I appreciate your help guys. I hope the photos will be a tell tale for the trained eye. What worries me is some of the caseback is obstructed with his fingers.

 

Does the seller have any paperwork? I haven't handled one of these since they first came out - nothing sets of warning bells instantly for me - BUT I have seen/heard of some stellar fakes of this model, usually on the 'bay or even less reputable sites.

Any chance you can do f2f transaction at a jeweler who could authenticate?

 

the problem is with the Covid 19 lockdown. Nothing is open here yet

 

no paperwork

 

Ah, gotcha. Hm. Others here are far more familiar with the Spectre edition than I - I foolishly decided against one when they first came out.

That said, research the seller and get as many opinions as possible; be sure to look out for the usual warning signs: absurdly 'good deal', services done w/o paperwork for them (especially for such a recent co-axial); etc. Trust your gut and you'll save yourself a lot of heartache in general; a shady deal is a shady deal.

In one of my other hobbies, collecting antique guns, I once came across a very hard to find revolver in perfect condition at a show. The gun itself was 100% kosher; the seller not so much: "I have to ask, this looks all original. Why $--- asking price?" He grinned: "Do you really want to know?" My suspicion came up, "Yes," I said. He quickly frowned, responded "Then it's not for sale," and disappeared into the crowd. I let the event managers know, but don't think they ever found the guy.

Point is, an honest dealer or private seller almost never minds a plethora of questions, especially for a high-dollar item or from someone new to the hobby.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

 

There is something about this watch that just doesn’t seem right... it starts with the NATO strap. I believe a genuine Spectre NATO has 007 etched on one of the keepers? This doesn’t. And photos that are even slightly blurry (as these are) set off instant alarm bells.

 

That is a fake. Look closely at the balance. It's not free sprung.

 

I'm calling fake. The regulator and balance is wrong. This is what the real one should look like:

 

I pulled this from from Fratello. It seems to me that the printing of Barrel One and Barrel Two is wrong, and also the spacing of Omega in particular in Omega Co-Axial 8400 is wrong, but just generally, the whole of that printing looks wrongly spaced and poorer quality than on the Fratello picture. Even allowing for the poor quality photos.

https://www.fratellowatches.com/hands-on-omega-seamaster-300-spectre-limited-edition-review/

 

100% fake...no question.

 

I appreciate everyone of you guys. Thanks

 

Looked at the photo of the movement and knew it was fake, but because the crowd here is rather sharp, a bakers’ dozen of you beat me to it. The escapement gives it away on these fakes.

 

100% fake. “Jewels” are empty and so many other issues

 

movement is fake and the finish does not look like omega

 

Not sure if it's ok to do (maybe the seller did not know he had a fake) but please share where it was posted and who was trying to sell it to make sure no one else falls for this trap?