I've had a watch on order from a grey seller (in Germany) for quite some time (almost 6 weeks). Today I finally heard that the watch arrived and is ready to ship.
Before I ordered it, I got their confirmation that the watch is sourced from an AD. Now I just asked the seller who the AD is, but they seem to be avoiding sending me that info. I got a photo of the warranty card with serial/model #, but the Jewelry/AD is not visible. The card appears to have the model/serial printed, not written, but the date is handwritten.
The shop has a lot of positive reviews (for a grey seller) but I'm still a big uncomfortable with this, why not just send a photo of the whole card, including supplier?
Still, I've heard that many grey sellers are reluctant to reveal the AD, they just "promise" it is a valid AD but you only get to know who when you receive the item.
This is my first "pricey" (by my standards at least) purchase so I'm a bit concerned about not getting the official Omega warranty (4 years in this case as it is a coaxial).
Can anyone with more experience in the market share some opinions? Anyone smells a rat, or am I just being too careful?
Thanks
[EDIT] Removed a few digits from the serial # "just in case"
MOD EDIT, Removed image as unhelpful.
Edited by a mod Apr 11, 2016