2015 FLE Delayed
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Kip, thank you for the update and I will accept no apologies from either you or Chris whatsoever as there is nothing to blame. Thank you always for the hardworks and dedications to the FLEs, and don't push Chris too hard on diverting his efforts away from releasing the matt white/ matt black C60 for our FLE. The reference to matt white/black c60 is just a complete fabrication of my fantasies, of course.
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Thank you for the up front update, Kip. And thanks to both you and Chris for pushing to have the watch as accurate as possible to what the FLE voting choice was. I look forward to the watch coming in October!
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An October release is okay with me, gives me time to get settled in our new place and put aside the funds. Also, still deciding on what color strap.. brown or blue??
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Thanks Kip - no problem with the delay, having seen the prototype it's certainly worth waiting for.
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Oh No!!! Can I cope with the disappointment?
Yes, I probably can, I'm sure our resident Grinch will be along soon to castigate CWL for failing to deliver on their promises though!!
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
No worries here. In fact, I'm so happy you pushed for the thin (but the newer fatter version) flat hands in rose gold, rather than us having to make do with the dauphin 2-plane hands from the Slimline.Kip wrote:...
The reasons for delay are the, admittedly, to much time spent trying to acquire the thin hands in rose gold that would fit this watch. Apparently there were also some problems with the dial being built according to spec. I am presuming this is due to the rose gold markers.
Chris sends his deepest apologies for the delay, but states that everything possible will be done to keep the October delivery.
I too will accept some blame for this. I was pushing Chris to find a way to get the originally designed hands, So I too apologize for the delays....
That was the first thing I noticed in the video of the prototype, and boy, was I pleased.
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
I'm also very much in agreement with the overall sentiment that the small additional delay is not a problem and that, overall, it's well worth it if it means that the finished product is everything we hoped it would be.
The prototype, both from the video and the still shots of the initial model seen at the Archive Event, looks to fully meet that objective so another couple of months is neither here nor there as far as I am concerned.
That it also allows me a little more time to absorb the cost of paying for it is no bad thing either...!
The prototype, both from the video and the still shots of the initial model seen at the Archive Event, looks to fully meet that objective so another couple of months is neither here nor there as far as I am concerned.
That it also allows me a little more time to absorb the cost of paying for it is no bad thing either...!
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Thanks for the update Kip. Disappointing but as said above not the end of the world, and as CW don't take our well earned cash in advance one cannot gripe.
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Not a problem and thanks for the update Kip.
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Cheers for the update, no worries from me....
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Caught the bug........
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
This has just occurred to me...
I have just dug out my £50 voucher that was sent a while ago. The thread which dealt with the voucher seemed to come to the conclusion that it was not redeemable against the FLE.
However, it does say on the voucher that it is redeemable or should I say valid on all orders of £300 or more. On the back the only exception seems to be that it cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is not valid on sale or clearance items. As far as I know the FLE is not a sale or clearance item. Though I suppose technically it could be termed an offer?
The accompanying letter says:
I have just dug out my £50 voucher that was sent a while ago. The thread which dealt with the voucher seemed to come to the conclusion that it was not redeemable against the FLE.
However, it does say on the voucher that it is redeemable or should I say valid on all orders of £300 or more. On the back the only exception seems to be that it cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer and is not valid on sale or clearance items. As far as I know the FLE is not a sale or clearance item. Though I suppose technically it could be termed an offer?
The accompanying letter says:
Unfortunately, it looks as though 30th of September will have come and gone by the time the watch is ready to ship, so not really relevant anyway.The enclosed £50 voucher is valid on any order of £300 and above. And because it can be used until midnight on 30 September it's either an opportunity to treat yourself to that CW watch you have had your eye on for a while or maybe, with several of our new and limited edition watches incorporating the SH 21 movement, you can earn a true first in English watchmaking.
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Seems that it ought to be valid with the FLE; although where you highlighted Limited Edition, it does specify "incorporating the SH 21..." But if they were trying to exclude the FLE, this wording did not do so.
Shouldn't it be applied based on when you order and supply payment info, not by shipping date?
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Shouldn't it be applied based on when you order and supply payment info, not by shipping date?
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
No idea, Jon, and it's not a big deal as they say. A definitive ruling would be good, though, I think.
Kip, what is your understanding, please?
EDIT...Actually, just checked against the 2013 FLE threads and it seems quite categorical that the voucher could NOT be used.
Fair enough.
Apologies for misunderstanding / false hope.
Kip, what is your understanding, please?
EDIT...Actually, just checked against the 2013 FLE threads and it seems quite categorical that the voucher could NOT be used.
Fair enough.
Apologies for misunderstanding / false hope.
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Pretty sure the answer is "No" to using the voucher against the FLE. And I am holding out a CW purchase to see if the white bezel C60 makes an appearance in the MKIII debut. Whenever that may be.Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:This has just occurred to me...
I have just dug out my £50 voucher that was sent a while ago. The thread which dealt with the voucher seemed to come to the conclusion that it was not redeemable against the FLE.
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Re: 2015 FLE Delayed
Why try to use a voucher? CW do a great thing allowing for production of FLE watches, surely by trying to force the cost down it just makes it less likely there'd be future ones.
Like a yellow future one.
That I might buy.
Y'know?
Like a yellow future one.
That I might buy.
Y'know?
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