SOLD OUT: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
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SOLD OUT: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
Drop has a collaboration with Glycine for a preorder on an exclusive Combat Sub
Preorder price is $399
https://drop.com/buy/drop-glycine-comba ... atic-watch
What makes this Drop x Glycine exclusive:
"This Drop-exclusive version of the Combat Sub has everything you loved about the original, only now it features a two-toned "soda" (aka Pepsi) bezel reminiscent of the red and blue colorway popularized in the 1960s. Also notable is the cyclops eye to magnify the date window and the reversion to the original Glycine logo—throwback changes that will delight any vintage watch lover."
*NOTE* - Images of this watch are 3D renders for illustration purposes only. The final product may differ slightly.
Estimated ship date is Dec 3, 2019.
SPECS
- Movement: Glycine GL224 26-jewel automatic
- 28800 vph
- 38-hour power reserve
- Case material: Stainless steel
- Crystal: Sapphire
- Caseback: Solid
- Bezel: Aluminum
- Date display
- Unidirectional rotating bezel
- Case diameter: 42 mm
- Case thickness: 11.3 mm
- Lug width: 24 mm
- Lug-to-lug: 52 mm
- Water resistance: 200 m (654 ft)
INCLUDED
- Glycine’s 2-year warranty
- Stainless steel bracelet
- The first 500 will feature an individual 3 digit serial number on the caseback, only available through Drop.
Preorder price is $399
https://drop.com/buy/drop-glycine-comba ... atic-watch
What makes this Drop x Glycine exclusive:
"This Drop-exclusive version of the Combat Sub has everything you loved about the original, only now it features a two-toned "soda" (aka Pepsi) bezel reminiscent of the red and blue colorway popularized in the 1960s. Also notable is the cyclops eye to magnify the date window and the reversion to the original Glycine logo—throwback changes that will delight any vintage watch lover."
*NOTE* - Images of this watch are 3D renders for illustration purposes only. The final product may differ slightly.
Estimated ship date is Dec 3, 2019.
SPECS
- Movement: Glycine GL224 26-jewel automatic
- 28800 vph
- 38-hour power reserve
- Case material: Stainless steel
- Crystal: Sapphire
- Caseback: Solid
- Bezel: Aluminum
- Date display
- Unidirectional rotating bezel
- Case diameter: 42 mm
- Case thickness: 11.3 mm
- Lug width: 24 mm
- Lug-to-lug: 52 mm
- Water resistance: 200 m (654 ft)
INCLUDED
- Glycine’s 2-year warranty
- Stainless steel bracelet
- The first 500 will feature an individual 3 digit serial number on the caseback, only available through Drop.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I think it looks good. The only thing it's missing to my eye is drilled lugs. Sure you can sometimes get a brand new Combat Sub for $360 or even less. But I think $400 is a great price for an exclusive Glycine automatic, especially a nice-looking 200m diver with a bracelet.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
In looking at the renderings, the bracelet appears thicker than usual for a Combat sub and the clasp looks like an upgrade with a diver's extension.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I’m not a Mercedes hands guy, but that watch looks great. If you dig the hands, I don’t see how you could pass it up.
And I love that it has the old logo. That’s really weird. I wonder why.
And I love that it has the old logo. That’s really weird. I wonder why.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
At the bottom of the Drop page, "Images of this watch are 3D renders for illustration purposes only. The final product may differ slightly." Might just be the person doing the rendering modifying a preexisting image that had the old logo.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
In this case it seems they've already made a very deliberate decision to go with the old logo.
Also notable is the cyclops eye to magnify the date window and the reversion to the original Glycine logo—throwback changes that will delight any vintage watch lover.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I guess I shouldn't skip the marketing proseyinzburgher wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 9:10 pmIn this case it seems they've already made a very deliberate decision to go with the old logo.
Also notable is the cyclops eye to magnify the date window and the reversion to the original Glycine logo—throwback changes that will delight any vintage watch lover.
Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I'm not familiar with the Combat Sub. Is it a Swiss Made automatic or is it Japan something?
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
Glycines are Swiss Made.
Movement is based on the ETA 2824 - http://calibercorner.com/glycine-caliber-gl-224/
More about the general collection - https://glycine-watch.ch/collection/combat/
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
If I'm reading it properly, the exclusivity refers to the mass drop serialization only. Not the design.yinzburgher wrote:I think it looks good. The only thing it's missing to my eye is drilled lugs. Sure you can sometimes get a brand new Combat Sub for $360 or even less. But I think $400 is a great price for an exclusive Glycine automatic, especially a nice-looking 200m diver with a bracelet.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I read it differently.quincas wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 10:40 pmIf I'm reading it properly, the exclusivity refers to the mass drop serialization only. Not the design.yinzburgher wrote:I think it looks good. The only thing it's missing to my eye is drilled lugs. Sure you can sometimes get a brand new Combat Sub for $360 or even less. But I think $400 is a great price for an exclusive Glycine automatic, especially a nice-looking 200m diver with a bracelet.
The particular design appears to be exclusive to Drop, with the first 500 watches sold to have serialization.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
Yea, I'm pretty sure that's right. I guess I thought of it as limited to 500 because I didn't read it carefully enough.quincas wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 10:40 pmIf I'm reading it properly, the exclusivity refers to the mass drop serialization only. Not the design.yinzburgher wrote:I think it looks good. The only thing it's missing to my eye is drilled lugs. Sure you can sometimes get a brand new Combat Sub for $360 or even less. But I think $400 is a great price for an exclusive Glycine automatic, especially a nice-looking 200m diver with a bracelet.
So it seems this implies that Glycine may just keep producing non-Drop examples of this well after the 500 Drop examples are accounted for.
- The first 500 will feature an individual 3 digit serial number on the caseback, only available through Drop.
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
From Drop:
Hi Everybody:
I’m happy to announce today our Drop + Glycine “Soda Edition” Combat Sub, exclusive to Drop.
It’s no mystery that we here at Drop have long been big fans of the Combat Sub, our best selling watch. For a while now we’ve been kicking around ways to do something special with it, and within this exploration soon emerged a very plain question: Should one even improve something that’s already pretty solid? The Combat Sub has long hit the marks: (1) a balanced design with an estimable heritage (2) formidable Swiss build quality (3) a serious dive watch that’s also a practical daily wearer and (4) an overall strong value. It soon became clear that we wished to honor the Combat Sub versus fundamentally change it.
One thing that we’ve always loved here at Drop are vintage divers, which is why the classic looks of the Combat Sub hold such appeal. We also especially dig the color language of the period, most prominently Red and Blue color treatments for the bezel. In the ’60s and ’70s, many brands adopted this specific colorway such that watches with this treatment colloquially became known as “Pepsi bezel" watches. As a nod to this, we’re calling this our “Soda Edition” Combat Sub.
Glycine enthusiasts may also note a very welcome return to the original Glycine logo. In addition, we’ve also added a cyclops eye magnifier over the date window, a functional retro touch that rounds out the vintage-inspired look of this piece.
True to any Combat Sub Automatic, expect the same classic styling, superb finish levels, 200 meter (660 ft) water resistance, triple coated sapphire crystal, and a high beat 26 jewel Swiss Made automatic movement.
The first 500 will feature an individual 3 digit serial number on the caseback, only available through Drop.
We really hope you like it!
Leo
Hi Everybody:
I’m happy to announce today our Drop + Glycine “Soda Edition” Combat Sub, exclusive to Drop.
It’s no mystery that we here at Drop have long been big fans of the Combat Sub, our best selling watch. For a while now we’ve been kicking around ways to do something special with it, and within this exploration soon emerged a very plain question: Should one even improve something that’s already pretty solid? The Combat Sub has long hit the marks: (1) a balanced design with an estimable heritage (2) formidable Swiss build quality (3) a serious dive watch that’s also a practical daily wearer and (4) an overall strong value. It soon became clear that we wished to honor the Combat Sub versus fundamentally change it.
One thing that we’ve always loved here at Drop are vintage divers, which is why the classic looks of the Combat Sub hold such appeal. We also especially dig the color language of the period, most prominently Red and Blue color treatments for the bezel. In the ’60s and ’70s, many brands adopted this specific colorway such that watches with this treatment colloquially became known as “Pepsi bezel" watches. As a nod to this, we’re calling this our “Soda Edition” Combat Sub.
Glycine enthusiasts may also note a very welcome return to the original Glycine logo. In addition, we’ve also added a cyclops eye magnifier over the date window, a functional retro touch that rounds out the vintage-inspired look of this piece.
True to any Combat Sub Automatic, expect the same classic styling, superb finish levels, 200 meter (660 ft) water resistance, triple coated sapphire crystal, and a high beat 26 jewel Swiss Made automatic movement.
The first 500 will feature an individual 3 digit serial number on the caseback, only available through Drop.
We really hope you like it!
Leo
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Re: Preorder: Drop (aka Massdrop): Drop x Glycine Combat Sub exclusive
I honestly never heard of Glycine. Are they an actual brand or is it a Drop brand? And what exactly is Drop, like some sort of Aliexpress?TheJohnP wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 10:27 pmGlycines are Swiss Made.
Movement is based on the ETA 2824 - http://calibercorner.com/glycine-caliber-gl-224/
More about the general collection - https://glycine-watch.ch/collection/combat/