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: I just bought a Seamaster GMT Chrono, on an
: auction.
Okay. I hope you mean GMT Chronometer (certified watch), because there is no such thing as an Omega GMT Chronograph (stopwatch).
Hard to tell without seeing the detail on it. There are FAKE Seamster GMT's out there. Look at the zOwie Rogues Gallery on this site for details and photos of the fake one. eBay is pretty good about policing fakes, other auction sites less so.
If you can give us a link to see it on the auction site, we can look at it for you.
: I got a 25% reduction on retail price, and
: think I've done the right thing.
Sorry to have to tell you, but you could likely have gotten 20-25% off a brand new one from an authorized dealer. Since the retail is $1995 for the GMT on steel bracelet, that would make the watch $1,500-1,600.
Even worse, you could have gotten one for as much as 40% off a brand new one from a reputable gray market dealer. That would make the watch $1,200-1,300. Not that I normally recommend that, but I sure would put it far ahead of buying an unknown, unwarranteed watch from an unknown seller at an auction.
Hate to have to give you such bad news, but at BEST you'll come out only somewhat screwed on this deal. At worst, you could end up with a defective real watch, a cheap fake, or nothing but a wad of money missing from your pocket.
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