Oris Force Recon Watch
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I would like to see a response from the Recon foundation and further from that what Oris actually does for them.
This sounds to me like "Look see I'm doing something good now, can you take my word for it and play nice online before we start loosing sales?""
This sounds to me like "Look see I'm doing something good now, can you take my word for it and play nice online before we start loosing sales?""
They reached back to me and it's all good now. Looks like they are coming to the table and will do right by our community. Thanks for the help!
Good stuff. Looking at it from their perspective, I doubt they meant ill. If I was Swiss, I wouldn'tkknow fuck all about the system here. I would contact the usmc and do what they said. If they said do x, and you can use y, that's what I would do, not come up with some alternative to do instead. The HQMC said if they donate to the MCCS they can use the name, so they did.
I agree. They are onboard now and working hand and hand with us to make sure everything is on the level
I think it was my letter that did the trick.
I hope they do right thing.
I hope they do right thing.
Good work Sir.
Looking at the watch, it's pretty easy on the eyes and appears at least slightly functional. Personally though, I wouldn't wear it for the emblem alone - I feel it gives the wrong impression regardless of the intentions but those are my feelings.
At minimum - it serves more purpose than a Raider badge/device. It'd be pretty cool if Oris could send a shipment over to you guys or make it a "welcome to the gun club" thing (similar to the rolex submarine of the old Richard Marcinko era?)
Most of all I'm glad they've made the situation right with the community.
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Looking at the watch, it's pretty easy on the eyes and appears at least slightly functional. Personally though, I wouldn't wear it for the emblem alone - I feel it gives the wrong impression regardless of the intentions but those are my feelings.
At minimum - it serves more purpose than a Raider badge/device. It'd be pretty cool if Oris could send a shipment over to you guys or make it a "welcome to the gun club" thing (similar to the rolex submarine of the old Richard Marcinko era?)
Most of all I'm glad they've made the situation right with the community.
R/
H/A
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Turns out they did a small batch for 4th Force and sold it to them for a "special price". Oris in turn gets to sell the watch that they developed for 4th Force to everyone as a Force Recon watch (after getting the Marine Corps license). Oris said they are willing to do the same thing for any Force Recon Company or Recon Battalion. They can't give any Marines free watches for legal reasons. The DOD has very specific rules about accepting gifts. They don't want it to appear to be a bribe or a pay off that influences vendor selection etc.
Market the watch as a $20 watch to the Recon Community. Problem solved about the gift regulations.
Joking.
Working in contracting now, it's amazing to hear some of the stories from the more seasoned crowd here about Christmas time. Contractors/vendors would pallets of booze, I'm not talking Old Crow, but Crown Royal type gifts for everyone.
Joking.
Working in contracting now, it's amazing to hear some of the stories from the more seasoned crowd here about Christmas time. Contractors/vendors would pallets of booze, I'm not talking Old Crow, but Crown Royal type gifts for everyone.
@Teufel I spoke with one of the guys who was wearing one of the watches, and according to him there was no special price given to them for the watch; after they wore it, they had to return it. Additionally, there were only 3 Marines testing the watch and 1/3 of the testers said the whole thing was a joke.
I talked to the CEO. Someone at the unit got special pricing on the watch. Not necessarily the testers.
Curious what Oris paid HQMC to use the Recon name and to be "the official watch." In the past the Marine Corps has been very touchy feeley on their likeliness, to include telling Marines they cant use an EGA on businesses they've created.
They definitely paid HQMC for the logo. I don't know what that cost them but I'm sure it wasn't cheap. I think 4th Force is more at fault than Oris here. They should have suggested they donate money to some recon charities instead of settling for heavily discounted watches. This also touches on a reservist vs active duty nerve as well. I don't think one of the active duty units would have approached this the same way. They would have at least opened up this special deal to the rest of the recon units instead of hoarding it at one company.
