A minor clarification..
Omega do NOT sell watches via the internet. Their website states this & I hear that AD's can loose their AD status if they are caught selling over the internet.
But selling second hand ( albeit vintage , restored & guaranteed by Omega themselves ) watches via eBay IS OK ? Not in my book.
So, Omega selling watches via Antiquorum is ok. Omega selling watches via Antiquorum and allowing phone and Antiquorum facility Internet bidding is ok? But Omega selling watches via Antiquorum and allowing phone, Antiquorum facility Internet bidding and eBay facilitated bidding is not ok?
I am not sure what you're saying, so I'm asking for clarification. I'm not sure where you advocate drawing the line.
OK what I meant is ...
Brand New Omegas are NOT ( officially) available via the internet in any way whatsoever.
Most collectors know that some ( I have no Idea what percentage ) of the watches offered via the Antiquorom auction are coming directly from Omega themselves. Some of the watches were bought from eBay ( Eg the Marine Chronometer Lot #265 ) by an eBay ID known to be a museum employee.
Prior to the watches being offered on eBay, I was unaware that you could bid on/buy these watches via the internet. ( reading your reply though Chuck, it does look like these could be bid on via the internet )
Now you clearly can ( via eBay ).
Hey maybe I'm just splitting hairs here.
Maybe some genius in the Omega management will wake up & say "Wow !! Just look at the interest we generated in the brand via the Internet. Maybe we could do this with our day-to-day watches & triple sales ! "
My attitude is that if the Internet is good enough to generate interest / allow the general public to be able to easily buy these vinatge watches, shouldn't this avenue also be available to people wanting to buy new watches ?
