Am I asking to be ripped off?

[Aggi]

Really want an Omega Speedmaster and saw a second hand one on (no laughing) ebay with a buy it now proce of £200, obviously a good quarter (??) of its realy value. The advertiser admits there is no box or authenticity papers. Is the consensus of those in the know that :-

Its not an Omega.
Its genuine and the lack of certification of authenticity knocks the proce down that much?

[Vesuvius 996]

Come off it!!

If something is too cheap then it's too cheap for a reason.

[Maxf]

I'm selling my Seamaster Planet Ocean if you are interested - decent condition, all papers/box etc, still lots of warranty left. Also selling my Speedmaster pro, no papers as its from the 1970s and they were lost years ago (bought from a reputable seller though, with papertrail).

Edited by Maxf on Wednesday 12th September 13:37

[Don1]

Aggi, it's either a fake, or stolen. Walk away.

[Dominic H]

Parfum d'rat?

Edited by Dominic H on Wednesday 12th September 14:24

[retrorider]

it will most likely be a replica and you can buy those at far less than that at cqout etc...

[Aggi]

Thanks Guys, convinced to run a mile! Thouht it looked suspicious but thought I'd consult the oracle!

[dbroughton]

I think that if something is real and by sheer bad luck you miss laid the paperwork you would find a third party to authenticate the watch (they do exist) rather than sell it very cheap.


There are a lot of VERY good fakes around today, some using genuine ETA movements

[XJSJohn]

dbroughton said:

I think that if something is real and by sheer bad luck you miss laid the paperwork you would find a third party to authenticate the watch (they do exist) rather than sell it very cheap.


There are a lot of VERY good fakes around today, some using genuine ETA movements

most reputable main agents will do this.

Out here its the norm, because there are so many moody watches knocking about, even if you are buying brand new you still take it to teh main agent engineer to pop the back ane verify for you.

at 200 notes that smells of dead rodent!

[Chabsy]

If you have lost the papers on an Omega i think you can get new one with the serial number for £150 so why would you want to loose £450 just to not bother about getting duplicate papers

[dawson2k5]

Any reputable watch maker will be able to look at it and give you a certificate of authenticity.
My Breitling had no papers so was sent to a watch maker and verified as genuine.

[liner33]

Mind you i have a Omega Seamaster and got offered a replica (also auto) for a good price (£60) so i bought it , i tend to wear the replica on a daily basis or if i'm doing something where my decent watch would get broken.

It keeps very good time and i've had it a couple of years now