zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

What IS the return policy?
: Actually I just purchased the same model from
: my local Costco this past weekend. My
: impression is that this is probably the best
: choice of the grey market dealers. Some are
: claiming that an authorized dealer may come
: down to a similar price, but I still don't
: think they would have Costco's generous
: return policies. The Costco flexibility and
: local convenience is invaluable.

: Basically, if the cost of the watch is already
: a stretch then Costco should be fine. If you
: can afford to drop a couple hundred more
: into the purchase price then I would
: definitely go authorized from a trusted
: local source (who might have generous return
: policies).

: The down side to Costco is that they don't have
: an in-house jeweler. For instance it was a
: serious pain to locate a jeweler who would
: resize the bracelet. Some wanted to see the
: warranty card, and others would charge a
: servicing fee. Finally I found a Jared's
: that did it for gratis. Granted they were
: nice and I will likely purchase my next
: Omega from that location. They seemed
: willing to drop 20% from retail.

: Only other problem I've experienced is that the
: watch is so large that the crown is leaving
: a reddish bruise on the back of my hand. I
: may have to readjust the band (add a half
: link), or possibly return the watch and go
: back to Jared's and look at the mid-size.