Quick question about quartz

[Amason]

Hello,

I have a friend who wants to buy a quartz omega seamaster but I'm not sure it's a good deal (he's being charged $2k supposedly with the warranty). I'm also concerned that he may have been tricked as the watch looks a little off to me. Can anyone take a look and tell me if there are any red flags or if my suspicions are warranted (not considering the "warranty" as a sign of authenticity)?

[SearChart]

The links in between the very thin links should be brushed, not polished. This would bug the hell out of me, also 2k is too much for that watch.

[JacksonStone]

Agree with SearChart: that bracelet is either fake, or has been modified. If it's modded, it's a crap job. As for the case, hard to say. Nothing is jumping out to me as obviously fake, but it's one picture with poor lighting. It would help to have other pics from multiple angles, with better lighting.

You're right that the warranty is not a sign of authenticity. For one, at this point, the original factory warranty no longer applies. Any actual warranty would be from the seller, which is no indication of authenticity. On a watch of that age, the original factory warranty card only helps to establish provenance. The problem is, that's a blank card that can easily be bought on the Internet. For that matter, I'm not sure if Omega ever made a card that looked like that. Their cards have changed over the years, so it's possible that's an older one I'm not familiar with. That doesn't really matter, though, since there is nothing tying that card to the watch - no serial number, no jeweler, no date of sale, no watermark or stamp. In other words, it does nothing to establish provenance or confirm authenticity.

Personally, I'd pass.

[Amason]

Fantastic answers thank you guys!!!

[teqp]

As mentioned, $2000 is way too much for that watch. Tell your friend to keep looking.

[jwkunkle]

Not a good deal or a good watch.

[m j b]

I just sold my last Omega, a Seamaster quartz. The font on the bezel was different, and as mentioned, those polished links are wrong. Of course, they change stuff year-to-year, so who knows? But yeah, it's way too expensive even if it is real.