Need help with Seamaster Pro

Scarecrow Boat · Sep 2, 2022

N NoctorDumbnuts
the seal has been broken but the only way to verify movement was to break the seal….I don’t get it

Well, there is a way around this by taking the entire bracelet off with the security tape is still attached to it.

The authenticators are good for new modern pieces that get heavily faked. The authenticators have no idea how each old modern SMP300 changed slightly over the years and which reference had which hands, bezel, movement, so on. They are really just verifying that the watch matches the visual description of the ad and that is it.

NoctorDumbnuts · Sep 2, 2022

padders
A bit tenuous I know, but there is also the fact that the listing photos will show different hands and bracelet to any official Omega 2255.80 photos so you could maybe challenge it that way. As noted above, if there was a movement shot showing 1109 that is also helpful as Omega's page will show 1120 as the correct movement. If you make enough of a stink with the facts maybe they will revisit it.

ebay is a bloody minefield. I won't sell there anymore and to buy, you need to do your homework first (that is not a pop at the OP, supposedly ebay was protecting him and what's done is done!)

You’re right though, I needed to do my homework and I didn’t…I was taken by the way the watch looked…and not knowing enough I went ahead and made a purchase thinking that eBay would have my back if something was awry but I was wrong. I reached out to the seller inquiring about the differences and the response was “don’t believe what you read in the forums” If the seller came clean about what I have I think I’d feel a little differently than I do right now.

Scarecrow Boat · Sep 3, 2022

N NoctorDumbnuts
the response was “don’t believe what you read in the forums”

Feel free to send this link to the seller, which shows the correct hands and lists the correct movement.
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-300-2255-80-00

studeb · Sep 3, 2022

The if the seller, wristwatchtrader, who looks like a dealer, is standing firm, then dispute the payment method will be the next step.
You could reach out to Omega customer service, explain what has happened and ask them to confirm the reference based on the serial number. That will help bolster your case.
Good luck!

Need help with Seamaster Pro

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