I am a newbie and somewhat confused by what I see on line. There are sellers on ebay (and elsewhere) that are obviously grey market, e.g., Watchmaxx. Clearly there is no Omega warranty on offer, you get their warranty, FWIW. So you have to decide whether the 25% or more discount is worth it. But there are other sellers, such as Chitownwatch, who seem to have a good reputation, and who are selling watches with the Omega warranty card. For the Dark Side of the Moon watch I am looking at, their photo shows the warranty card inside the sleeve, so I can't see if it's stamped. In response to a text, they said the watch has 5 years to run on the warranty. Another fellow is selling a pitch black model without a box but with the cards, from the picture they are unstamped by an AD -- still he says the watch is under Omega warranty. But it was my understanding that if the card isn't stamped by an AD, Omega won't honor it, so essentially this is all grey market. And if sellers are not upfront about the status of the warranty, that makes me less inclined to trust them on the fundamental question of whether the watch is authentic.
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