1068 BOR authenticity check

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Hi Folks

Bought this one from a seller in Hong Kong via eBay. The guy has 100% positive reviews which is why I went for it, but I feel he sold me a fake .. Pointers:

  • Doesn’t feel smooth, links actually get entangled when you push them together
  • Links seem a little smaller compared to the 1068 on my Cosmic.
  • Strange dent caused by the reference number imprint

What do you think?

 
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Looks real to me. Just normal variation due to manufacturing over a number of years and different wear patterns.
 
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Cool - thanks! what made me think it is genuine when I bought it was also the correct way the links are put together. It seems like a lot of effort to manufacture a correct BOR for it to sell for 100-200 USD later on the grey market.
But then it just felt so different when I had it in hands. But yeah, probably different production batch / period.