Shipment updates
The first four Blackwater’s will ship early the week of the 19th. I hope to have at least four more done before the week is out and I leave for Basel. Unfortunately I haven’t had time yet to get the crystals I need off the to the AR coater so the early orders that included this option won’t ship before the week of the 9th. Sorry for this delay.
Two sample cases are at the machine shop for the second trial at fixed bar installation. No word at this time when they will have an answer regarding this. Hopefully before I return on the 9th.
MMT “Blackwater” Pre-Order FAQs
1. How do I know how much I owe? If you have pre-ordered your balance due is the total price of the watch based on the options you selected less the deposit you paid (either $120 or $132.50 depending upon when you submitted your deposit) and the pre-order discount of $45 (i.e. 10% of the retail of the base watch of $450). No payment is necessary at the time you place your final order. You will be invoiced for the balance due when your watch is ready to ship.
2. I am having trouble completing the checkout online. Unfortunately Mac users and people running old version of Windows or IE won’t be able to place the order online. It is recommended that you use either IE 6.0 or higher or Firefox when viewing the site. Browsers such as Netscape and Safari do not appear to be compatible with the online ordering system. If you do not have access to a computer running the recommended browers please submit a list of the options you want via e-mail and I will have to enter your order in manually.
3. What is happening with the fixed bar option? I am sending out a couple more cases from the mass production to the machine shop later this week. Once they have had a chance to try installing fixed bars into the cases I will post on this site whether this option will be feasible and what the costs/delays will be for this option.
4. Wasn’t there supposed to be a bracelet option? At this time I haven’t had the free time necessary to experiment with the various blasting media to see if I can replicate the proper finish to match the case bodies. I will work on this option after the pre-orders are largely shipped.
When will online ordering resume if I didn’t pre-order a MMT “Blackwater”?
If you did not pre-order a MMT “‘Blackwater” online ordering will be resume once the bezel inserts are delivered later this week and I have had a chance to inspect them. These are the last parts that I am waiting for. I don’t want to take any additional orders at this time until I am certain that supply/production of the parts will not cause any unforseen delays. Please check by here or on the main site for updates.
MMT “Blackwater” Deliveries
At this time the bezel inserts are due to ship to my on Monday. I should have the inserts in hand by the end of the week. Assuming that everything is okay I should be able to begin shipments of the first orders next week.
I will also generate some sort of list/method of letting pre-order customers where they are in the production schedule. I haven’t finalized this yet.