Olhenry56
·Hi OF,
I recently bought a replacement for the lightly cracked crystal on my 14700. As I understand it, this reference shares its crystal, PZ 5140, with many other references, and it has been a bit hard to find. I found one on eBay which was claimed to have been an original Omega crystal for my reference, but I'm afraid that it was too good to be true. I would like to confirm my reasoning before returning it, though, just to make sure I'm right before I lose what I thought was a decent deal.
The first problem is the profile. I put my crystal, which I assume is original (no idea if it really is), side by side with the new one, and they are clearly different. The diameters are the same, though, for what it's worth.
The second problem is the signature, or lack thereof. There is some mark in the center of the crystal, and I guess it's possible that it once was an Omega that has been polished. It seems more likely that it's just a coincidental mark or maybe even a poorly attempted forged signature.
This came is the envelope pictured, which was opened and could have been repurposed.
Can anyone confirm that this is not a genuine PZ 5140? Or better yet, confirm that I'm wrong?
Thank you as always to the ever-helpful OF members.
-Joseph
I recently bought a replacement for the lightly cracked crystal on my 14700. As I understand it, this reference shares its crystal, PZ 5140, with many other references, and it has been a bit hard to find. I found one on eBay which was claimed to have been an original Omega crystal for my reference, but I'm afraid that it was too good to be true. I would like to confirm my reasoning before returning it, though, just to make sure I'm right before I lose what I thought was a decent deal.
The first problem is the profile. I put my crystal, which I assume is original (no idea if it really is), side by side with the new one, and they are clearly different. The diameters are the same, though, for what it's worth.
The second problem is the signature, or lack thereof. There is some mark in the center of the crystal, and I guess it's possible that it once was an Omega that has been polished. It seems more likely that it's just a coincidental mark or maybe even a poorly attempted forged signature.
This came is the envelope pictured, which was opened and could have been repurposed.
Can anyone confirm that this is not a genuine PZ 5140? Or better yet, confirm that I'm wrong?
Thank you as always to the ever-helpful OF members.
-Joseph




