WATCH POP

There are plenty of Omegas (and other nice brands) for sale out there. Ebay, for example, sells many of'em. The manufactures' websites warns that "99% of the watches for sale on the net are fakes." Does anyone know better? Are there good ways to spot a fake? That's simply not true but as in any business there ARE bad guys.

Do your home work, ask questions here of the gang BEFORE you pull the trigger and you'll be fine.

There is no reason to be taken on the web... That's what the mfgs want you to believe so you buy from an AD. Many good online sellers (aka grey) that can be trusted. I'm surprised the mfgs claim 99% and not 101%. I'm not a hotdog, I'm just trying to be frank. I'll third that...lots of legitimate sellers on the net, at the bay and elsewhere, and quite a few of sellers of fakes also. "99%" sounds like someone trying to protect their interests. I'd say the risk of being had by a fake is inversely proportional to the amount of research you do on the model you're buying. Knowing your stuff is your best defense. Lots of good info on spotting fakes of the more common Omegas can be googled or found here via search.
Good luck and take your time to become knowledgable if you're buying from a non-AD source. Where does it say that on the Omegga website?

Best Regards,

Damon When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT Nintendo DS live from working in the ER. It's nice to be able to check in while I'm here so I can delete posts.

Best Regards,

Damon When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT I don't think it does but www.breitling.com states that 99% are fake and the rest are from doubtful origin. Kinda strong words. This is from their front page. Damno, it says that on the Breitling offical website.