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Sorry to hear the bad news. Howard and company are a class act. I probably won't buy another Omega in the foreseeable future. There are plenty of other worthwhile manufacturers out there.

I do plan, however, on buying another watch from G&M very soon! Maybe that will help....

Thank you John for all of your efforts!

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: I wish I could post some positive news, but I
: just found out today that Omega refused to
: reinstate Gelber & Mundy's AD status. As
: I suspected and feared, Mr. Swift did indeed
: build a case against them to give to the
: powers that be in Switzerland. Gelber &
: Mundy's sales rep called them this morning
: to tell them that it's a "done
: deal" and that they will not be
: reinstated.

: I only found out AFTER they lost their AD
: status that Gelber & Mundy are actually
: located inside a large Jewelry Exchange in
: New York City. In other words, they do not
: have a separate, detached store, but rather,
: they have the largest store floorspace
: inside the jewelry exchange. The pictures
: they sent me of the store look like any
: other jewelry store you'd go into, but it
: doesn't have that "luxury, upscale,
: what type of latte would you like with your
: Seamaster?" look of a Tourneau-type of
: store. This was one of the reasons they lost
: their status. The other, as I mentioned in
: previous posts, was the fact that they don't
: carry any other exclusive brands. TAG had
: always been their #2 selling watch (behind
: Omega), but TAG isn't considered upscale
: enough by the folks at Omega.

: To be blunt, this is really the "straw
: that broke the camel's back" for me. I
: have really lost faith in Omega as a brand.
: What I now see is a company that keeps
: producing more expensive models which offer
: less "bang for the buck", a
: company that is poorly managed by idiots who
: don't have any sense of loyalty to a 25 year
: partner, and a company that is basing its
: "new, upscale image" on
: Piguet-based chronograph movements that are
: the LEAST reliable movements in the Omega
: catalog. For the first time since I became a
: watch enthusiast, I have absolutely no
: desire to buy another Omega watch.

: As a friend just suggested, perhaps I will
: start looking at vintage Omegas, which
: reflect a time when Omega as a company had
: its head on straight. I will keep my Bond
: SMP only because I love the watch, but I
: have now sold every other Omega watch I
: owned. Sadly, the passion is completely gone
: for me.

: Again, thank you to everyone who took the time
: to sign the petition and to show your
: support for Gelber & Mundy. The owners
: wanted me to convey their sincere thanks to
: everyone.