zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

That model is a beautiful watch. I'll be interested to read what people with more experince than I have to advise.

I will say that I was in your shoes about three weeks ago and wanted to buy a planet ocean. I had no real understanding
of the 'authorized dealer' vs 'grey market'
but did like I do for other stuff I buy and went to Amazon. Basically I rely on Amazon good name to assure me of authenticity. I read about the concept that a grey marketer sells and thought ..... "sounds good to me" and made a purchase.

Then, I received the watch and loved it and then I started to panic when I read
about replicas and fake watches and how
unbelievably clever the crooks can be.
I started to doubt my decision and felt horrible with the notion that I might not have a real omega and that I had been duped.

End of story ,,,, I called Omega and
gave them the serial number on the watch and was able to learn the date of mfg ,,,, to which Authorized dealer it had been sold to , etc. I am perfectly happy with my watch and it keeps perfect time.
and I have a 3 yr warranty from the grey dealer (if thats worth anything)

I am not telling you all this to endorse the grey market, but to tell you that I did have a successfull transaction. knowing more about this part of the business, I would probably just go ahead and buy from a Authorized Dealer and shop the price..... my guess is that some of the AD's in the NY area would be willing to deep discount a watch. but I dont really know.

hope that helps