The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread

[Matt]

@Go-For-Chill agreed. People are really really upset about this. If you have an AP that’s great. This doesn’t diminish that and if you think it does then fuck off, you don’t get it.

These watches are not omegas or Blanc Pains or APs. No one is trying to sell them as such. They are Swatches made using Swatch materials and colors. The inclusion of these names is meant to highlight that these are all under the same parent and can take advantage of that to create some fun SWATCHES. The haters should chill. But that’s not what haters do I guess.

[Matt]

There was a riot at a mall in LA and now all the Swatch store carrying these closed before they went on sale.

[Matt]

One of the bystander quotes was like This is the scariest thing thats ever happened to me at a mall.

[FlavourFade]

Same thing in Amsterdam, police had to evacuate a shopping mall. Now they are on eBay for 1500-2000€

[Go For Chill]

The Dallas store opened at 6:45am when they normally open at 11:00. They sold the 45 units they had, then shut down for the day.

It was the same story when they released the Moon Swatch, albeit with less violence. I guess Omega people are just a classier bunch than the AP crowd. They aren't limited, so I'll wait until the hype dies and go pick one up for retail. You're insane to pay thousands of dollars just to be the first to get a plastic, non-limited novelty watch.

[Giles]

[Sage954]

Case study for the Broken Window Theory.

[Matt]

@Giles were you in line?

[Jord]

@Matt I've just got a picture in my head of Giles camping out since Wednesday...

I don't see why people do this, I've seen videos of fights breaking out and people getting pepper sprayed... All to make $400 on "reselling" it, for the few days you spent sitting outside on a camping chair?

[Matt]

Of all the pics I saw it looked like it was almost all resellers. I’m not even sure how you fix that problem but it’s definitely sucks.

[Giles]

@Matt said in The (Less intimidating) Watch Thread:

@Giles were you in line?

Nope. I was exclaiming because I do not understand.......

[Brian]

glad im away at the beach and also glad we don’t have a shop here in Adelaide
The queue for when an iPhone gets released are bad enough

[Giles]

At this sort of very-sensible-sort-of-price-for-some-plastic watches, I should probably be posting in the grown up watch thread......

[Brian]

Lucky me it doesn’t post here

I will say it is coupe for AP to get more recognition and not being part of the swatch group doing it ( old boss new boss alliance )

But in no way is it worth that much, even at retail I’m not sure it’s worth it

[Tago Mago]

who wouldn't want to pay 6500 GBP instead of 350 GBP retail for a watch that officially is not limited? Steal of the century imo

[Giles]

This is a much "better" deal. Get all 8.....

[Chibs]

I never got the AP aesthetic to begin with and honestly don’t understand why these are causing riots. I guess no different than fighting over Pokémon cards. Moonswatch is pretty cool though.

[Giles]

Funny isn't it. I don't get the Royal Oak either, but do like the PP Nautilus......

Every time I see a Royal Oak, I (rather unreasonably) think of it as a poor imitation of the PP....

[Chibs]

Watches are so subjective and what we think is silly now isn’t necessarily set in stone. A friend let me wear his PP (that just sounded so wrong🫨) and I don’t get them either. Wen I was younger and looking at a Speedy Pro, I thought “Why TF would someone want chronograph on an old school wristwatch, and on top of hat you have to manually wind it, for all that $$??” Years later I tried one on and it was like something switched in my brain. Now the Speedy is GOATed in my view. Maybe one day I’ll feel that way about Royal Oak / PP. Really hope not though

[Go For Chill]

This week’s setup.