My recommendation:
I have no idea how it is in your country, but in some countries (especially in Europe) you have the legal right to return the merchandise within a particular period of time, which is usually 10 days or 2 weeks, without explanaining why. Please check if there is such a law in the country where you have purchased your watch from. If there is, return it by REGISTERED POST immediately and demand a refund, before things will get more and more complicated. From my experience, if watch causes this much unhappiness from the beginning, you will always feel bitterness everytime you have a glimpse at it in the future, and you will never be really happy with it. At least that's what happened to me.
Common man
: Hello everybody.
: I bought Omega Speedmaster Professional on Ebay
: about a week ago.
: When I inspected the watch upon arrival, I
: noticed a few dark spots on the dial that
: looked almost like touch-ups. I took it to
: an Omega authorized dealer and had the watch
: looked at by repair people. They told me
: that these spots are moisture spots and that
: most likely the watch took in water at some
: point. Their recommendation - to send the
: watch to Omega for service.
: What was supposed to be an inexpensive and in a
: good working order watch, it is turning into
: a nightmare. The watch repair people quoted
: me $450-$750 Omega service charges for the
: overhaul.
: The seller claimed that the watch is in a good
: working order and well cared for. He told me
: that the watch was cleaned and lubricated a
: few years ago by a jeweler.
: The irony is that except for spots one the dial
: and slight discoloration on the small
: seconds hand and the large seconds hand, the
: watch seems to be working fine.
: So what should I do? Is there any way (short of
: sending the watch to Omega) to determine if
: the watch sustained water damage and just an
: overall condition? Is it possible to replace
: hands and the dial on the watch without
: doing a complete overhaul? Could the dial be
: cleaned of those moisture spots? Can the
: full service be done by a qualified watch
: repairman or should I follow the advice and
: send it to Omega? Would it be cheaper? Is
: the Omega service charge really that high?
: Also would anybody know what year was this
: watch manufactured? Its serial number starts
: with 3558.
: I would appreciate any information.
: Thank you in advance,
: Andrei
