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Re: Your Omega is older than you think
In Response To: Your Omega is older than you think ()

Omega After Sales service has helped explain the above.

Dear Mr Hewitt,

Thank you very much for your reply.

Please be informed that the COSC certificate is delivered by an external subcontractor and is only available for a period of approximately 3-4 years from the manufacture date,

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1) Omega De Ville coaxial 4531.31.00; calibre 2500; movement serial number 80.088.xxx; 2001

2) 2006 Omega Seamaster GMT 2534.20 auto, SS/SS, white GMT; calibre 1128; movement serial number 80.100.xxx; 2000

3) Omega Seamaster Professional Chrono-Diver 2298.80.00; TI 378.0504.400; calibre1164; movement serial number 80.119.xxx 2000

Clearly After Sales is giving me the manufacture and COSC dates.

1) Thus the movement in a watch I purchased from an AD in March 2007 was six years old;

2) the movement in a watch I purchased from an AD in September 2007 was seven years old;

3) the movement in a watch I purchased preowned from an AD in May of 2005 was five years old at the time.

So, the ChronoDiver was serviced prior to sale to me, in 2005 and won't be due a COA until 2008-2010.

Should I get the other two watches serviced now? Or does Omega service the movement prior to installation in the watch case, and thus the service interval should run from that point in time?

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