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now we will see a more normal value.....hopefully.....

  1. watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Jun 22, 2015

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  2. richardew Jun 22, 2015

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    Great, I can afford that bezel. Now I just need to acquire the watch!
     
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  3. miccro Jun 22, 2015

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    great - ill just pop out and pick up a few 2915's to suit.

    - at $100 that actually is now a reasonable option for someone in need... will any one on here go for one??
     
  4. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jun 22, 2015

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    100 euro to ship a bezel though is still taking the piss a bit lol
     
  5. emilio Jun 23, 2015

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    Stupid shipment rate indeed..

    Wonder when he will start making do90 bezels. Think there is a huge market for these bezels..
     
  6. watchlovr Jun 23, 2015

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    I guess he is expecting a large price and building in insurance costs?
     
  7. wsfarrell Jun 23, 2015

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    I think he's just greedy.
     
  8. watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Jun 23, 2015

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    that has been already made and they are in the market for many months now..... inserts only; can be mounted in old steelbezels..... kind regards. achim
     
  9. emilio Jun 23, 2015

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    I did not see them on the bay yet?

    Do you have a link?
     
  10. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jun 23, 2015

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    Black Base 1000 Inserts As Well

    Black Base 1000 Bezel Insert.jpg
     
  11. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Jun 23, 2015

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    That's a pretty good rendition. What are the tells?
     
  12. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jun 23, 2015

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    It's the same seller of the steel base 1000 inserts. In my never ending search for a real one, we corresponded and he has these. He stated that they are actually NOS Omega supplier produced (from back in the day) inserts. I have my doubts. They are rather precise.
     
  13. mac_omega Jun 23, 2015

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    don´t believe him!
     
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  14. wsfarrell Jun 24, 2015

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    Offered him $200 for a DON, shipped.

    "Not interested, sorry."
     
  15. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jun 24, 2015

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    Why so much?
     
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  16. Spacefruit Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Jun 24, 2015

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    That's the thing to remember.

    A replica part is always a replica part, even if the "tell"is tiny. I suspect this seller was trying to sell these parts to people who allow themselves to believe the parts are original - while at the same time doing nothing to make clear the origin of these parts.

    The value of a replica part is the cost of manufacture.

    This particular manufacturer fails to grasp this concept, and thinks his product's value is somehow connected to the rarity of the original.

    Nothing I have heard about this seller has filled me with any desire to work with him.
     
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  17. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! Jun 24, 2015

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    I don't imagine these will have any impact on the value of the real thing.
     
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  18. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Jun 24, 2015

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    Yup. One out there now that will probably break $1000.
     
  19. wsfarrell Jun 24, 2015

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    Just to be clear, I asked him what the price would be, and he said "make me a serious offer." So I did. I thought it was serious, anyway. :)
     
  20. gemini4 Hoarder Of Speed et alia Jun 24, 2015

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    I was being facetious.

    This seller/manufacturer thinks these reproductions are equal in price to a NOS of the original item. Even worse, he makes false representations regarding the authenticity of his merchandise.