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Buyer Beware: Wonky Seamaster Technic/Companion on eBay

  1. tyrantlizardrex Aug 17, 2019

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    Casually perusing ebay this morning, and came across what at first glance appears to be a very cheap Seamaster Companion/technic dialPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network.

    From the account "Quality Omega Watches 4 You" (which given what I'm about to share seems a questionable choice of name).

    Pictures grabbed for reference (in case it disappears from eBay, or reappears here):

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    Dial looks good, hands look good, 601 movement (serial number 25019548) looks good, case back is correct 135.001 so that's good... but the case looks a little bit off.

    That's because it's a 135.070.

    Which should look like this (pinched a couple of @Davidt pictures for reference of what a 135.070 is):

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    Now I'm not saying this isn't a tempting project that you could return to spec at the right price... but that's not what it's being sold as.

    So, heads up, buyer beware, if you're diving in to this, know that it's not right.
     
    Edited Aug 17, 2019
  2. tyrantlizardrex Aug 17, 2019

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  3. tyrantlizardrex Aug 17, 2019

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    He's withdrawn the listing... and frankly, I think he's an idiot rather than a crook.


    Me: Hi there,

    I had a question about this watch.

    You have it listed as a 135.011 - which it has the case back for, and is the reference you would expect to see the dial inside of.

    However, the case is a 135.070.

    Did you replace the case? Or was this how you found the watch?

    Either way, it is not a correct 135.011

    Best

    Chris

    quality-omega-watches-4-you: the case was brought from a watch dealer who listed it as a 135.011

    Me: Searching for the movement serial number brings up a listing from July, when the movement, dial, and hands were in a different case (correct case, but with wrong case back) - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OMEGA-Se...t-for-parts-numbers-don-t-match-/153556698333Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    Did you replace the case?

    quality-omega-watches-4-you: yes

    Me: Ok.

    So it's still not in the right case.

    You have a 135.011 case back, and a 135.070 case.

    quality-omega-watches-4-you: if your not happy retract your bid

    Me: I'm asking you to be honest in your listing, and tell people that it you have a watch made out of parts, which has a 135.011 case back, and a 135.070 case.

    quality-omega-watches-4-you: When i brought this watch it was in a 610 case so i brought a 601 case from a reptable watch parts seller who listed it as a seamaster 135.011 i have a few of thease cases and they all look the same

    quality-omega-watches-4-you: i have decided that im adding this watch to my collection
     
    Edited Aug 17, 2019
  4. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Aug 17, 2019

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    No he's a crook, listings include counterfeit Omega buckles, which have now been reported.
     
  5. tyrantlizardrex Aug 17, 2019

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    Just looked through his listings (and his sold listings)... what a crook.
     
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