Omega Grand Ploprof

Archer

I didn't say it was fake, but if you purchased it from the seller that is on eBay "abouttime.ch" that is the company formerly known as "Watchco" and they are, shall we say, creative and liberal with the use of the term "NOS."

The parts they use are not old and have not been "stored for decades" but are mostly new service parts that can still be bought brand new from Omega. So they take a random movement, service it (sometimes) and then put a new service dial and hands on, then put it in a new service case, and sell it as "NOS" when the only "Old" thing is actually the movement. The movement could have come from any model that used the movement, not necessarily from the model they put the movement in. Value is in parts only on these.

They have been using this shady marketing for a long time...

Cheers, Al

dennisthemenace

So you are saying that uwsearch is wrong when he says the 1002 is correct?

tyrantlizardrex

The Isofrane aren't cheap, but they are insanely comfortable, and look amazing on the watch.

These guys belong to @LiquidSolid

TsoloT

Not only is the movement from another none plopfof Watch but the case is not a true Seamaster 1000
I will add photos to show you the difference..it part of a new web site on the model that I am just finishing you can see the inscription is different and the case construction is different and the lugs are different and the case back is different and the bezel is different


When the site is finished it’s worth just browsing and you can see what is different with the copy

Vakane

So they’re fake cases or redesign late cases?

uwsearch

DId I say that?

TsoloT

When agnelli was seen with this watch over his shirt it is claimed that 100,000 Italians stared to wear their watches this way and thousands went out and bought a proplof to copy him

TsoloT

unfortunately Archer is absolutely correct

yes the 1002 is wrong

TsoloT

Would be nice to see inside

uwsearch

I got them opened and both movement are 1012 (I don't know what Mr Dennis is talking about.. would be nice to see his watches too).
As you probably know, Omega service in Switzerland was made by Gameo in Lausanne. My father in law worked for them for 30 years till they moved to Bienne in the nineties. As he told me, they had a stock of serviced movement that were ready to be fitted in the watch that arrived for service. That way watches didn't stay too long and they prepared the movement when they had not too much job. Nobody told them that one day somebody would be interested in an extract of the archives..
So about half of my Seamasters that I found in Switzerland got their movement swapped during service including these 2 166.093 (with a 073, a 077, a 091, and a 176.004).