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Re: ...can't say i agree with you..

In Response To: ...can't say i agree with you.. ()

Well for one thing it give the watch a unique look. People seem to find the feature interesting enough to talk about it plenty on these forums even though though most will never use it.

Omega contines to market it because people want to buy it.

The price point of the Omega is much less than Rolex. Maybe Omega's new marketing catch phrase should be. "With an Omega you won't have to chose between your watch and your car"

: Well.....can't say i agree with you on this
: one. Why creat and continue to market a
: watch that has a feature nobody ever uses?
: It certainly increases the cost at least a
: little, and reminds me of the old expression
: about the practicality of "teets on a
: Bull".

: I suspect the popularity of the Omega SMP has
: more to due with the "other"
: choice being quite a bit more expensive
: rather than the majority of owners really
: liking the looks of the feature.....as you
: seem to.

: I even owned a SMP once, but bought it more
: because of the excellent used price of $800
: for a dead mint example. Wore it for about 6
: months until i got a nice 60's 18K Connie
: and Omega heavy woven band that looks great
: and hefts out at 140 grams total! Later sold
: the SMP to a fellow employee (at my cost as
: he was a friend also).......and he later
: tired of it and sold it on ebay for about
: $900.

: .......if Omega ever does come out with a SMP
: sans the helium valve.......i'd be a buyer
: as i don't currently have a water watch. But
: for now my choice would still be for a Rolex
: Submariner two-tone with blue dial.....which
: i also once owned but sold for at $100 less
: than my cost of $4,400 on ebay when i needed
: a car more. Pretty good deal as i wore it a
: solid year and got out at what i consider
: whole. Still prefer the Rolex
: "look" on this type of water
: watch.

: .....in any case....i only buy "used"
: models,(to allow someone else to take the
: depreciation "hit"), so if Omega
: ever does produce one i'll wait until it
: appears 2nd hand at a good price!

: ......now if Rolex could ever make a really
: solid band like on the SMP.......THAT was a
: feature i really liked from Omega on this
: one!
:
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