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Re: No definite answer I guess. (more)

I bought it brand new from an authorized dealer. It has a full warranty and I am still within the store's return policy timeframe. I wanted to do a little investigating with the experts here in this discussion forum before I went back to the store. I didn't get the impression that the people at this store were true watch experts or more importantly Omega experts. It is more of a jewelery store than anything else. That's why I came here. Hopefully someone here can add more comments. Thanks

: I don't know if there is a certain timeframe for the run in
: period. But it wouldn't hurt to assume that 1 month is
: enough. I can see that you are having quite a hard time
: with your new Seamaster watch. Did you buy it new or used?
: Did you buy it from the authorized dealer? +15 secs doesn't
: sound all too good.

: There are many knowledgeable people around here. You should be
: hearing from them real soon.

: Ruckdee C. [E20JLS] http://i.am/renardnolt

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No definite answer I guess. (more)
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