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If you purchased this watch from AuthenticWatches.com - you got screwed!!! These guys screwed me and now I'm stuck with my watch. No return. Good luck. We should talk. I asked this site to post a disclaimer or warning against this company and they said my matter seemed personal. The guy at Authenticwatches also conned his way out of the BBB report I filed. I got so tired of this guy I just quit. Now you. I feel bad. Sorry to hear what happened. This guy sent my watch in the same box without that phoney OMEGA seal. It's all bad news.

: Hello,

: I recently posted on this board looking for a
: place to buy a discontinued SMP #2532.80.
: And thanks to a member's tip I found a brand
: new watch at an online dealer. I bought the
: watch from the dealer's auction on ebay
: after examining its excellent ebay rating
: and customer feedback, as well as the
: approval from BBB which showed no
: complaints. The watch comes with a 3 year
: warranty from the online store which also
: has a 30 day full refund (-10% restocking
: fee) return policy.

: The ordering process was smooth and the watch
: arrived promptly via free Fedex overnight
: delivery. It came in a gray Omega box with
: menuals, an Omega warranty card (unfilled),
: and a separate warranty car from the online
: store. The watch looks brand new with not a
: single finger mark or scratch on the face
: and the bracelet. Excited as I am, I quickly
: checked for it's authenticity following the
: tips on chronocentric.com. The serial number
: is intact, however, I can't make out the
: first number no matter how hard I tried.
: While the rest of the seven digits are clear
: and legible, the first number looks like a
: squished up '8','6' or even a '5'. The first
: four digits could be either '8006', '6006',
: or '5006', are any of these numbers valid
: serial numbers?

: The next thing I noticed is that the "red
: dot" or the "red seal" on the
: back of the watch is partially scratched
: off. This plus a few tiny nicks that I found
: in the five holes on the back of the watch
: led me to believe the case has been opened
: before. Much to my dismay, I called up the
: store immediately to report this problem.
: The gentleman who sold the watch to me
: assured me that it was new, authentic, in
: proper working condition, and had not been
: altered in anyway. He said that his store
: routinely opens up watches at random to
: check for it's authenticity in order to
: protect both the customer and the store. He
: recommanded me taking the watch to an
: authorized dealer to verify the truth in
: what he said.

: Now comes my dilemma. It took me a while to
: find this watch and I really want to keep
: it. But I am also bothered by the fact that
: this watch had been opened before. Should I
: return this watch, lose the 10% restocking
: fee, and continue to search for it or should
: I just overlook everything and keep the
: watch? Has anyone else have a similar
: experience? Are there any other options
: available? Please advice. Thanks in advance.