Omega or Breitling?

Castiel · 14 Sep 2012 at 18:55

Wizzfizz said:
How much?

£2600

Rotty · 14 Sep 2012 at 19:26

Castiel said:
They begrudgingly gave me around 5%, but they offered me larger discounts on Breitling and a couple of other brands. The reason apparently is because Omega are reducing availability and ADs globally in an attempt to push exclusivity of their brand. .

they have been saying that for years, though the one I used last that gave me 21% has lost his dealer status

, if you are happy with the deal then that's fine

Rotty · 14 Sep 2012 at 19:27

Castiel said:
£2600

it's only about 10 years since RRP was £1100 :eek:

I paid around £1450 for my Planet Ocean brand new in 2005, RRP is now £3950 I think

Castiel · 14 Sep 2012 at 19:33

Rotty said:
it's only about 10 years since RRP was £1100

I paid around £1450 for my Planet Ocean brand new in 2005, RRP is now £3950 I think

Retail was £2770.

I heard that prices have risen by £500 since Omega started withdrawing ADs and opening their own boutiques, around 18months or so.

They had a couple of used ones, a 2007 PO for £1440 without papers/box and a 2010 SMP for £1900 with papers/box.

All good news for owners, not so much for buyers.

scottomus0 · 14 Sep 2012 at 19:34

anybody selling there omega's? love to purchase one but the price is a 'tad' too much!

fornowagain · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:03

Skull said:
My fakey:

I can usually tell a knock off quite easily, but that looks pretty damn close.

P.S. Don't get it wet, lol.

Castiel · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:04

fornowagain said:
A few tells to be sure, but there's a pretty big and obvious flaw saying it's a knock off from across the room. I'll let you figure out what it is.

P.S. Don't get it wet, lol.

Tell us, because I'd like to know for one.

fornowagain · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:10

Castiel said:
Tell us, because I'd like to know for one.

Sorry I was looking at the XL and it's not (see edit). In fact it's too close to call imo. Which is kinda worrying. About the only thing that's a bit off is the pip. But even then.

Gen

Bear · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:15

fornowagain said:
Sorry I was looking at the XL and it's not (see edit). In fact it's too close to call imo. Which is kinda worrying. About the only thing that's a bit off is the pip. But even then.

I thought the numbers 6 and 9 looked wrong and that it doesn't have Swiss made on the bottom of the face, although that could be the angle of the photo.

I checked and I was wrong about the numbers.

fornowagain · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:20

Bear said:
I thought the numbers 6 and 9 looked wrong and that it doesn't have Swiss made on the bottom of the face, although that could be the angle of the photo.

That's just the angle I think, compare to the genuine image I posted above. It's too close, I'd need a few more pics. But I think you'd have to check the movement to be sure, if the latest reps are that good. Oh dear.

Edit, stuck it up on tz-uk to get their views. General opinion is the pip and crown are off. The last few fake PO I'd seen had a few obvious tells, but that could fool a lot of people imo.

meghatronic · 14 Sep 2012 at 20:49

Kindly leave it to me in your will. Danke.

Skull · 15 Sep 2012 at 03:31

fornowagain said:
That's just the angle I think, compare to the genuine image I posted above. It's too close, I'd need a few more pics. But I think you'd have to check the movement to be sure, if the latest reps are that good. Oh dear.

Edit, stuck it up on tz-uk to get their views. General opinion is the pip and crown are off. The last few fake PO I'd seen had a few obvious tells, but that could fool a lot of people imo.

Yeah, the crown and the pearl are both off and there's also a slightly larger gap between the first link and the fixed case link than on a gen. The lume is fairly good although I'm waiting for a UV torch so I can fully charge it and test its duration.

fornowagain · 15 Sep 2012 at 11:20

Even the sweep, all very convincing

Raymond Lin · 15 Sep 2012 at 11:21

Skull, how much is that replica?

Skull · 16 Sep 2012 at 03:01

Raymond Lin said:
Skull, how much is that replica?

£90.

For a clone of a swiss ETA movement you'd be looking at closer to £150 or so, but I went for a chinese movement. If it does break, it should cost about $20 to get a replacement.

sunny007 · 16 Sep 2012 at 06:06

Skull said:
£90.

For a clone of a swiss ETA movement you'd be looking at closer to £150 or so, but I went for a chinese movement. If it does break, it should cost about $20 to get a replacement.

From?

Macro · 16 Sep 2012 at 13:26

Castiel said:
Picked it up today, excuse my bad photos...its a bit dark in here.

Very happy with the watch and it feels great to wear.

Great choice!

Takes a while to get used to the weight I found but now it rarely comes off my wrist.

Castiel · 16 Sep 2012 at 13:34

Athanor said:
Great choice! Takes a while to get used to the weight I found but now it rarely comes off my wrist.

Compared to my Citizen Ecodrive it is light, so all good.

dowie · 16 Sep 2012 at 17:46

sunny007 said:
From?

would be a bit dubious for people to start putting links to sties selling fake watches on here

alx · 16 Sep 2012 at 21:17

dowie said:
would be a bit dubious for people to start putting links to sties selling fake watches on here

Aren't they advertised as replicas usually (on websites that is)? Not sure if that's any more legal though.....