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Marina Bay Sands and ION Orchard were filled with crowds on Saturday (Mar. 26) morning as the Omega x Swatch new collection launched in Singapore.

While the situation at both locations were similar, things appeared to be slightly more heated at ION Orchard.

Man shouted at police officers

In a video posted on TikTok, police officers can be seen among the crowd at ION Orchard.

One man in a black t-shirt shouted at the policemen:

"From 4am together lah. You cut us out like that. Then you shout at us. We cooperate with the bloody brand manager. Ask us to move back, we move back. That's why we are behind. And then you cut us behind. Then you all doing what?"

He subsequently exclaimed in Mandarin: "Use your gun and shoot me lor!"

A bystander was heard saying: "Woah woah woah woah woah, [indistinct] this one S$300 only leh."

You can watch the full altercation here:

Was angry at the police officers for separating him from his friends

Speaking to Mothership, the TikTok user who posted the video said that the incident occurred at 9:20am outside ION Orchard's Swatch store.

The police had arrived to separate the crowd into two, with the ones at the front being allowed to enter the store.

The man in the video was frustrated as the police had separated him from his friends. He was told to move back while his friends were allowed to queue ahead of him.

The TikTok user told Mothership:

"[The man] first begged the police to let him in the line [in front]. When that didn’t work, he started throwing vulgarities at the officer. He started scolding one of the female officers who had been shouting to disperse the crowd."

Overwhelming response both in Singapore and overseas

The Omega x Swatch collection received an overwhelming response from Singaporeans.

Some scalpers in Singapore have also taken to Carousell within hours of the launch to resell the watches at much higher prices.

The craze didn't end in Singapore, though.

Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and the U.K., U.S., and Netherlands also saw large crowds queuing for the collection.

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Top images via ruitianbear/TikTok.