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: ...and save yourself a lot of trouble.

Well, You should check around with local AD's. You're not going to find a good price with the major retailers. The best deals are going to be the Mom and Pop jewelry stores in the downtown area, where there is competition.

Now, with the SMP I just picked up, Grey market was 20-35% off MSRP ($2150). Chain stores were 15-20% off MSRP. and Mom and Pop stores are 25-30% off.

So, I paid a little more for one from a AD, but I got the bracelet sized and had the rate checked on the vibrograph. Also, Omega is a 2yr warranty that covers the movement AND the CASE. If you look at the grey market stuff, they usually only cover the movement and they don't have Omega fix it.

Now, in all honesty, the grey market stuff is excess real Omega stuff that is being dumped. Whether it is from Omega or a Jeweler that needs the money... Its still SHOULD be a real Omega. Odds are it will probobly look and work just fine. But for 5% extra ($105), I was willing to pay the little extra.

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