Omega

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You sell a cheap plastic speedy lookalike for 250 USD/Eur to create some hype with artificial scarcity The hordes of young resellers, ebayers and flippers have no choice but to rush to the Omega boutiques and AD's and purchase a speedmaster at retail. I'm... 

…wait a minute though, that’s not going to work is it? Regards Kev.

My entire collection is Omega and all they’re doing (essentially) is dumping a bunch of “fakes” on the market. I dislike the idea that my 12K GSOTM is essentially being copied.

That's being too sensitive about it. If you had a GSOTM and MoonSwatch in your hands at the same time you'd likely realize how little they actually have in common....

I did consider the idea of ‘you’re the only one that needs to know it’s real’ having said that I don’t think Daytona owners would be very happy with Rolex if they did the same…🤔

a considerably worse effect. In my experience, Rolex owners tend to be among the most 'precious' when it comes to their watches. Funnily enough, your comment reminded me of speaking with a tech billionaire way back in 2010, when he told me his interest in... 

Your point about Rolex owners is noteworthy…I consider Omega to be with out question a luxury brand…the two issues are how many units (simple supply and demand) are in circulation thus affecting the value of each unit and the intent of ownership… ie. Does... 

. . . at play here, but I'm not entirely convinced. The Professional has long been a value proposition; it could just as well be the artificial shortage of steel Rolexes is driving customers to Omega. Art

proposition, methinks....