Bell and Ross - how old is it?

[Adam B]

I am thinking of bidding on a B&R on ebay - it comes with box and papaers but that gtee card isn't stamped or dated.

Watch was apparently originally bought in Jomashop in the U.S.

Any reason why the dealer didn't stamp the card?
Can I work out the age from the case number?

[alanm_3]

I would be a little suspicious of a warranty card without a dealers stamp on it. I know you can have them without the buyers name, but without a dealers stamp on it, how can you be sure it's a genuine warranty card, and not just a copy?

Making a blank warranty card is easy, compared to getting a dealer stamp to make it "real", I would imagine.

Maybe they do things different in the U.S?

Or perhaps it's a grey import? You might have issues making a warranty claim, assuming it's still under warranty.

See this link - http://forums.watchuseek.com/f2/unsigned-unstamped...

Edited by alanm_3 on Friday 16th May 11:33

[Adam B]

Interesting link thanks, and they actually mention Jomashop as a grey importer who won;t stamp cards, and even if they did as a non-AD it would count for nothing.

It won't be under warranty by now so not worried about that - just curious if I can figure out how old it is

[yeti]

alanm_3 said:

Or perhaps it's a grey import? You might have issues making a warranty claim, assuming it's still under warranty.

Very likely to be a grey import. Who cares

Most watches in the 'system' seem to have undated/black papers. It's just how it is.

[yeti]

Adam B said:

just curious if I can figure out how old it is

Can you ask the question or don't they know?

[Adam B]

The seller is not the first owner and he doesn't know