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Re: What's an extra year warranty from retailer wo

: As far as the actual COST of throwing in that
: extra year of warranty, it could be
: literally $0.00 as far as the AD is
: concerned if they do this by simply giving
: you the Red Omega warranty card WITHOUT the
: date written on the card. (Think about it
: for a minute!) As a matter of fact, my AD in
: DC deliberately didn't fill in the date on
: the card, (I know, because I called up and
: asked) and I think a lot of people here know
: who I'm talking about. From what I can tell
: there is no system in place where the dealer
: has to report back in when he sold a
: particular watch (and that's probably part
: of how all those Omegas wind up in gray
: market dealer's hands, apart from the ones
: on the gray market that are used, stolen,
: and/or broken (:

The extra year warranty I'm referring to by this particular AD is actually from the retailer itself and is added to the two year Omega warranty. I know Tourneau does this with all the watches they sell as well, but based on what I've read, maybe you're right it that is not really worth much at all.

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