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flyingout
·Well, base 1000 for $5400. I noticed no one was talking about it before the finish.
DON bezels... the new bubble?
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pitpro
·I'm afraid to say I would buy an aftermarket, clearly marked, DON bezel if they were available. As my previous posts state, not to hoodwink some unsuspecting buyer, purely for "aesthetic" reasons. Yes I would love an original DON bezel but at the prices they are commanding now I struggle to justify it. I'm sure the reply from some will be "well if you can't afford a genuine bezel then maybe you should think twice about collecting Omegas". I'm looking for a 105.012 and won't make the same mistake I made with my 105.003, however I'm not prepared to pay £1000 to rectify that mistake.
why? because you realize the whole is worth more than
the parts.
why else? because it will drive you nuts.
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Tjmmartin
·Sorry, auto text! Cicindela..... Apologies
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Tjmmartin
·Pitpro you may well be right, although there comes a point where price does become an issue and clearly my pockets are not as deep as some members!
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·As I say, there are original, aftermarket and counterfeit. I am not suggesting counterfeit for one minute. I totally agree with pitpro. I hope further arguments against aftermarket parts are forthcoming rather than just statements of opinion, that is what makes this forum what it is.
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M'Bob
·I'm actually a little surprised that it's taken this long for fake DON's to make their presence known. Seems to be an inevitable repercussion of the strong vintage Speedy market.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/will-it-happen-here.21882/#post-238136
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timeismoney
·bet you will.
why? because you realize the whole is worth more than
the parts.
why else? because it will drive you nuts.
Ignorance, as they say is bliss...😜
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Barking mad
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderI was under the impression that the up to 2915-3's had the steel bezel only.
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Kringkily
··Omega Collector / HunterI was under the impression that the up to 2915-3's had the steel bezel only.
I had believed the later stages of the 2915-3 had the switch over to the base 1000 black ones which rolled over to the 2998-1 and then 2998-2 models
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Barking mad
··Prolific Speedmaster HoarderGeorge, you are correct that is why I said up to.
Cheers
Cheers
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Kringkily
··Omega Collector / HunterAh okay. Cheers and hope u are having a great weekend.
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Bienne2998
·I would not fit an aftermarket DON bezel on a vintage watch - it would just FEEL wrong for me. Everytime I would look at the watch - it would remind me of the fact it isn't the real thing - even if it looks like original.
I prefer to have a later Omega replacement bezel - something that isn't as good as the original DON bezel... but it would be part of the normal service history of a vintage watch.
I prefer to have a later Omega replacement bezel - something that isn't as good as the original DON bezel... but it would be part of the normal service history of a vintage watch.
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Tjmmartin
·Thanks Bienne2998.
I think that this is the main argument against aftermarket DON bezels.....that there may not be a market for them for exactly this reason.
I'm just surprised that this topic has not stirred up more discussion rather than "we don't do aftermarket "
I think that this is the main argument against aftermarket DON bezels.....that there may not be a market for them for exactly this reason.
I'm just surprised that this topic has not stirred up more discussion rather than "we don't do aftermarket "
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFThanks Bienne2998.
I think that this is the main argument against aftermarket DON bezels.....that there may not be a market for them for exactly this reason.
I'm just surprised that this topic has not stirred up more discussion rather than "we don't do aftermarket "
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Tjmmartin
·Aftermarket is fine, fake isn't. This is the key issue, there is a replacement bezel available from Omega, it just isn't DON, you're talking an exact copy of an expensive Omega part made by a third party, that is the definition of counterfeit.
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Tjmmartin
·Look at Pur Sang Bugattis, accepted by many national vintage sports car clubs but ( possibly quite rightly ) rejected by some
