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·Hi everyone! I recently purchased my first omega (Seamaster Planet Ocean; ref: 232.30.42.21.04.001). Very excited about it! The seller said it was a 2019, and after moving forward, the watch made it through eBay’s authentication process without a hitch.
Upon receiving, I noticed the serial (87247730) signifies something manufactured around 2014-2015. I brought it to my local omega store, and the sales associate seemed standoffish on offering any real guidance, saying there was no way to tell the year based on their system and couldn’t verify anything not purchased in their store besides the cost for more links (lol). They did say based on the model and card that 2019 “sounds correct,” but everything I am seeing indicates manufacturing far earlier and I’m not sure where to go from here. The manual does specify 2019, but this could simply be an unoriginal box and I assume does little to verify the watch.
The authentication gives me some confidence, and the watch looks very clean and up to standard (at least to my untrained eye). But is there something I am missing? Is there a valid justification as to why there is a disparity in the manufacture date provided vs the serial against omega’s manufacturing records? This is my first major watch purchase and I want to ensure I’m looking and assessing this correctly. Really appreciate any guidance you may be able to provide in advance!
Upon receiving, I noticed the serial (87247730) signifies something manufactured around 2014-2015. I brought it to my local omega store, and the sales associate seemed standoffish on offering any real guidance, saying there was no way to tell the year based on their system and couldn’t verify anything not purchased in their store besides the cost for more links (lol). They did say based on the model and card that 2019 “sounds correct,” but everything I am seeing indicates manufacturing far earlier and I’m not sure where to go from here. The manual does specify 2019, but this could simply be an unoriginal box and I assume does little to verify the watch.
The authentication gives me some confidence, and the watch looks very clean and up to standard (at least to my untrained eye). But is there something I am missing? Is there a valid justification as to why there is a disparity in the manufacture date provided vs the serial against omega’s manufacturing records? This is my first major watch purchase and I want to ensure I’m looking and assessing this correctly. Really appreciate any guidance you may be able to provide in advance!
