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: Those pages were created by Chronocentric
: founder Derek Ziglar. Derek committed
: suicide nearly three years ago and those
: pages have not been updated since then.
: Omega however, has updated their pages and
: the page Derek wrote is now out of date.

: We've toyed with the idea of roping off most of
: Chronocentric's page content as an
: electronic memorial for Derek while updating
: the pages as appropriate on an adjacent
: site, but we are no where near anything more
: than the "thinking out loud" stage
: of that.

: I'm sorry for the confusion, but unfortunately,
: Derek didn't involve us in his future plans
: [or lack thereof] back then, and we've been
: more focused on keeping the forum portion of
: the entire enterprise afloat than those
: pages.

: The problem is that Omega Vintage Information
: and Omega Customer Service no longer offers
: a "send us your Serial Number and We'll
: tell you about your watch" unless the
: watch is 1970 or older these days.

: About the only way to assure the authenticity
: of an Omega of recent manufacture these days
: is to purchase from an Authorized Dealer,
: which is one of the reasons why many of us
: recommend that purchase route when people
: ask our advice. You can still send your
: information to Omega Customer Service, just
: don't expect a huge amount of effort in
: reply.

: -- Chuck

I agree with Chuck about Omega and our plans for the Omega content.

However, they have occasionally given a date for a post-1970s watch by e-mail, particularly when I was seeking a chronometer certificate past the date they are available. (COSC makes the certificates available only for about three years after testing).

It may be worth a try, and it will only cost you the time to post an e-mail on the Customer Service website.

Sam