JohnG 41 Posted February 17, 2009 Just won an auction on eBay: Brand new gen Omega SMP rubber strap (without the deployant) for my future SMP Chrono... This strap runs $192 from Otto Frei... I got it for $102.50 I used an auction sniper - and calculated my snipe just right. Some people will put their max at (for example) 100.01 - to beat the guy who bids $100.00 - but then there are some who put, say, $100.99, or even 101.xx - to beat the guy who wants to beat the guy who bids $100.00 - I got the final step and always bid $52.xx, $102.xx and so on - just to be sure. Anyway, here is the bid history so you can see how I totally pwned this fucker: Auction end Feb-17-09 12:19:09 PST EIGHT seconds before the end, JohnG comes in and BOOM! HEADSHOT!!! Bidder / Bid Amount / Bid Time JohnG( 33) / US $102.50 / Feb-17-09 12:19:01 PST 3***v( 83) / US $101.99 / Feb-17-09 07:26:57 PST 7***e( 63) / US $81.00 / Feb-17-09 12:18:50 PST 3***v( 83) / US $77.99 / Feb-17-09 07:23:07 PST Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 307 Posted February 17, 2009 On what Omega atch are you going to wear it John? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 17, 2009 On what Omega atch are you going to wear it John? SeaMaster Professional Chrono... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 307 Posted February 17, 2009 Nice one. And again a watch thread posted. By whom, by JohnG and Onzenuub, the postwhores Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted February 18, 2009 Nice bit of sniping there, John... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swissaddict 0 Posted February 18, 2009 here is the bid history so you can see how I totally pwned this fucker :P Well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted February 18, 2009 Good job :P The seamaster is a beautiful watch. It has always been my alltime favourite. Looking forward to see a wristshot with the new strap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 18, 2009 Good job :P The seamaster is a beautiful watch. It has always been my alltime favourite. Looking forward to see a wristshot with the new strap. Thanks guys! Just to be clear - I don't have the SMP yet - I usually do things ass-backwards - I bought the Gen diver's extension for my SSD before I had the SSD. Now I bought the Gen strap for my SMP that I don't own yet. But now I am committed... Otto Frei sells the deployant for $159, but I am going to shop around, see if I can find it cheaper (on eBay - among retailers, Otto Frei is the cheapest I have found) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KinCaidk 0 Posted February 18, 2009 Good job :P The seamaster is a beautiful watch. It has always been my alltime favourite. Looking forward to see a wristshot with the new strap. Thanks guys! Just to be clear - I don't have the SMP yet - I usually do things ass-backwards - I bought the Gen diver's extension for my SSD before I had the SSD. Now I bought the Gen strap for my SMP that I don't own yet. But now I am committed... Otto Frei sells the deployant for $159, but I am going to shop around, see if I can find it cheaper (on eBay - among retailers, Otto Frei is the cheapest I have found) Ass-backwards - now there's a fun expression. I don't have a SMP either... But it should arrive in the mail around the 22nd :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted February 18, 2009 Nice bit of rubber but you would think they could rep the damn thing propperly and save us a few bucks. Prob costs Omega 'round five bucks, in China! Does it say in the pkg where it's made? If it is CN i'm surprised they don't just sell 'em out the back door to the rep makers. I gather the rep ones arn't exactly crash hot? Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 18, 2009 Nice bit of rubber but you would think they could rep the damn thing propperly and save us a few bucks. Prob costs Omega 'round five bucks, in China!Does it say in the pkg where it's made? If it is CN i'm surprised they don't just sell 'em out the back door to the rep makers. I gather the rep ones arn't exactly crash hot? Col. There is no rep of the SMP rubber - just the Planet Ocean. 20mm PO rubber fits the SMP but has buckle, not deployant... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted February 18, 2009 Bugger. So the clasp has to be gen as well. You pick expensive projects mate. At least you can be shure it's gunna be the only one on the block. You geting a dial as well? Nice watch BTW but not as nice as that other one you posted a while back. THAT has to be the king of Omegas. Why oh why don't they rep it? It's stunning. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 18, 2009 Bugger. So the clasp has to be gen as well. You pick expensive projects mate. At least you can be shure it's gunna be the only one on the block.You geting a dial as well? Nice watch BTW but not as nice as that other one you posted a while back. THAT has to be the king of Omegas. Why oh why don't they rep it? It's stunning. Col. That's the Aqua Terra Chrono - they rep it but it looks like a POS. Part of the problem is that it (the gen) has the 3301 movement with the close subdial spacing... The Omega Chronos with the 1164 (7750) are easy to rep, but the 3301's all suck. The gen clasp is $159 from Otto Frei. But I am patient, maybe I will find one elsewhere for less... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted February 18, 2009 The gen clasp is $159 from Otto Frei. Ouch! And ya gotta deal with Otto :P It had better turn out a real nice watch. I'll keep my eyes out. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 18, 2009 Searching everywhere but that clasp is hard to find - all the gen forums refer to Otto Frei as the place to buy it (cheaper than AD they say) - believe it or not some places charge close to five hundred dollars for it (authenticwatch.com for example)... Here are pics of the deployant: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 307 Posted February 18, 2009 Sure an expensive one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 18, 2009 My Ocean Racer deployant (rep) arrived at Gorilla Straps finally - now Bo will make the custom strap for my SA... Here are some pics of the deployant - and a gen w/ the set up I want - though mine will go on light brown leather: On black leather (mine will be on light brown leather - but same idea): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onzenuub 307 Posted February 20, 2009 On what Omega atch are you going to wear it John? SeaMaster Professional Chrono... John Slicemaster has one for sale now on RG: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=51627 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnG 41 Posted February 20, 2009 On what Omega atch are you going to wear it John? SeaMaster Professional Chrono... John Slicemaster has one for sale now on RG: http://www.repgeek.com/showthread.php?t=51627 Thanks - it was a cheap quartz - I am going to get the 7750 version - after all the money into a gen strap, has to be a good watch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
