Omega Speedmaster Pro - Omega Warranty Card Essential?

[youngsyr]

Hi all, am considering pulling the trigger on a Moonwatch, probably the "crystal sandwich" steel on steel version, as I want to be able to see the movement.

The issue is that there are various places you can get these watches and at various prices. The link above seems to be the cheapest and works out to around £2,620 after the 5% discount, however it doesn't come with an Omega warranty card, only the Watchsource's 2 year warranty.

I've had a quote from another dealer and they can supply the same watch for £2,890 with the Omega warranty.

Now, this watch is going to be a present to me, so I don't intend on every selling or swapping it. Just how important is the official Omega warranty, do I need to factor in the £270 cost to get it?

[LukeBird]

Have a look at Hackett Watches (Dom is a member of PH), I'm sure you'll get a better deal there.

[Paneraij]

do I need to factor in the £270 cost to get it?
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Im not being funny but do you want the warenty card or not? personally based on the fact that you are about to spend alot of money on a watch that you havent even seen an Omega warrenty for me would be a no brainer!

I would not pay good money for a watch that did not come with the original Manufactuers warrenty,I always purchase from an A.D you pay a little more but you aloways know what you get.

But its your money good luck either way.

[youngsyr]

Just to be clear: the watch would come with a 2 year warranty from Watchsource, which I would hope, given the nature of the watch, that I wouldn't have to use.

The £270 extra is to get an official Omega warranty (and card). Seeing as a lot of people on here seem to use unauthorised dealers to service their watches, I thought that maybe the official warranty wasn't the be all and end all.

However, Dominic H has been in touch and it seems he can supply the watch with an Omega warranty for not much more than the Watchsource, so that would make it a no-brainer.