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·Until very recently, you could pay for an Extract from the Archives depending on the age of the watch.
Back in the mid-2000's, I also had success emailing Omega customer service directly and asking "my serial # is XXXXX, will you kindly share what year it was manufactured?" Back then, a very polite customer service rep in Switzerland named Maria Mastrodonato answered so many of those emails inquiries that she was a celebrity amongst the older and now defunct watch forums. You could still try to email Omega Swiss HQ's after sales service and see what info they are willing to share.
Buying a new old stock isn't too concerning in my opinion. If anything, you'll have the benefit of a longer warranty period now (5 years) than warranty period that was offered back when the watch was originally debuted.
Here's an example of a limited edition watch that Omega made back in 2013, which you can still buy brand new directly from Omega 10 years later. https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...ion-co-axial-chronometer-38-mm-12353382102001 Since it's a limited edition with the unique # stamped onto the case, presumably Omega had manufactured all of them within a year or 2 of the 2013 Baselworld debut. And the ones still available for purchase are NOS that have been sitting in warehouses for many, many years now.
Your watch is backed by Omega's warranty, so enjoy it with full confidence that you'll get a free servicing out of it should you find it's not keeping time within chronometer specs throughout your warranty period. If anything, I think it's pretty neat to buy NOS and have it be backed with a manufacturer's modern warranty... if an official car maker's dealer offered me a discontinued NOS naturally aspirated V8 Italian car from the late 2000's with a brand new 4-5 year manufacturer warranty from the date I buy it in 2023, I'd pounce on it!
Back in the mid-2000's, I also had success emailing Omega customer service directly and asking "my serial # is XXXXX, will you kindly share what year it was manufactured?" Back then, a very polite customer service rep in Switzerland named Maria Mastrodonato answered so many of those emails inquiries that she was a celebrity amongst the older and now defunct watch forums. You could still try to email Omega Swiss HQ's after sales service and see what info they are willing to share.
Buying a new old stock isn't too concerning in my opinion. If anything, you'll have the benefit of a longer warranty period now (5 years) than warranty period that was offered back when the watch was originally debuted.
Here's an example of a limited edition watch that Omega made back in 2013, which you can still buy brand new directly from Omega 10 years later. https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/...ion-co-axial-chronometer-38-mm-12353382102001 Since it's a limited edition with the unique # stamped onto the case, presumably Omega had manufactured all of them within a year or 2 of the 2013 Baselworld debut. And the ones still available for purchase are NOS that have been sitting in warehouses for many, many years now.
Your watch is backed by Omega's warranty, so enjoy it with full confidence that you'll get a free servicing out of it should you find it's not keeping time within chronometer specs throughout your warranty period. If anything, I think it's pretty neat to buy NOS and have it be backed with a manufacturer's modern warranty... if an official car maker's dealer offered me a discontinued NOS naturally aspirated V8 Italian car from the late 2000's with a brand new 4-5 year manufacturer warranty from the date I buy it in 2023, I'd pounce on it!
