zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Hmm.
This is all elementary, and i've heard this story before with re: Rolex of a past time - somewhere around 20 years ago.
You can bet people will buy a .050 sliver of white gold and a dial with better adornment for 9 bills and it wouldn't matter if it was on a SS bracelet or a rubber strap - Omega bets 3 - 6 % of it's sport watch sales will, and its a trend you will A L L
(better) get used to seeing cause hey its an "Omega". I would expect this trend to account for a significant markup in MSRP over every line in the Omega foundry come '02. Thats Omega's thinking, however when this does happen you will most likely find better and better materials, better stainless for instance, probably comparable to the good stuff Rolex uses. More dial adornments (Thru reliable sources I've learned that Bond's new SMP for the upcomming movie is "hey grab your checkbooks" won't be blue/blue - but black with the same dial adms as the white gold accents on the dial of the aforementioned Americas Cup imposter)
This is also a honing of Omega where the ideology of "when you got something good now (SMP) and you've got something tried and true (CONS) and you've got a legend (SPMP) and the future in your hand (CoAxial)" and its all been said and done - well the only way to make mo money on a 1120 is to get your act together refine everything you do (hopefully CS too) starting with bracelets - which is good - use better matl's cause it aint that much more to "our prod cost base" and presto chango - the dawn of a new poor mans Rolex company
complete with marker adornments (just kidding)
I've gotta get some house chores done before Seinfeld comes on...

: That's my point. I was trying to say they've
: improved the cost/value tradeoff a bit.

: As of 1999 the SeMP models on straps like the
: 2831.80.08 which sold for $1650 MSRP had
: just a basic strap with standard
: tang-buckle. The Omega shark strap from this
: model sold separately for $80 MSRP.

: Compared to the old SeMP bracelet, this was a
: $370 MSRP difference, yet there was only a
: $100 difference in the price of the watch.
: So at that time, it was $270 more to buy the
: bracelet afterwards instead of the strap
: afterwards.

: But Omega does seem to be offering better
: straps on the strap models than they used
: to. Today, the rubber straps w/deployant
: clasps give you more for the money on the
: $1650 MSRP strap models. As you point out,
: the MSRP difference between the better
: straps offered now versus the bracelet is
: more in line with the $100 MSRP difference
: in the watches each way.

: The other sad twist is that very few authorized
: dealers discount accessories. Most I've
: talked to won't at all or might go as much
: as 10% if you are buying the watch at the
: same time.