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Re: Which of these two Seamasters is the more collectible on
In Response To: Re: Which of these two Seamasters is the more collectible on ()

: Hi again... the Polaris I'm considering has an International
: Warranty card that indicates its initial sale was at Marshall
: Field & Co., Chicago on 5/1/92... and it has a full set of
: repair records from the Swiss Watch Technical Center, Lancaster,
: PA.... for battery replacement, replace crystal, and warranty
: service.

: The nice lady who's selling this piece says her late husband was
: the original owner (and a bit of a fanatic), but can this watch
: have been made in the mid-80's and still have been sitting in a
: fancy (now defunct) department store until the early 90's? For
: $500 (she asks), I may just take my chances, but do you suppose
: Omega's warranty may still be valid?

: I really do appreciate your advise, and your recent photograph is
: absolutely stunning.

The warranty was generally one year in 1992, so it has expired. However, if Omega still offered the watches for sale in 1992 and they still appeared in the catalog (which is entirely possible), the 15 years they guarantee parts will be available would run from that point.

For $500, and you like the watch, its hard to go wrong. If you are like the rest of us, wait six months, then buy the Deville as well!

A couple more shots of the Seamaster

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