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Re: It's really pretty stupid (more)
In Response To: It's really pretty stupid (more) ()

: The whole issue of rubbing them off is really
: freaking stupid. Since the serial number is
: also on the inside of the watch on the
: movement, then who is really fooling who
: with this inane game?

: The gray market sellers make the vague claim
: that it is to protect their suppliers. But
: since the serial number is still accessible
: (merely requiring opening the watch) they
: really aren't protected. It just requires
: one more step to access it to then trace
: back where the watch came from.

Any way for a consumer to track the origin of the watch from the serial number to track back to the distributor. I doubt omega would be open about this information, but maybe someone has an experience to write about. Why you ask, I have an idea that most gray goods that disclaim warrenties are european stock, and i have no idea how to confirm this.

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Re: Polished off serial numbers
It's really pretty stupid (more)
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