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BlueViper 3T WIS
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I just saw this on the web site....(So does this mean there are no buyer options on the Series 2 models?) Availability The Megalodon 2 is being produced in a Limited Edition of 150 pieces. The Megalodon 2 will be available exclusively on this web page when they are finished and ready to ship. To stay informed about the new designs and availability of the Series 2, please sign up with your email address on our news blog page. We will post messages on the blog about the Megalodon 2 and other future Benarus information. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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When I get the final list of specs from the factory, I will publish the dial colors and case finishes that are being produced. We are possibly producing the following dial colors (under the teeth)... orange, yellow, deep black, black carbon, blue carbon, red carbon. The case finishes will be blasted, brushed, polished, and PVD... but all this is still subject to change. The watches will be for sale on the megalodon web page when the production is finished, and after they are shipped to me, then I can give final quality control testing and inspection, make sure all the parts are in the box, then I can photograph them for the website, and I can ship them the same day they are purchased and know that they are 100% good to go. The messages will be posted on the blog when the web page opens for business and right now all 150 are still available, nothing is pre sold. Last edited on Thu Feb 4th, 2010 09:48 am by Steve Laughlin |
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elemental 3T WIS
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i cant wait...id love a bead blasted deep black dialed megalodon.. im saving for such a thing as i type :) |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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Good to hear there are more Mega's on the way. I am a little disappointed to hear there will be no custom orders available. I think that is a big part of the appeal of the Benarus line. Oh well...it is what it is. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I am going to try and explain that from our experience the pre order system in the past has been very challenging for us, and we have run into problems that result in a customer getting a refund and not the watch they wanted. If "customer A" chooses a dial, case finish, and specific LE number, then the watch has something wrong with it, or it is scratched, or anything... then I have no replacement for that watch or that LE number and the customer is disappointed and takes a refund and walks away with a bad experience. This has happened more than once, and that is too many times in my book. At the factory some of the special orders have not been correctly executed and they do not want us to have all the special requests to begin with. We will continue to make variations and custom watches in the series but in groups of 10 or more, or less, so you will still be able to purchase a unique watch... say PVD case, red carbon dial, black hands... but there may only be 10 of them. Then I will be able to sell them after I inspect them and if something is wrong with 1 of them I still have 9 to offer. And at that point the watch ships and all the extras and accessories are with it and I know if is as it should be. another part of this issue is taking preorder money through Paypal, it is against their rules and we do not have a clear solution for this problem yet. I am open to ideas people might have, but you have to understand that we see and work through all these problems on a daily basis and have discussed how we can eliminate some of them so the customer has the best and most fair experience possible. With the Megalodon 1, we shipped from the factory, with no final QC... it was a choice of faith in the factory that I don't think was a good choice, some of the watches were dirty, the presentation was sub-par with the watches wrapped in plastic paper that did not look so good, some leather straps were missing, spring bars were missing, I had the warranty cards and cloths in the US.. so after all the shipping, I had to deal with a number of small but important QC issues, refunds, replacements, shipping some watches back to the factory... requesting extra links from the factory, taking inventory on what everyone was missing, packing and shipping out the missing parts, then getting the links a few weeks later... packing and shipping out the links. This experience made us realize that all the watches and extras need to be built and shipped to one place, and there we can inspect them and prepare them to be sold online. Again, the shift is to provide better QC and customer service, and we will try to accommodate everyone the best we can. We are changing things one direction, but we are small and can change to any direction that makes sense at a given time. - Steve |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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Thanks for the response Steve. I cannot imagine the difficulties you faced in delivering the Megalodons. I got at least 3 different packages from you regarding my two Megalodons. My suggestion is that all custom orders are final sale and prepaid. I purchase allot of custom items and this is the norm on these type of purchases. If the watch is damaged then you will have to put that back on the factory. I would lay that out prior to the sale of the custom order. Please don't get me wrong on my comments. I love my Benarus watches. ( I have 9 of them currently.). I just think the custom order ability of your watches is one of the main reasons you guys have such a following. I would hate for you to lose that. |
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nanoman 3T WIS 
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Makes a lot of sense Steve, if you had so many problems. If you know it shipped out correctly you then know what the customer received. |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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Oh by the way.... PVD with red carbon dial and black hands sounds sick! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I want to be flexible and I am thinking about another solution that I will just throw out there... Just an idea at this point 1. I will publish the list of design combinations here on 3T and on the website. 2. I will take "reservations" on specific designs, but not a specific LE number (through email only, not a PM or a posts) 3. I will not sell them out before they arrive because then there is no wiggle room if one of the watches is not 100% so I will leave 2 of each design un "reserved". 4. when they arrive, I can contact the person who has reserved, collect full payment, and ship immediately. 5. Then the remaining Megs will sell on the website after the reservations have shipped. How does this sound??? We are producing many combinations for Meg 2 that will be unique and very limited, so the customizing is still being done on our part ahead of time with the factory and more organized than the random ways of the past.. so we are still producing custom... actually even more custom for this Meg 2 than say the Sea Devil, Barracuda, Worldiver, or Meg 1 Last edited on Thu Feb 4th, 2010 03:43 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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BlueViper wrote:Oh by the way.... PVD with red carbon dial and black hands sounds sick! I knew that is the one you want! |
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wingman52 3T WIS
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if paypal wouldn't take prepayment order money is there a different way or would we pay the full amount? |
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elemental 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote: I want to be flexible and I am thinking about another solution that I will just throw out there... i like it...if it comes to that id like beadblasted...deep black dial...red/white hands..or orange/white hands |
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GX9901 3T WIS 
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Steve Laughlin wrote: I want to be flexible and I am thinking about another solution that I will just throw out there... Sounds like a very good solution to me.  |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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read #2... Not a PM or a post... I can't keep track of a post. and I need to publish the list first, which I do not have yet. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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wingman52 wrote:if paypal wouldn't take prepayment order money is there a different way or would we pay the full amount? I would just collect full amount right before the shipping. the reserve list would just be names of first to email me with what they want... but you will need to pay full amount when the watch is ready to ship, I won't be thrilled with people who ask to reserve then cancel when it is ready. For pre orders I have also taken checks and money orders in the US in the past, but that doesn't work for international customers, I usually send them a "service" invoice in paypal. Last edited on Thu Feb 4th, 2010 05:01 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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elemental 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote:
touche' ..i look foward to your list...and will adjust my wants as needed :) |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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sorry if I sounded um.... well.... I actually had someone say that they placed a preorder for the Megalodon 1 and I did not have a record of it, then they told me they posted it on 3T on some thread.... I never saw it. it has to be in an email so I can keep record. |
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clonetrooper 3T WIS 
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well I think that sounds really like a good and fair deal...and with all the choices I don't think that there will be too much complaining about customization...I can't wait for the list to be published....and I'm sorry to hear that there will be no lume dial mega...but black or red is cool too.... |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote: BlueViper wrote: OK...that is not fair! So are you going give a volume discount?yourock.gif |
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elemental 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote: sorry if I sounded um.... well.... I actually had someone say that they placed a preorder for the Megalodon 1 and I did not have a record of it, then they told me they posted it on 3T on some thread.... I never saw it. it has to be in an email so I can keep record. no worries, i wont have non-buyers remorse again on this one :) |
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romeo-1 3T WIS 
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Sounds fair...and from a purely selfish perspective it makes my Meg 1 that much more unique/special! |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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Sounds like a plan.... |
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Jeep99dad 3T WIS 
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sounds like a great compromise for all parties to me! |
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krethk 3T WIS 
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Polished, deep black, black hands would be perfect!! smile8.gifsmile8.gifsmile8.gif |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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IMO Steve Your plans sound great, after all this is a business and you guys need to make money at it....you gotta do what you gotta do |
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lincolnunit 3T WIS 
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What will be used to identify between the Mega 1's and the Mega 2's? Is it just limited to a dial color? AND: am I mistaken in surmising that it would have been better to wait for more dial choices in the Mega 2 (if there are no blatant differences between the two)? |
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romeo-1 3T WIS
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lincolnunit wrote:
I think that is subjective and personal preference. While I may enjoy an orange dial or a CF dial, I would never trade an original dial from an original Series 1 Megalodon. I may however purchase a Series 2 with an orange dial...depending on how it looks. |
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philskywalker Guest
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Steve Laughlin wrote: When I get the final list of specs from the factory, I will publish the dial colors and case finishes that are being produced. We are possibly producing the following dial colors (under the teeth)... orange, yellow, deep black, black carbon, blue carbon, red carbon. The case finishes will be blasted, brushed, polished, and PVD... but all this is still subject to change. Sign me up for the red carbon!! NICE...  |
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sharkfin 3T WIS 
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Hi, big fan of the Megalodon v1.0 What will the differences be with the v2.0 besides dial colors? Any prices yet? Would love to join in, but my budget is tight. :( Thanks, Dave. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Somebody said something about PayPal.... You won't believe the challenges I've been facing the past 2 days. For newbies to PayPal like me, it's been quite a learning experience. Somehow all that security and scrutiny can be a disincentive for some transactions:? |
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philskywalker Guest
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sharkfin wrote: Hi, big fan of the Megalodon v1.0 I hear you my fellow Canuck!! I need to start saving my pennies!! Plus, where do they ship from? Do I have to budget for crazy duty and taxes?? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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http://www.benarus.com/megalodon/reserved.php Megalodon Reservation List I have posted this link here first on 3T, then I will show it on the Benarus website this weekend. I will also start a new thread so others can find it easily. |
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sharkfin 3T WIS
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Oh yes, they do look nice in colors. Its out of my price range. :( I noticed no date. Why? Different movement or cost? Also no red seconds hand. Too bad. :( Orange,Steel SunBrush, Black are my favs. ;) Arghhh. I must find a way to fund this. Dave. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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There is a date, I will add it to the picture, thanks! Red seconds does not look as good on orange, yellow and blue, so it has been removed. |
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sharkfin 3T WIS
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Nice to know its the same. Date is still there. Cool. Red seconds, makes sense to omit on color dials. Oh I reckon these will go fast . Thanks for the update. Dave |
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Tomcat27 3T WIS 
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Looking good. Any idea of an estimated delivery date ? |
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