Waiting is kinda fun and kinda not fun

I hate just sitting and waiting, but I love to hunt, and I’ll spend hours searching in the hopes that one day I will find the Holy Grail of deals we all dream of. 
 

P.S. Your English is good! 

Nah, I won't wait.  If there's anything in life that I want, I will pay whatever the market price is for that thing.  

• If there's a waitlist for a given thing, what it tells me is that the manufacturer is full of idiot product managers who have mis-priced that thing, resulting in demand being higher than supply...  In which case, if the company is filled with idiots who are so dumb that they don't know how to profit-maximize, which is their one and only reason to exist, what's to say that they'll be any smarter about manufacturing quality and reliability, or staying in business so that they can back up the warranty, etc., etc.?
• Let's say that the waitlist exists because the product is so much more amazing than all the other competitors' products.  In which case, the MSRP is purely fictional.  The higher market price is higher because that higher price reflects the higher quality of the product.  Thus, if you believe that the product is so much higher quality than all the other competitors' products, why not pay the higher (real / grey market) price?
• If the product is not higher quality than all the competitors' products, then you wouldn't pay the higher price, and equivalently, why would you wait around for the product then as well?

Now, if you've been waiting around for the BB58, but have no idea when you might get it for MSRP, and the Aqua Terra Small Seconds has caught your eye...  I would say go for the AT all day, every day.  I do believe that the AT is a higher quality watch than the BB58.  But, take that with a grain of salt, after all, my handle is "Omega Nut."  

Finally, I would say the following:  There is only ONE TRUE non-renewable resource in the universe.  Time.  As you get older, you realize that your time on this earth is very, very, very short.  And every day, I wish that I had more time.  To enjoy this beautiful world, to have tender moments with my wonderful daughters, to play with our new puppies...  and to admire and love my many watches.

You could get hit by a bus tomorrow.  And standing in front of the pearly gates, you'll be sitting there kicking yourself for having wasted your god&%$# life waiting around, twiddling your thumbs, when you could have been enjoying an awesome new watch instead.

I tend to buy Russian/Soviet watches … so I'm never on a waiting list.  The watches are in stock, or they're not.  If they're not in stock, I may be waiting to see whether they'll come back in stock (or get dropped off the company's list of offerings entirely).

While I'm waiting, I will keep an eye out for similar watches.  Maybe something will show up that I like better.

I agree practicing patience can be tough but I think it brings a little something special to the purchase overall… whether that’s the work needed to save up for a piece or waiting for it come in from your AD. It also helps you gain perspective - which is what I think your bit of dilemma is now that you’ve found something else that is both readily available and hits many of the same notes. I don’t think you need to hold fast to a watch your on the waiting list for if you’ve found something you like more… for me, I just want to make sure I don’t walk away feeling like I settled. In your case, both are great watches - maybe there is room for both 😉

Get the Omega if you like it more now, life is too short.

sometimes i think the holy grail of deals just doesn’t exist anymore. With the internet and all the market places the really good deals are gone within minutes. But hope remains. (: 

How come you have such a love for these exact watches? 

Damn…that’s kind of a good reason. 

I would buy both watches in a heartbeat. But damn that’s a lot of cash. I’m only 26 and there are a lot of things to come that makes me want to wait. I guess my wedding next year would be a good time to pull the trigger on at least one. 
it’s nice to talk to other watch nerds. People who aren’t into watches just don’t understand the difficulties we face. 😄

@R16013,

Russian/Soviet watches have several characteristics that I like.  First, they tend to be a little smaller than other brands, so it's easier to find a watch that works on my very thin wrist. These companies also make very affordable mechanical and automatic watches, so they're great value for the money.

Russian/Soviet watches tend to be rugged and reliable.  Many of their most common movements are shockproof, even on watches where you wouldn't expect it.  The Soviet companies were founded during the 1930s through 1960s (depending on which brand I'm getting), so they have more history behind them than many people expect.

The Russian and Soviet watchmakers didn't try to follow the same design trends as the rest of the world, so my watches tend to look a little different than the average watch that people around me wear.  Obviously, my watches also are of a different brand from those I see around.  There's a huge selection of different styles to choose from, so I don't feel like my choices are limited.

Ultimately, I find that I can get good, attractive Russian and Soviet watches for very reasonable prices.  Therefore, I don't have a lot of incentive to spend more money just to get a watch made somewhere else.

8 months for BB58? That is almost worse than Rolex. I find it quite a lot. I can accept 3 months but not more... The longest time period I was waiting for a watch was 1 month.