zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Now I'm confused! It is a quartz but are you
: saying it won't improve with time (pardon
: the pun)?

Sorry we have confused you Anna, but a quartz will not improve with time. Right out of the box it should be spot on. The "improving with time" reference was for an automatic watch

And if the battery is running low
: as someone suggested then how long has this
: watch been sitting in the store? Which leads
: me to the question - is there any way you
: can tell when your watch was manufactured?

Really on new watches, the only way to tell is to ask Omega. You can go to their website and email the aftersales department. Some watches do sit in dealer cases for up to a couple years, sometimes more.

I
: was given the pretty little box and
: instruction booklet, two credit card
: lookalikes - one with pictograms on and the
: other with the watch ID number etc., but
: can't find anything that says when the watch
: was made.

Reference above, there is no way to tell, and the AD who sold it to you won't know either

: I'm really feeling inclined to march into the
: store and demand an exchange and if they
: can't do that immediately then seek a
: refund. I don't think they should need to do
: any tinkering on a brand new watch that
: costs that amount of money. Even a new $200
: watch will keep perfect time for at least a
: week!

Quite frankly, any quartz watch should be expected to keep time to within 5 minutes a year, let alone a few days. I would most certainly demand either a new watch or a refund, unless it is a battery problem. If thats the case I would expect no less than a free replacement. You paid a heck of a lot of money for the watch and you should at least expect that the watch is free of defect of any kind when it leaves the AD. Yes, watches do have problems that need service, but one right out of the store should at least be running properly

: Thanks for all your replies
: Anna

Good luck with it