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ncrad08 · 1 December 2012, 12:04 PM

Ok, pulled the trigger and got the XL 8500 with the orange stitching for 4595 plus $75 for silver warranty for total of 7 years on the watch. Everything was packaged professionally and arrived as promised. I have no complaints for anyone who is worried. The sales lady from the mall offered it to me for $5K but she had to ship it out of state and expressed that I MUST PURCHASE IT FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER and I'd be crazy not to. But, another member who I met prior to purchasing gave me some good advice and said with such high quality watches and an online business thats been so established the risk should be small. If I ever have to send it in, I'll be happy to provide follow-up feedback. My only complaint is I couldn't get the merchant to budge on the price.

jmsrolls · 1 December 2012, 10:24 PM

For less money, you could have purchased the same watch factory fresh (no display or return item) with full Omega international warranty had you bought from my dealer.

I pray you do not ever have to rely on the "silver warranty" as from the posts, Authentic's warranty service is even worse than Omega's.

The important thing is that you are satisfied so enjoy your new "precious" but as we say here, "Without photos, it didn't happen."

jnelson3097 · 2 December 2012, 06:16 AM

I'll echo Father John and say you could have bought from my omega authorized dealer for pretty much the same thing, maybe a bit more or maybe less.

ncrad08 · 3 December 2012, 01:52 PM

Well thanks guys! I wished I could have read that post in the last few weeks since visiting this forum for the first time! I did buy the silver warranty too. In my defense, I have been postponing this purchase for almost 6 months looking for better deals.

I do like the watch very much - I've been trying to see how well it keeps time relative to my iPhone. I'll update in a week or so.

SLRdude · 4 December 2012, 07:00 AM

I too must agree you could have gotten that watch with full factory warranty for the same money or even less if you bought from the right dealer, like the one Jr. John (and others) is using.

With that said, I made the same mistake when I bought my first nice watch and purchased from worldofwatches.com. I received no papers or factory cards with it and the serial number was filed off. I got murdered on resale. Never again.

Assuming your watch won't have any problems and the serial numbers are intact, you should be fine. At least until you decide to sell it, at which point you will give up some resale value due to the "no papers" status.

Congratulations on your new watch, it really is a good one!

briansshin · 4 December 2012, 08:44 AM

lol.. tough crowd...

JB7 · 4 December 2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by briansshin

lol.. tough crowd...

Hah! I bet he's pleased he mentioned it now!
Enjoy your watch, 'wherever' it came from!

wgs · 5 December 2012, 09:56 AM

Congratulations. I purchased a Seamaster Quartz watch from Authentic Watches.com years ago, which I later sold. It worked perfectly for me during my time with it. I hope you have the same experience. Congrats again

1 December 2012, 12:04 PM	#1
ncrad08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20	Authentic Watches.com purchase Ok, pulled the trigger and got the XL 8500 with the orange stitching for 4595 plus $75 for silver warranty for total of 7 years on the watch. Everything was packaged professionally and arrived as promised. I have no complaints for anyone who is worried. The sales lady from the mall offered it to me for $5K but she had to ship it out of state and expressed that I MUST PURCHASE IT FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER and I'd be crazy not to. But, another member who I met prior to purchasing gave me some good advice and said with such high quality watches and an online business thats been so established the risk should be small. If I ever have to send it in, I'll be happy to provide follow-up feedback. My only complaint is I couldn't get the merchant to budge on the price.

4 December 2012, 07:00 AM	#5
SLRdude "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Real Name: Chip Location: Dallas TX Posts: 6,194	I too must agree you could have gotten that watch with full factory warranty for the same money or even less if you bought from the right dealer, like the one Jr. John (and others) is using. With that said, I made the same mistake when I bought my first nice watch and purchased from worldofwatches.com. I received no papers or factory cards with it and the serial number was filed off. I got murdered on resale. Never again. Assuming your watch won't have any problems and the serial numbers are intact, you should be fine. At least until you decide to sell it, at which point you will give up some resale value due to the "no papers" status. Congratulations on your new watch, it really is a good one! __________________ Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try. Yoda, Jedi Master CHIP Member # 87

1 December 2012, 10:24 PM	#2
jmsrolls Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 3,185	For less money, you could have purchased the same watch factory fresh (no display or return item) with full Omega international warranty had you bought from my dealer. I pray you do not ever have to rely on the "silver warranty" as from the posts, Authentic's warranty service is even worse than Omega's. The important thing is that you are satisfied so enjoy your new "precious" but as we say here, "Without photos, it didn't happen."

2 December 2012, 06:16 AM	#3
jnelson3097 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Real Name: Justin Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,307	I'll echo Father John and say you could have bought from my omega authorized dealer for pretty much the same thing, maybe a bit more or maybe less.

3 December 2012, 01:52 PM	#4
ncrad08 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20	Well thanks guys! I wished I could have read that post in the last few weeks since visiting this forum for the first time! I did buy the silver warranty too. In my defense, I have been postponing this purchase for almost 6 months looking for better deals. I do like the watch very much - I've been trying to see how well it keeps time relative to my iPhone. I'll update in a week or so.

4 December 2012, 08:44 AM	#6
briansshin "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 41	lol.. tough crowd...

5 December 2012, 09:56 AM	#8
wgs "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Watch: Panerai 000 Posts: 394	Congratulations. I purchased a Seamaster Quartz watch from Authentic Watches.com years ago, which I later sold. It worked perfectly for me during my time with it. I hope you have the same experience. Congrats again

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