New 'Omega Certificate of Authenticity'

The model for this is clearly Longines, which is also part of the Swatch Group and has been providing the service for some time,
It requires the watch to be sent to the headquarters in Switzerland, they take it apart and check whether all parts are Longines parts which are consistent with the information on archive for the model.

However, they will NOT indicate whether a dial or any other parts have been restored. (I have emails from Longines stating the same.)
I’m sure they’re trying to avoid getting entangled in complicated situations.

And yes people use that service for valuable watches although the Longines Certificate of Authenticity is much cheaper at 120 swiss francs a piece.
I’ve seen people retrieving dozens watches cum certificates in person during auction season in Switzerland.

My one Omega I would send is from about 1910 and if they service it and replace the worn parts? Worth the CHF800.

Tom

Reading between the lines I think it is clear that this certificate will indicate that the watch is the correct movement in the correct case, and is made of Omega parts and any service parts are also from Omega. How much detail will be given as to what is original and what is a service part will I think be ZERO

Your understanding would be consistent with the Longines model mentioned above.

Hm, better not send my 1910 watch. Lancashire 3/0 size, and a non-Omega American case... which was common then. I'd hate to have "we're keeping your money" on that one!

Tom

thx phil with stealing 10min lifetime i won't get back 😁