My dealer just sent me a rotor shaped silver watch and engraved on the back is the history of the rotary. The letter with it says " We would like to thank you for your patience on the arrival of your RX-8. We were hoping that by this time the RX-8 would be here and we all would be enjoying this fantastic vehicle. As a sign of our appreciation for your loyalty and letting us at Mazda South serve your automotive needs, we are sending you this small token."

This is on Mazda South letterhead so I don't think it is another gift from Mazda corporate. What a great dealership.

Originally posted by colin204
My dealer just sent me a rotor shaped silver watch and engraved on the back is the history of the rotary. The letter with it says " We would like to thank you for your patience on the arrival of your RX-8. We were hoping that by this time the RX-8 would be here and we all would be enjoying this fabtastic vehicle. As a sign of our appreciation for your loyalty and letting us at Mazda South serve your automotive needs, we are sending you this small token."

This is on Mazda South letterhead so I don't think it is another gift from Mazda corporate. What a great dealership.

congrats to u...u bastard!!! ;)

i will not be holding my breath for my dealership to do the same thing.

i guess it's time to move to austin (my company does have an office out there...hmmmm. ;)

Post some pics of the watch whe you have a chance

Originally posted by colin204
This is on Mazda South letterhead so I don't think it is another gift from Mazda corporate. What a great dealership. Woohoo, I'd better check my mailbox when I get home. :)

I love those guys!

Well, this is certianly another reason why Roger Beasley Mazda is #1 in the Gulf Area.

Thanks Mike!



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Originally posted by MaRX8
Well, this is certianly another reason why Roger Beasley Mazda is #1 in the Gulf Area.

Thanks Mike!



I "second" that (I know, bad pun).

Thanks for the watch, Mike. It makes the wait (a little) easier..

You guys ROCK!

Thanks, Mike! You guys are awesome.

Glad to see yoy got them today! Didn't think they would get there till tommorrow. Hopefully new news will be coming. I think I can finally go home now, last customer is gone. Talk to you Wed.

Very tyte!!! I've seen these on sale on the web as well.

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hey Colin

i was wondering if there is any indication that the watch face is real carbon fiber? from your pics. it seems to have that "weave" effect of CF.

also, is the movement quartz or is it 'automatic'? sorry...kind of a watch guy.

thanks for the info, if you have it.

take care,

santino

Originally posted by santino
thanks for the info, if you have it.I'm not Colin, but I have the info. :) There's no indication that it's carbon fiber. In fact, it's only on very close inspection that you can see the weave pattern on the face - the camera picks it up much better than the naked eye.
It's quartz.
The three small dials are, from left to right, Day, 24-hour hour, and Date.

Man that is so cool of your dealer to do that. My dealer does not give a crap. I guess I will have to find one on Ebay

thanks Eccles!

i was hoping that the watch might be made by a reputable company...like Seiko (they made a matching his/hers watch for the 10th Anniversary Miata). then the price would be justifiable, if it were over $150.

either way, it looks good. nice design.

santino

Originally posted by eccles
Thanks, Mike! You guys are awesome.

I went to school with a Mike Moran. How old is this guy and where is he from if you know? If it's him maybe I can get a watch.

Originally posted by santino
thanks Eccles!
i was hoping that the watch might be made by a reputable company...like Seiko (they made a matching his/hers watch for the 10th Anniversary Miata). then the price would be justifiable, if it were over $150.
either way, it looks good. nice design. santino
I was told you can order them from Mazda for around 150. I also found this and the older style on the web (ebay and another site)for around 150.

Gotta Have it!

checked Ebay...the guy who is selling the watch says it is made by Seiko.
the older design is pretty neat too...the rotor housing one. but the new one is much nicer.

santino

Good Morning All
Seems that there is some interest in the watches. checked with the parts dept and they can sell them for $130 + shipping. If you live in Texas there's also taxes. Email @ parts@mazdastuff.com if you want them. Quantities were limited if you are interested.

I sure hope the crystal on the new watch is better than the old one.

My wife bought me one with the older design (looks like a rotor housing with the rotor for the second hand) for Christmas this past year and within a week it was scratched up. By the middle of January, the crystal had a crack running through the middle :(

I have no idea how it happened only that the crack appeared somewhere, on a plane trip, between the US and the Bahamas.

Anyone know of a watch repair place that makes custom crystals...cheap?

since several of you posted pics, did you all receive the watch as a gift, or buy it, or just post a pic of it from another source? crossing my fingers... (to somehow get my dealer to bite on the idea)

It 's a gift from Roger Beasley Mazda South, in Austin, TX. & Mike Moran. Also know on here as budaman. Almost sounds like "You da man..." :D

To my dealer/salesperson....
Kyle, i know you're reading this...get me the watch!! (Pleeez!)
Jim

first 888 German buyers got a watch aswell.

I got a book.

*sob* *sob* *sob*....:(

where can i order one of those, there seems to be some kinda server error (probably maintence) going on with mazda's usa site