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: ..."but in another country" sounds
: like it could have been "trans
: shipped" to a Gray Market dealer.
: That's very much where gray market dealers
: get their stock. Is the Serial Number intact
: on the back of the 7:00 lug? If it's not
: there, it's an indication that it was sold
: to a gray market dealer in the first place,
: though the opposite is not true, some gray
: market dealers (more accurately the
: Authorized Dealers who sell to them) keep
: the serial number intact.
: Anyways, this is all beside the point. I don't
: think there's much chance he can get a
: replacement card, but he can always try. It
: would only have one more year on it anyway.
He says all serial numbers are there, and Omega states that in their system the watch was purchased a year ago, in another country, through an authorized dealer. So as far as Omega is concerned it was sold legally. However, I don't know if they send replacement cards without the original receipt, if/when he finds out I'll be sure to post it here.
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