Probably to a replica forum or so?
@Horologist you can link articles from perezcope. It’s been done many times before and can lead to healthy discussion:
N noopeHi
I am a total amateur to this and I have bought this watch on Catawiki.com auction site https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/93837...ON_LOST_BID_CURRENTBID&utm_content=&utm_term=
I appreciate if you could help me in this matter and make sure it is a fake watch before I contact Catawiki.
Thank you
N noopeHi
I am a total amateur to this and I have bought this watch on Catawiki.com auction site https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/93837...ON_LOST_BID_CURRENTBID&utm_content=&utm_term=
I appreciate if you could help me in this matter and make sure it is a fake watch before I contact Catawiki.
Thank you
N noopeThank you
I have opened a case with catawiki, but they demand proof from a trusted source etc. before they will look into it.
By the way, I am the original poster of this thread which I started when I found this watch on Catawiki (not chrono24). Once I got the feedback from the community about it being fake, I reported this to Catawiki and gave them the link to this thread. Obviously they didn't do anything and still allowed the watch to be sold to you. Sorry for this.
N noopeWow that is crazy.
Could you please send me the case number or email you sent to Catawiki
Looks like the same watch (or the same batch). Definite fake.
But either way, I’d like to see more pictures as if its is fake, it’s clearly an improved version as it’s materially different and better than the fakes we’ve seen over the couple of years.
I agree it’s likely fake, not least because I’ve never seen a fake bezel fitted to a correct case and with other models such as the SM120 I’m sure it’s documented that the fake bezels will not fit genuine cases.
But either way, I’d like to see more pictures as if its is fake, it’s clearly an improved version as it’s materially different and better than the fakes we’ve seen over the couple of years.
Fake or aftermarket?
I had an aftermarket bezel fitted onto a genuine SM120 case and it did so perfectly.
I then had the aftermarket bezel replaced by a NOS genuine bezel and that too, of course, also fitted perfectly.
The aftermarket bezel I bought was in a kit of parts being sold on Etsy. From memory the description would have you believe that they were 'Omega'.
After only the tiniest amount of research it was obvious that the bezel, the only part I was interested in, was not by Omega. But I bought the kit anyway because I wanted my watch to have a bezel on it (the other bits went in the bin).
Then having purchased a correct bezel, I decided to make my aftermarket bezel available in case someone else wanted to do what I had. So I listed it on eBay as an Aftermarket bezel, referred to it in the description as Aftermarket, discussed what it was by message with the buyer and insisted that the transaction be completed through eBay. There was no deceit.
I’m surprised at that. Have you got a picture of it with the fake bezel?
The aftermarket bezel I bought was in a kit of parts being sold on Etsy.
