going to make it to sell you. You won't have to wait 6 months to a year for watch (excluding LE pieces). You can get it within a month easily.


Yep, Rolex has it all wrong


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