This 1675 GMT was offered to me by a local dealer. This is the picture of the watch emailed to me. It looks very clean and I am not sure if the bezel is the correct one. Any comment would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

 

Thanks for the help. When I check the internet for information on the GMT 1675, I have not come across something that is as informative and thorough that will help me check the authenticity and originality.

I live in the Philippines and not so many vintage watch collectors here who are experts in old brands like Omega and Rolex. If I rely on the pre-owned dealers, I am sure they will tell me everything I want to hear about the watch because they are just after my money.

As far as checking if its authentic I can handle that but for me to tell if that bezel, hands or dial is original for that model or not is where I get lost sometimes. I have made some costly mistakes before. For example, I was offered a few years ago a Rolex Explorer II 1655 complete with box and papers and we brought it to the local Rolex Center who certified the watch was authentic. The problem was the center did not tell me that the watch I bought has a service dial and bezel already. Its only now that I realized such original replacement parts will knock off several thousands of the dollars from the price compared to an all original watch.

Many thanks to all the members here who have been very helpful to all my queries. I am still a greenhorn as far as collecting watches are concerned but I am getting there.

 

Dial and bezel insert both look Chinese. Makes me wonder about the rest of the watch. Reason enough to stay away.

 

I find it hard to believe that you can tell the difference between a Mark IV and V dial on a 1680, but can't tell the obvious flaws in this woeful 1675.

 

Yes because the Red Sub has many detailed information on the internet but for the 1675 I don't see much.

 

Did you place a call to dealers to offer you shit like this? My suggestion is to absolutely not deal with whomever is trying to push this on you. Reverse the system, find a reputable dealer and give him a list of what you want and make it clear to them that their job is to source real, authentic watches to you and filter the shit out. If I got offered some of the duds you do for what I can only assume are prime fees I would have a blacklist to rival Kim Jong Un's

 

the dial is a poorly done immitation...

this said and if more people agree on this, there is nothing else to say about this example.