X x0x0Stupid question but... I must ask. If EoA is not a certificate of authenticity, why would you want to have it?
No. Anybody could have filled that in to suite the watch. But an extract works the other way around.
https://www.fratellowatches.com/omegas-extract-of-the-archives-how-it-works/
Read the link 😉
To me the value of the EOA is that Omega not simply confirms the production date of the watch and where it was distributed for sale but that they are attesting to the movement and case matching. When you have a 50-60 year old watch with an unknown history it’s reassuring to know that the movement hasn’t come from a different case/ model. It helps prove the watches originality.
To me the value of the EOA is that Omega not simply confirms the production date of the watch and where it was distributed for sale but that they are attesting to the movement and case matching. When you have a 50-60 year old watch with an unknown history it’s reassuring to know that the movement hasn’t come from a different case/ model. It helps prove the watches originality.
And in some cases, the EOA will confirm delivery to the military, or that the movement is correct for some other "special" version of a reference. However, this has received increased skepticism in recent years, because of numerous reports that Omega will sometimes (selectively) include information provided by the owner in addition to information strictly taken from the archives.
That’s really interesting - so when I submit a request for an EOA for my Speedy Pro bought at the PX on a military base I’ll include this detail and an image of the original sales receipt!
Just FYI, I don’t think that is what was meant by military watches. Those are issued watches, rather than private purchases.
Some places use dots instead of commas as separators and commas instead of dots as decimal point. The numbers are roughly sequential but the watch may not have been sold and shipped right away.
Interesting. So "production" is the date that the whole watch was assembled and/or shipped, while the movement may have been made much earlier in the year?
I find Omega's EoA, using the term "production", to be very ambiguous. It could apply to either the movement or finished watch. They don't tell you. That's why I don't think it's worth $150, unless for a very expensive vintage watch.
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To me the value of the EOA is that Omega not simply confirms the production date of the watch and where it was distributed for sale but that they are attesting to the movement and case matching. When you have a 50-60 year old watch with an unknown history it’s reassuring to know that the movement hasn’t come from a different case/ model. It helps prove the watches originality.
