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Agreed...
In Response To: Re: Seamaster Multifunction; Gray Market ()

If you choose to go the grey market route, there are grey market dealers that leave the serial numbers in tact. Find one of them, and purchase your watch that way. However, with a little research, you can find authorized Omega dealers offering discounts of 35%. As Derek stated, never accept a watch without a serial number. Let us know what you decide.

: You probably are turning the crown too slowly.
: Turn it a bit faster and it should respond
: every time. It has a safety feature that
: rotating the crown only a small amount (such
: as if you bumped it) *won't* change the
: settings.

: So, how many buttons do you need on the watch
: to make it easy? Really, this method does
: work very well when you get used to it.

: Whatever you do, do NOT accept a watch without
: serial numbers!

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