Regards Jerry

thanks

I have since been banned from buying anymore expensive omegas for at least a good few years by the wife.
I still walk past watch dealers windows and drool over the largest PO chrono many a times and would’ve snapped it up ages ago, if it was not for the wifes banning order.

But I’ve done something which I have never ever thought of doing, this was to buy a swiss replica of the large PO with steel bracelet for a few hundred quid.
I saw one of my customers wearing the PO and asked a few questions and he took it off and gave it to me so that I can see it better. To cut a story short, it was stunning and then he told me that it was fake! I didn’t believe him because with my experience in handling and owning Omega watches, It felt every bit just like the real thing. (I also had the chance to handle the real one in a store in London on a visit). Most stores don’t have the large chrono PO because customers get confused over the pricing when comparing the seamaster chrono to the PO. Its like over a grands difference and people ask questions.

I had a hell of a time explaining to the wife that I didn’t spend several thousands on a new PO.

Here are my reportings of this replica PO so that those of you out there can learn from my experience and not get conned by people passing them off as the genuine thing. These reps are so frighteningly real! Not only in looks, but also in timekeeping too!

Ok, it has all the engravings in the correct places, AR tinted glass on both sides, swiss 7750 movement (not asian), HE valve position in the correct place, the little illuminous 12 O’clock marker looks just right, no red dot, the weight is also very accurate on my scales before I took off a few links. Oh, the links are made just like the real thing and basically, if you aren’t familiar with Omegas, you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference at all.
I even had my local watch maker friend, water proof the watch for me, and even he said it was the best replica that he had ever seen.
I actually love it! And keeps me satisfied until my banning order is over.

BUT i can offer one easy way for you guys to spot a fake, even if it was another brand. Even before you have to open the caseback or even phoning up to check the serial number.
Even the cards and certificates could be fake.

My PO was pretty clean under magnification which suggests it must have been made in a clean and high tech environment.

ok, all you need is just a magnifying glass or eye loupe handy with you.
Because no matter how good the replicas are, once under magnification, little tell tale blemishes, uneven paint finishes, and minute particles which are invisible to the eye, can be seen which are not present in genuine Omegas. These are dead giveaways that the watch you thought was real and was going to buy, a fake!

Please don’t ask me where I bought the replica Omega PO from, because I will not tell anyone nor will I be buying anymore.

I only got it as a one-off due to my ban.
I will always recommend buying the real thing because you can’t beat it!

Sorry for waffling on and on.
I hope this was of use to you all.

Mike, I think you may find that there will be some settling in time for your new watch. In my opinion you should wear it from dawn ’til dusk or longer. I have noticed that the more I wear my PO, the more accurate it is. These miniature pieces of fine engineering will obviously be more accurate the more constant their temperature and the best way to maintain that is to wear it.

I still think that my PO is the best watch I’ve ever had.

For accuracy (it’s brand new, and it’s not that great at the moment; maybe needs to be broken in like a car)

March 1 - +9 sec
March 2 - +7 sec
March 3 - +7 sec
March 4 - +7 sec
So far it’s +30 sec total… since March 1. Not too COSC compliant.