: Here's my question- I really like the Seamaster
: Apnea and am looking to buy it. The reason I
: havent bought it already is that I read some
: not-so-good reviews about it on the
: internet. A common complaint was that it was
: inaccurate and lost/ gained large amounts of
: time. The reason given was that Omega has
: been comtemplating discontinuing the Apnea
: for some time now and production runs have
: been small. Thus, the stock available with
: most stockists is old and needs to be
: serviced immediately upon purchase.
: It would be great to get your opinion on the
: Apnea and its problems (if any)!
The Apnea is a nice looking watch, but the movement is not chronometer certified, and is a complicated modular type chronograph. Not many people will want to work on it, or may charge more to do so. I believe the base movement is the ETA 2892 which is a reliable movement, so I don't buy it being inaccurate or losing a lot of time. Even though its not certified, it should still run in the -5 to +15 range.
The apnea has never been very popular in any of the forums and I can't think of anyone offhand that actually has one. I would not be suprised to see Omega move this one from the lineup.
Rest assured, however, that if you buy a NIB from an authorized dealer, you will have a 2 year warranty. Usually, if a watch is gonna give you lots of problems, it will more than likely be under warranty. Do not buy this type of watch from the grey market or EBAY. A valid Omega warranty is the way to go with this one
