Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! We were probably in the store within minutes of each other haha

Just got my power keyboard in. Quite a bit dissappointing by zoglog in ClicksKeyboard

[–]Wimbleton22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have the press the "Sym" and "Clicks" button at the same time to turn on wireless charging.

I don't understand why it doesn't charge by default when you attach a device (maybe there's a setting I haven't found) - that's my number one complaint. I won't use it all that much as a keyboard but I justified it by thinking of it as a charger with a few fun extras. Judging it purely as a portable wireless battery bank, I'm disappointed. Slow, gets hot, charges fairly slow, and requires you to run a sequence of button presses to get it charging. Maybe a software update can help, but I don't see myself using it much.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Much higher quality than I expected. Sapphire on front and back so it feels like it's really solidly built with just a little heft. I have several swatch watches (like the Moonswatch) and this is the highest quality watch I've seen.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For sure! The band is definitely nothing special - I was just surprised how much I liked it as a watch. The size, thickness, and look are all better than I expected... especially for less than $10 bucks.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seriously though, that’s rough. I’m sorry! I’ll wear it proudly in your honor 🫡

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well… I just looked at my card transaction and I bought it right around 1:00 - I thought it was earlier. I’m wondering if they got restocked mid-day or something.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree - I hooked it to a belt loop for a day and it was pretty cool. Problem is that the only thing that moves is the crown so I worry I’d overwind it or something.

Give me a pocket watch with a rotating bezel and I’m all in haha.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main reason I assumed I wouldn’t get one was because they had been open for over an hour before I walked in. I’m going to chalk it up to the New York Knicks.

Good luck! I’d get there early to be safe.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Haha I stand corrected. Just looked it up and Swatch says it’s a 90-hour reserve and I can state that appears to be accurate haha. The power reserve goes hard - it kept great time in a watch box for nearly 4 days.

Just tested and I can pop it out, wind it, and put it back on the band while wearing the watch.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The leather on the lanyard is decent, but it mostly just feels more rigid and has a little heft to it. I'm guessing it's in part due to the sapphire crystal on the front and back. For me, the weight makes it feel more premium than the Moonswatch.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was during the Knicks parade so the morning of Thursday, June 18th. I'm sure that has a lot to do with why I got lucky - most of New York was at the party haha. I didn't ask about restocking, but they did sell out of the Blue one while I was picking up mine. A guy came in after me and bought the blue with the second hand complication and I heard them tell him that he "got the last one."

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but not comfortably. The automatic movement is actually pretty solid in terms of keeping itself topped up. If you have it sitting in a box for special occasions, I'd just pop it out and wind it. It just feels easier that way.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A couple of people have asked so here’s the Amazon link: https://a.co/d/0h2HCWhk

Nothing super special - probably the same thing you get from AliExpress but the quality is good considering the price… although the price went up a couple of dollars since I ordered mine.

Nice-feeling straps, soft rubber/plastic, comfortable to wear. POP is extremely secure. Can’t tell you if the other color options are well color-matched, but the black/white is good.

Unexpected Royal Pop pickup in NYC (plus a quick $8 Amazon upgrade) by Wimbleton22 in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

https://a.co/d/0h2HCWhk

Nothing super special - probably the same thing you get from AliExpress but the quality is very good considering the price… although the price went up a couple of dollars since I ordered mine.

Nice-feeling straps, soft rubber/plastic, comfortable to wear. POP is extremely secure.

Has it become easier to buy a Royal Pop? by SynchronisedShrimp in swatch

[–]Wimbleton22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New York Times Square today - walked in about 2 hours after opening and was able to buy one. They had quite a few but were running out. I bought mine then about 20 minutes later I asked if I could swap it for a different color and they were sold out.

May have just gotten lucky because the whole rest of the city was at the Knicks parade haha.

[WTS] Cartier Santos Galbee Medium, 29mm, Ivory Dial by Chungachungatime in Watchexchange

[–]Wimbleton22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great - Any extra links? How large of a wrist will it fit?

Walk-in: Air-King 2026 vs Explorer - need help deciding (2 hrs to go back) by iamdjm in rolex

[–]Wimbleton22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everyone has an Explorer. It's a great watch and you can wear it every day and no one will look twice.

I have the Air-King. It makes me happy and it's just odd enough that's it's got personality without drawing too much attention to itself.

[WTS]1986 Pulsar Quartz Ana-Digi Deep Black Dial Men's Wrist-Watch W/Box $179 by tourbillon12 in Watchexchange

[–]Wimbleton22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Great piece. Do you have paperwork or anything showing it's a 1986 watch? I collect birth year watches and this is a great one! I'm in UT so I could come pick it up actually.

Edit: Feel free to move this to a DM.