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mongrelnomoad · 16 May 2021, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by christianj

What does 5 years have anything to do with it?

QAnon. Trump. Brexit. Climate and Covid denialism. 5G.

We have lived in an era of logical knots.

christianj · 21 May 2021, 02:43 AM

That was a bust! Site crashed this morning before the release and they have had to reschedule for tomorrow. Bone head move since they rescheduled for the same time as the Kurono release.

Rexplorer214270 · 21 May 2021, 03:41 AM

The Kurono release for us in the eastern time zone will be 11 pm tonight, I think

christianj · 21 May 2021, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Rexplorer214270

The Kurono release for us in the eastern time zone will be 11 pm tonight, I think

Sent you a PM.

Rexplorer214270 · 21 May 2021, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by christianj

Sent you a PM.

Thanks for the correction. Much appreciated

enjoythemusic · 21 May 2021, 05:23 AM

Awesome, I forgot to.... Tomorrow.... Thanks!

golffoxtrot · 21 May 2021, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jotheghost

Happy to wait for my 17.09 Blue.

Prefer the overall aesthetic of the Blue / Burgundy design.

Honeycomb dial is nice, just not sweet enough for me :-)

yeah totally agree, 17.09 really feels like the final refined design, this feels like a tweak after the fact even though the dial is nice

accountank2000 · 21 May 2021, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by golffoxtrot

yeah totally agree, 17.09 really feels like the final refined design, this feels like a tweak after the fact even though the dial is nice

On first impression I thought I liked the blue over the burgundy, more impactful but went burgundy as I already have blue watches and it certainly met the 'something a bit different' that I was looking for.

With the new Messina I initially only saw the honey dial and didn't like it as the pale dial washes out the hands and numbers. But the black one is pretty good. I won't be going for one when I already have the burgundy on order though!

Fishrus · 22 May 2021, 12:19 AM

looks like the ming site crashed?

btinl · 22 May 2021, 12:26 AM

website dead again

rolexfanforlife · 22 May 2021, 01:03 AM

It crashed. Anyone successful?

WatchEater666 · 22 May 2021, 01:05 AM

It's weird they are having so many site issues when most eCommerce platforms have native cloud solutions that scale automatically. It's impossible to crash something like Shopify because you're simply allocated more resources as needed. Guessing they are still using old school servers?

Rexplorer214270 · 22 May 2021, 01:08 AM

They are doing a lottery system now

golffoxtrot · 22 May 2021, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by accountank2000

On first impression I thought I liked the blue over the burgundy, more impactful but went burgundy as I already have blue watches and it certainly met the 'something a bit different' that I was looking for.

With the new Messina I initially only saw the honey dial and didn't like it as the pale dial washes out the hands and numbers. But the black one is pretty good. I won't be going for one when I already have the burgundy on order though!

Yeah I also got a burgundy, something unique (cuz there are ton of options for whenever I add a bleu dial to the lineup), and also honestly, the Massena ones are not worth extra 700 or so for a less coherent design. The Honey color is nice, but maybe needs black hands or something

Rexplorer214270 · 22 May 2021, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rolexfanforlife

It crashed. Anyone successful?

They are doing a lottery system now

nebulight · 22 May 2021, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rexplorer214270

They are doing a lottery system now

This will make it even easier for the flippers and bots to get one. They will just create thousands of fake email addresses.

I personally really like the watch, but my hopes for getting one have gone down even more than this morning before the announcement of a lottery.

And for those that complain about the price for a watch with a sellita movement, this is a Jumping hour movement so it's not an off the shelf movement. Tudor used to sell watches with ETA movements and people were jumping at the chance to buy a black bay. Hell Kurono Tokyo probably just sold thousands of watches for $1800 with a Miyota movement that sells for $100. A watch is more than it's movement.

Be_Water · 22 May 2021, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rexplorer214270

They are doing a lottery system now

How did you find out? I checked back on the site, and it is still showing a launch date and time as of 3 hrs earlier.

rolexfanforlife · 22 May 2021, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Be_Water

How did you find out? I checked back on the site, and it is still showing a launch date and time as of 3 hrs earlier.

Says so on insta

barriose · 22 May 2021, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by WatchEater666

It's weird they are having so many site issues when most eCommerce platforms have native cloud solutions that scale automatically. It's impossible to crash something like Shopify because you're simply allocated more resources as needed. Guessing they are still using old school servers?

Maybe Willian is using the same creaky servers that TZ still runs on.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dr.Brian · 22 May 2021, 07:19 AM

Not really a fan of his style.

Rexplorer214270 · 23 May 2021, 12:44 AM

Any one get any notification?

uniqueMR · 23 May 2021, 07:13 AM

Let's see.
I submitted my email as well.
First Ming, if its even possible :)

Rexplorer214270 · 24 May 2021, 11:47 PM

Anyone hear anything?

monsters · 25 May 2021, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rexplorer214270

Anyone hear anything?

Nope....would be interested to see if they actually disclose how they chose the winners.

BrotherHezekiah · 25 May 2021, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by monsters

Nope....would be interested to see if they actually disclose how they chose the winners.

Me too. Between people mistakenly (but in good faith) sending multiple emails because they weren't sure if they were already entered, the possibility of spammers and bots flooding the inbox, and the fact that Massena used a Gmail address, which puts a cap on the amount of incoming volume per hour, I would very much like to see how Massena pulled off a fair raffle.

Fleetlord · 25 May 2021, 02:29 AM

Total Hypewear.

But I give them credit. They went from sub $1000 watches that needed explanation, to FOMO darlings by taking advantage of the current market and loose money..

Suddenly $8K on the secondary market for a Ming diver is a MUST BUY!!

asiparks · 25 May 2021, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fleetlord

Total Hypewear.

But I give them credit. They went from sub $1000 watches that needed explanation, to FOMO darlings by taking advantage of the current market and loose money..

Suddenly $8K on the secondary market for a Ming diver is a MUST BUY!!

so, following the Rolex hype model then....

Fleetlord · 25 May 2021, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by asiparks

so, following the Rolex hype model then....

Absolutely

Knappo 1307 · 25 May 2021, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Fleetlord

Total Hypewear.

But I give them credit. They went from sub $1000 watches that needed explanation, to FOMO darlings by taking advantage of the current market and loose money..

Suddenly $8K on the secondary market for a Ming diver is a MUST BUY!!

I agree 100%, at first I was interested and now that ship has left the harbor...

Rexplorer214270 · 25 May 2021, 02:16 PM

I got selected, going with the Honey

21 May 2021, 05:23 AM	#36
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22 May 2021, 12:19 AM	#39
Fishrus "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Real Name: Goh Location: Singapore Watch: 116622 Posts: 445	looks like the ming site crashed? __________________ Watches owned: Rolex GMT II 126710BLRO \| Patek Philippe 5205G \| Audemars Piguet 15500ST \| Rolex DJ 16233 \| Ball DM1036A

22 May 2021, 01:03 AM	#41
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22 May 2021, 07:19 AM	#50
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23 May 2021, 07:13 AM	#52
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21 May 2021, 02:43 AM	#32
christianj Banned Join Date: May 2013 Location: CT Posts: 562	That was a bust! Site crashed this morning before the release and they have had to reschedule for tomorrow. Bone head move since they rescheduled for the same time as the Kurono release.

21 May 2021, 03:41 AM	#33
Rexplorer214270 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New England Watch: BLRO;PP5230G Posts: 544	The Kurono release for us in the eastern time zone will be 11 pm tonight, I think

22 May 2021, 12:26 AM	#40
btinl 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Watch: on my wrist Posts: 1,942	website dead again

22 May 2021, 01:05 AM	#42
WatchEater666 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,716	It's weird they are having so many site issues when most eCommerce platforms have native cloud solutions that scale automatically. It's impossible to crash something like Shopify because you're simply allocated more resources as needed. Guessing they are still using old school servers?

22 May 2021, 01:08 AM	#43
Rexplorer214270 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New England Watch: BLRO;PP5230G Posts: 544	They are doing a lottery system now

23 May 2021, 12:44 AM	#51
Rexplorer214270 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New England Watch: BLRO;PP5230G Posts: 544	Any one get any notification?

24 May 2021, 11:47 PM	#53
Rexplorer214270 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New England Watch: BLRO;PP5230G Posts: 544	Anyone hear anything?

25 May 2021, 02:29 AM	#56
Fleetlord 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vain Posts: 5,964	Total Hypewear. But I give them credit. They went from sub $1000 watches that needed explanation, to FOMO darlings by taking advantage of the current market and loose money.. Suddenly $8K on the secondary market for a Ming diver is a MUST BUY!!

25 May 2021, 02:16 PM	#60
Rexplorer214270 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: New England Watch: BLRO;PP5230G Posts: 544	I got selected, going with the Honey

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