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Re: Difference between 3570.50 and 3572.50?
In Response To: Re: Difference between 3570.50 and 3572.50? ()

Thanks,

But why is the automatic movement actually cheaper than the manual wind movement?

: It is not just their website that falls short.
: I went into the local authorized dealer the
: other night while waiting for the wife to do
: some clothes shopping. They had the
: moonwatch on display so I decided to play
: shopper. Asked a few questions, sales person
: knew NOTHING so pulled out the Omega catalog
: in the big binder. I asked about the
: difference in several Speedmaster pros -
: clueless. I then pointed out the picture of
: one with the display back but shown on a
: leather strap and asked if I could order the
: watch with a display back but on a bracelet.
: She seemed pretty sure that I could NOT
: because it was not pictured that way. The
: next day I returned to the same store (more
: clothes shopping!) and another salesman was
: able to figure out that there were 2
: different movement calibres involved but
: could not tell what the difference was.

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