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...without a serial number. Purchase from an unauthorized dealer if you like, but watch without a serial number has been defaced and is not the original product.

With some shopping around you can get very close to grey market prices, and maybe even beat them.

I purchased my Omega SMP 2531.80 from an authorized dealer for $1157 which including shipping. That's 35% off retail and very competitive with grey market prices.

: Hi,

: First off, i bought my watch from
: worldwatches.com. I thought they had good
: service, gave me a lower price than ashford,
: and had what I wanted. Now I find out that
: ashford leaves serial numbers on their
: watches. I am not sure if this is something
: worth paying $125 more for. So, I am looking
: for opinions. I think if my watch broke, I
: would take it to someone who was local to me
: and I could see have it, not ship it away. I
: wouldnt send it to omega. So, would I still
: have to worry about the serial number issue?
: Just because ashford leaves the serial
: numbers on, does it really matter? There is
: the supposed legal issue, but besides that,
: if I sent a watch that I bought from ashford
: to omega, who supposedly doesnt return them,
: would I get it back? I didnt buy from a
: registered dealer if I got it from ashford,
: it is still gray market. The only
: differeence was that the number wasnt
: scratched off.
: Also, what about insurance issues? I dont
: insure my computer or other $1000 items, and
: things like that dont really have a serial
: number, because I built it from individual
: parts. But, Id think that I could make a
: claim for the computer if it was stolen. Is
: it the same way with a serial number-less
: watch? I have the receipt, papers, and box,
: but no serial. If I bought a timex and my
: house was rodbbed and it was taken, all Id
: have for that was a receipt, no serial
: number.
: I am just trying to figure all this out, so I
: appreciate any info anyone would give.
: Thanks

: JMH