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Honest John

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Nov 23, 2004, 10:57:22 AM11/23/04
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I received such good answers to my last question, I'll try another.
I noticed the following watch at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=31387&item=4943094657
&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

and my question is why is this $4,995.00 (per their website) being sold
on e-bay for $155.00 ?

I smell a rat, again !

Is this watch just a "Chinese faker" or an "Honest" swiss watch,
and what's the deal with the price difference between the
"Official Omikron website" and what they are actually selling
for ?

Any factual responses will be my Christmas gift for this year.


Moka Java

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Nov 23, 2004, 6:03:11 PM11/23/04
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Honest John wrote:

A Google search on the company makes it look like they wrote their own
illustrious history.

Richard "marveling at what technology has wrought" F

dAz

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Nov 23, 2004, 6:56:26 PM11/23/04
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Moka Java wrote:
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> A Google search on the company makes it look like they wrote their own
> illustrious history.
>

hmmm, anybody know what a "Swiss made modified Leschot LM-196 super
automatic movement w/ 21 jewels" looks like?

the watch looks ok in the pictures, but selling a "$5k" watch for a
couple hundred dollars......... something doesn't smell right.

couple more Omikrons I found that went cheap

http://www.bid4assets.com/auction/index.cfm?auctionid=129684
http://www.bid4assets.com/auction/index.cfm?auctionid=133899

Jack Denver

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Nov 28, 2004, 11:15:12 AM11/28/04
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This whole thing smells dicey (or perhaps "ricey"). Omikron and Leschot are
historic names in watchmaking but it sounds like someone (a fellow with the
not very Swiss name of Miro Bapic) has bought these defunct names and are
selling who-knows-what under them.

Here's someone's account of a visit to the Leschot "factory":

http://www.corporatetrivia.com/current/2003/watch/leschot.html


According to the account , "Leschot employs over 2,500 people with 30 in
Switzerland. "

Gee, I wonder where the other 2,470 are located?

There is also the Balmer brand www.balmerwatches.com and "The Tourbillon
Watch Company"
http://www.leschot.com/fr/enterprise.htm

I'd say that his enterprise falls somewhere in the murky area above M*ntres
Allis*n and below Invicta. Personally, I'd stay far away.


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Honest John

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Nov 29, 2004, 9:10:29 AM11/29/04
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"ricey" I think !

Thanks very much for the info.
Merry Christmas--------H.J.

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