I’m not trying to scare monger. I’ve asked a question about it as AD has provided all necessary paper work to indicate it’s all above board. I’m just asking if any one else has seen a blank back ? Apriciate any help
Richard
This is not the first one of these we have seen if I remember correctly.
I also seem to remember it’s due to a service caseback.
that being said... you will have a harder time selling it in the future as it will always raise questions about it being legitimate. It will not magically be worth more money for not having the LE number on it.
Do you have any source of this? That it is indeed "not uncommon"?
Sorry, but I do believe you are needlessly scaremongering here.
You have the wrong end of the stick, pal is a term of friendship. No need to be so Touchy.
If you don’t wana help don’t
Very logical the service caseback. Since the whole history is known (apparently) the reason for the service should also be known....
Interested in your thoughts on having a service caseback that was sold as new from an AD? I suppose it sat on the shelf too long, it needed a service before being sold?
This is not the first one of these we have seen if I remember correctly.
I also seem to remember it’s due to a service caseback.
that being said... you will have a harder time selling it in the future as it will always raise questions about it being legitimate. It will not magically be worth more money for not having the LE number on it.
I don't know where you're from, but where I'm from "pal," "buddy," and "chief" are all equally subject to being dismissive and derogatory - depending on what they're paired with. For example, "hey pal, I already told you I had box and papers so quit asking whether it could be suspicious" comes across not as the friendly form.
And if you don't, don't ask...
I should have instead said, "buying from (any ole') AD does not alone make it impossible to be suspect"
No need to apologize: if it came across as 'scaremongering,' it was an inadvertent consequence of pointing out to the OP that repeating over and over gain that it was purchased from an AD and has a box, is not alone going to prove up that his watch "is a flaw like a double 6 Rolex."
Notice, also, that any other alternative offered up on this thread so far are equally in-congruent (a service back on a 'brand new/from AD' watch)?
A fake Omega from an AD is extremely unlikely - it really is scaremongering as this is pretty much unheard of. Unlike replacement parts or missing/faulty engravings.
might also be helpful if we could see clear pictures of the balance thru the caseback. that may dispel any suspicion of it being a fake.
I looked up Fraser Hart, and it does appear they sell pre-owned watches, so not everything coming through the doors is direct from the manufacturer.
Time to give it up Pal.
I guess I stand corrected, then.
But I’ll call you first for guidance the next time I walk into a Truneau (or any number of places that are both an AD of watch lines and ALSO sell used watches that are NOT sourced from the manufacturer) - and they say they have a 5 year old limited edition Omega that they *promise* is from the manufacturer and also has never been outside of the store or returned, and I’ll be calling for your continued comfort that the 5yr old watch in that box (being sold to me by a 22yr old kid in a mall) is unassailably authentic.
now, it may be that part of the miscommunication here is that the watch store the OP mentioned is to me unknown (a UK chain?) but to y’all is known to only sell new/AD lines of watches?
tornue is not an Omega AD and the bulk of their sales are second hand watches esp thier Omega and Rolex watches. Why would you use that as your defense.
the point was obvious (and explicitly written): not every AD sells only manufacturer-provided watches, and Tourneau is just one of many examples (which happened to come to mind when posting). I’m confident there are many similar “big box” or smaller shops, and that some of those happen to be Omega ADs in addition to carrying pre-owned watches.
Or do you say no?
Otherwise, where such stores are concerned, I continue to maintain that @ConElPueblo’s assertion that shenanigans are “extremely” unlikely is no less anecdotal than my own contrary view (... perhaps especially where it concerns 5yr old limited edition Omegas that for some reason have never sold, and have a “miss-printed” case back - something worth knowing about may have happened to that watch).
Again, that view was devoid of any knowledge of what type of store the watched was purchased from.
