zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

You have chosen well, this is a great watch. I bought the very same watch 2 years past and I am very pleased with it. Have three other Omegas and this one keeps the best time, you also did very well on the price well done !!!

: Well, I've had a good year so far and wanted to
: treat myself for it. I've been wanting a
: nice watch for a very long time, my Fossil
: has been beat to hell, but doesn't command
: any class.

: So I came to a crossroads, which brand should I
: get? I was drawn between Omega and Rolex.
: After doing extensive research, I've come to
: the conclusion that Rolex is a household
: name for watches, but their mechanicals
: aren't that superior to much in the luxury
: watch game.

: My requirements were pretty simple: 1. Have a
: high water resistance rating (I do dive)
: 2. Be automatic (I'm always looking to prepare
: for the S*** hitting the fan, and if EMP
: wipes electronics out, quartz watches are
: screwed.)
: 3. Require little maintenance
: 4. Have little clutter on the dial
: (chronograph...OUT!)
: 5. Be from a well known manufacturer that is
: known for quality and luxury.

: This brought me to the Omega Seamaster Aqua
: Terra Chronometer 2503.30. Water resistant
: to 500 ft. and no clutter on the dial.

: However, the defining peice over the Rolex for
: me was the Co-Axial Escapement technology in
: the Omega. Whereas a Rolex is ideally
: supposed to see factory maintenance every
: 3-5 years, I've discovered that the Co-Axial
: will need to be seen every 10-15 years for
: maintenance. WOW!

: Now I was at a crossroads for where to buy it.
: The MSRP on this badboy was around $2800. I
: had plenty of money to spend on it, but I'm
: always looking for the best deal. We all
: know the internet will always surpass a
: retail store for pricing. But why?

: When it comes to watches, the answer is not the
: simple, usual "large overhead that
: consumes profit" answer. But it is in
: the warranty that pricing on the net is so
: different. Stores like Mayor's that are
: authorized dealers include the factory Omega
: warranty, in which with any problem you
: encounter with the watch, you can mail that
: sucker back to the factory directly.
: However, buying from an unauthorized dealer;
: which isn't necessarily saying they acquired
: illegally or unethically. But anyway,
: through an unauthorized dealer, you are not
: out of luck. Many of them offer the factory
: warranties. However, you do not get the
: Omega warranty card and therefore you must
: send the watch to the dealer, to which they
: will then forward to Omega.

: When buying a watch I had to research the
: places on the net I was willing to buy from
: and see if they would be around for the
: duration of my warranty. This brought me to
: Authentic Watches.com which has been around
: since 1979. I also researched their feedback
: across the net. Places I looked at were
: eBay, Amazon.com, Yahoo and some small
: places. But I was more than overwhelemed
: with positive feedback.

: So I checked their website out, and since I'm
: always skeptical, especially with large sums
: of cash being involved, I looked at the
: product description very carefully. They
: offered free overnight shipping,
: manufacturer's serial numbers, 3 year
: warranty, Certificate of Authenticity and
: free bracelet sizing (which was no use to me
: because I had no way to measure my wrist, so
: I had to take it to a local jeweler.)

: So, figuring this was everything I wanted, I
: wanted to talk to a customer service rep to
: verify. I'm pretty picky about things and
: one of the main reasons I didn't want to buy
: from Mayor's or Jared (aside from price) was
: because I didn't want a watch that had been
: fondled by Joe Blows who couldn't afford it
: but wanted to dream about it. The customer
: service rep told me the watches were brand
: spanking new and have never encountered a
: human wrist since birth and they assured my
: satisfaction.

: So that was it. I was sold (since I was using
: my Mastercard anyway, if they were stubborn,
: I'd return it and file a credit card claim
: with my bank). I bought the watch on Friday,
: so overnight shipping would be useless, so I
: sucked up the extra $25 for the Saturday
: delivery. On 10am this Saturday, my FedEx
: man woke me up.

: After opening the very tightly packed, FRAGILE
: tape sealed box, this is what I found
: inside:
:
:
:

: Needless to say, I was overly impressed with
: the contents of my package. I had not
: expected to recieve the actual Omega box,
: manual, Pictogram placard and Chronometer
: certification placard as well. I figured to
: get only the Red Omega box and that was it.

: So for a whopping total of $1900 for a $2800
: watch, I am a new Omega customer, my
: experience with Authentic Watches.com was
: phenomenal, my wallet is happy, and I'm
: thrilled with the product I've recieved.

: I am already wanting to save for more watches
: :-)

: Thanks for listening.