hi OF members et al, anyone able to speak to the cost of an archive extract from Omega?
I will try to get thru customer service here in USA or friendly OF member, but you will never catch me anywhere near an Omega Boutique, as this is a big issue in the repair side, distorting the relationship between the watchmaker, dealer, and customer, and has left many dealers in a bad spot as the factory tries to encroach on the dealer oriented business model.
So let me know your experieces with cost etc for the extract. It seems important for important watches to have accompanying the watch for sale.
Ari

 

Around $150

Bit of a wait though

https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-extract-of-the-archives-typical-waiting-time.86204/

 

A quick google search shows it's around 120 Swiss francs or $150

 

Just got my Extract for my Apollo XI 3592.50 last week
It cost $150.US plus $10.88 UPS delivery and took about a little over 90 days.

 

I used this over the winter, but perhaps they will update it as part of their new process.

 

The extract from my dad's Speedy costs more than the watch did when it was new. As I recall, he said the watch was $90 when he bought it in Hong Kong.

 

I have a friend that tried to get it for a Seamaster with the 491 caliber and Omega could not find anything about it. They said that there was a problem with the data base for some years.

 

Thanks for all the replies! I havent sen an extract in person as it isnt relevant for repair of a watch, and I am not a watch flipper, just a watchmaker that buys distressed Omegas when they come across my bench and the owner doesnt want to spend on a repair.
I wonder how buyers view it- just paperwork or something to make up for the long gone box or orginal bill of sale?
90days is crazy imho...but hopefully I can get it started after the 4th holiday.
Ari

 

View it as a birth certificate if you don't have the original papers. I believe it definitely adds to the value of your watch.

 

FIFY

 

In case the watch was made by order, do you think that they will mention on the extract from origin? Or they will just say year of production and to what country they shipped the watch ?
Thanks

 

I get asked often if a watch has an extract. The thing is that for those watches which would really benefit (late 50's to early 60s Speedmasters and pre-war "important" watches) the answer often comes back that the archives are incomplete and no extract can be issued. Omega do refund the application fee in full.

I'm not sure if it's coincidence but whenever I've had a watch that needed a question answering (as to whether a dial was correct or whether a movement was chronometre rated), the answer has always come back that the extract isn't available.

As to value, it certainly adds value to a watch where it confirms something like a military provenance or that the movement is correct to the type of watch. If we're talking a simple Seamaster or DeVille, it adds nothing and the buyer is certainly not prepared to pay to cover, or even contribute, to the fee.

 

Assuming your Dad bought the watch several years ago. You need to adjust for historical inflation values. Otherwise, your comparison does not make sense.

 

And how much is the application fee? Thanks

 

120CHF

 

Wowwww so they will charge the same fee no matter if they don’t have full information about the watch :-( , not nice

 

No. You will get an extract OR you get a full refund.

There's no such thing as a partial extract. If they don't have the full details, they will write to you explaining that the records are incomplete and no extract can be issued (and your credit/debit card is refunded).

 

Sounds good , I want to get extract for a very interesting watch that I have but the main reason is to find out if the watch was an special order as I haven’t seen any other like mine

 

Care to post a picture? Bear in mind that its uniqueness could mean your watch was altered post manufacture...

 

Here are the pictures , jumbo omega from 40’s
What makes me curious is the pink gold bezel matching with 2 tone dial. Very unusual to see a case with two materials SS&G at the 40’s as per my poor knowledge