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YY77
·I bought a Seamaster Trilogy from OB in Madrid over the phone a month ago, warranty card was stamped and dated.
New Boutique Warranty Card Process
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uvalaw2005
·Which brings up a question. When the watch eventually gets resold in the future to a new owner will there be anyway for the new owner to find out where and when the watch was initially sold? Part of the interest in buying a complete vintage piece is seeing the dated and stamped warranty card which anchors the purchase date and location, it's part of its history. But if everything is blank no one will know if it was sold by a boutique, an AD or via the grey market. Kind of a let down in the vintage collecting regime, imo.
Excellent points. Even sitting here today with all of those reassurances from Omega, I'd rather have a stamped and dated card from an AD.
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Alfista88
·Ya, perhaps a long term strategy to steer more collectors into eventually paying for extracts from archives? It's been a decade plus since I've requested one, but I remember my last extract showed the country & year an Omega watch was originally sold.
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T60
·I can see why one would want one stamped (I wanted one), but at the end of the day they'd just write it down on the card, which is no different than what I could do at home. I'd much rather have the older style cards that said "Omega Boutiques US" preprinted on it. It's just a card, but not having anything proper there feels like I'm not getting a full experience..
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SK360
·I just purchased on Monday. My AD said they activated my warranty online and took pictures of all of my cards back at their computer during the checkout process and I never thought to check the card and it ended up being blank when I got home. I emailed and asked if I could bring it back in and get it filled out and they said no problem. The Jeweler section on the card looks like it has that square part made to be written in vs stamped and I have a QR code on the back so maybe they're changing the stamping process everywhere with newer watches?
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T60
·I just purchased on Monday. My AD said they activated my warranty online and took pictures of all of my cards back at their computer during the checkout process and I never thought to check the card and it ended up being blank when I got home. I emailed and asked if I could bring it back in and get it filled out and they said no problem. The Jeweler section on the card looks like it has that square part made to be written in vs stamped and I have a QR code on the back so maybe they're changing the stamping process everywhere with newer watches?
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SK360
·Possibly. I don't know what the AD process is like, but it sounds like they electronically activate the warranty with Omega, which is no different than the OB. It's still strange to me at the end of the day though, because if they are changing the process, they should have updated the cards to remove the jeweller section.
Yeah who knows. I’m still going to back to have them stamp it either way. And I agree you figure if they put a QR code on the back to go full digital they would just update the front to reflect.
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Stripey
·Often times the receipt is lost, and sometimes the seller doesn't want to disclose the initial price paid and his name/address/phone number which is often on the computer generated receipts today. I bought an ST1 last year from a professional seller here on OF, it was a full kit with the stamped and dated warranty card, but also included was the original receipt issued by the Omega Boutique in California which contained the original price and the buyers name, address and phone number, info that I didn't need and shouldn't have been provided, imo.
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PATRICK JP
·Often times the receipt is lost, and sometimes the seller doesn't want to disclose the initial price paid and his name/address/phone number which is often on the computer generated receipts today. I bought an ST1 last year from a professional seller here on OF, it was a full kit with the stamped and dated warranty card, but also included was the original receipt issued by the Omega Boutique in California which contained the original price and the buyers name, address and phone number, info that I didn't need and shouldn't have been provided, imo.
The complete information adds to the history and hence value of the watch once it becomes a collectible.
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PATRICK JP
·Yeah who knows. I’m still going to back to have them stamp it either way. And I agree you figure if they put a QR code on the back to go full digital they would just update the front to reflect.
I have checked and the QR code only links you to the watch model on the Omega website… No serial number and guarantee date are quoted.
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speedy_fan
·I had encountered buying a Brand New watch at a deep discount from a grey dealer, he wrote the date on the card on the day of my purchase.
I am wondering how does the dealer is able to obtain the updated card and date it on my day of purchase and does Omega honour the warranty or it has to tally back to the system provided there is any.
I am wondering how does the dealer is able to obtain the updated card and date it on my day of purchase and does Omega honour the warranty or it has to tally back to the system provided there is any.
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Scarecrow Boat
·The complete information adds to the history and hence value of the watch once it becomes a collectible.
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Evitzee
·You have a habit of reviving inactive threads.
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T60
·I have checked and the QR code only links you to the watch model on the Omega website… No serial number and guarantee date are quoted.
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georgiadawgger
·My understanding that OB's database is directly connected with Omega so no need for a sticker or other info. I purchased my SMP300 from Atlanta...no sticker.
Got my 1861 from an AD in Missouri and they had a tablet that linked the warranty card to an Omega system. They did put a sticker on the card though.
My 3861 was originally purchased in Virginia. I purchased it pre-owned and it shipped from Las Vegas' AD, and the warranty is still valid. This one had a sticker (Tourneau Pentagon City)
Got my 1861 from an AD in Missouri and they had a tablet that linked the warranty card to an Omega system. They did put a sticker on the card though.
My 3861 was originally purchased in Virginia. I purchased it pre-owned and it shipped from Las Vegas' AD, and the warranty is still valid. This one had a sticker (Tourneau Pentagon City)
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!
You sure about that? When I use the QR on mine it takes me to the Omega page for the watch but is not specific to mine or my serial. Show what yours links to.
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Frank J Malloy
·Not only that, thermal paper printing quite often fades to nothing.
For something as expensive as this, they should have a real printer, and email you an electronic copy. This isn't a Coke you're buying from a street vendor.
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T60
·You sure about that? When I use the QR on mine it takes me to the Omega page for the watch but is not specific to mine or my serial. Show what yours links to.
The Master Chronometer card has a contactless sensor on it which after scanning and logging into Omega.com, takes me to the METAS results.
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