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| Posted: Fri Jul 10th, 2009 05:48 pm |
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Dingo 3T WIS 
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Any chance Benarus will reissue the Barracuda? I understand that it was a limited edition, but they could offer it with a different color dial and call it the Barracuda 2. It just seems like there is unmet demand out there for this watch (I want one) and Benarus should try to profit from that demand. After all, Benarus is in the business of making money. Plus if Benarus can pad the coffers selling an existing model, that leaves more $$ for design and development of new models.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 10th, 2009 10:01 pm |
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TopGun 3T WIS
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I for one am in agreement with you. I think there is enough demand for Barracuda Part II. IMHO, I seriously doubt this one will be revisited. Those who still have one know how special of a timepiece they have, and to find one for sale is very rare and hard to come by. When one is for sale, it does not last long.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 04:00 am |
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Parabola 3T WIS 
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I can't imagine existing Barracuda owners will be in favour of this, no one wants to buy a limited edition only for it to be come a regular model. I for one fell it wouldn't be in favour as I think it would be an affront to the original purchasers who took a gamble on a new brand. If you really want one they do occasionally come up on the sales fora particularly WuS
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 04:58 am |
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Stu65 3T WIS
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Being the owner of Barracuda #2 (pre-owned) i for one would not be in favour of this as it took me a while to find one and was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and it was the same situation for my TF Dreadnought found at a watch fair and credit to Eddie Platts that even though demand was high for a re-issue he stuck to his guns and refused on the grounds that it was a limited edition and he did not want to take that away from the owners of the Dreadnought and i would hope that Ralf and Steve would see it the same way. Besides confidence in the brand would probably drop if re-issues of existing watches went into production as that would make the limited edition a bit pointless and the brand would be seen doing an Omega. Just my thoughts. Stu.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 09:57 am |
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village 3T WIS 
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IMHO definitely not....if a company issue a ltd editon it should stay that way. If they decide at a later date to 'extend' the run and therefore dilute the LE aspect of it then why would anyone pay for one to start with? There is no confidence in the company. Like Parabola says,keep an eye out on the sales forums.....
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 12:00 pm |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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I'm a little torn on this...I own two Barracudas including a prototype PVD version...if this was an LE and cost $5K then I would be a little more concerned ..... but that is not what the Barracuda is...I would love to see a new release with maybe a red dial...I would buy that in a second....Just MHO...
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 02:55 pm |
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pallet spoon Guest
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Nabco wrote: I'm a little torn on this...I own two Barracudas including a prototype PVD version...if this was an LE and cost $5K then I would be a little more concerned ..... but that is not what the Barracuda is...I would love to see a new release with maybe a red dial...I would buy that in a second....Just MHO... Yeah, you would have to change some major element of it ... and the dial is probably a good place to do that. If you were just gonna put some diffetent marks on the dial or just change the hand color I guess I would be a little put off as an original Barracuda owner.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 11th, 2009 05:05 pm |
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TopGun 3T WIS
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I do not own a Barracuda, but I agree with the ones who do. I would not want to see a remake with the blue carbon fiber dial. If there was any chance, and this is a BIG if, I would like to see a different dial color, to distinguish the difference between the two. But in all honesty, I don't think it's going to happen.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 13th, 2009 11:22 am |
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Dingo 3T WIS
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Nabco wrote: I'm a little torn on this...I own two Barracudas including a prototype PVD version...if this was an LE and cost $5K then I would be a little more concerned ..... but that is not what the Barracuda is...I would love to see a new release with maybe a red dial...I would buy that in a second....Just MHO... That is exactly my point. I would think that current Barracuda owns would welcome the opportunity to add a red or yellow or green Barracuda to their collection. There wouldn’t be any confusion with the original Barracuda and the value of those watches wouldn’t decrease. I find it hard to believe that a true WIS would oppose the opportunity to add another quality time piece to their collection. This would be good for Benarus and watch collectors. Seems like a win-win proposition to me.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14th, 2009 03:55 pm |
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T3isMe 3T WIS
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on a #59 Barracuda (pre-owned but looking spanking new). I love it and it is the favorite watch in my small collection. Nonetheless, I don't consider it any more a limited edition than the Sea Devil or Moray. Yes, the number produced was smaller but when you are talking about 100 produced versus several hundred produced, the difference IMHO is academic. Everyone who owns a Benarus has a limited edition watch because the number of watches produced is so small compared to the older companies such as Seiko, Omega, etc. I for one would love to have a Barracuda II. Imagine red carbon fiber, green carbon fiber, or even purple carbon fiber. These would be gobbled up!!
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14th, 2009 04:22 pm |
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TopGun 3T WIS
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A different color carbon fiber dial would be awesome, and I for one am in favor. However, I don't know if there's enough interest. This thread ahs been up for quite awhile now. You would think it would have drawn more attention ,which is why I say this may not happen. It would be a good idea to hear from Ralph/Steve and get their input.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14th, 2009 04:52 pm |
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orangecanes 3T WIS 
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I'm "ALL In" for anoter Barracuda!
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