Bond seamaster professional, fake?

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Alex x

·Jan 16, 2022

Hey all
I am totally new to the vintage scene. I was wondering if you thought this was legit?

 

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TheNew007

·Jan 16, 2022

REAL. Easiest way to tell is the Lume Pip at 12 o' clock. Here is a pic of the fake.

 

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FREDMAYCOIN

·Jan 16, 2022

Legit to my eyes. No red flags

 

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ConElPueblo

·Jan 17, 2022

TheNew007

REAL. Easiest way to tell is the Lume Pip at 12 o' clock. Here is a pic of the fake.

That only means the that the insert is incorrect, it says little about the main part of the watch 😀

IMO, the best way to tell if the watch is okay is to look how the HE-valve is posiitoned; on fakes it is placed directly in line with the ten o'clock marker and on correct ones it is placed slightly above that marker - like on this one.

 

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JimInOz

·Jan 17, 2022·Melbourne Australia

Another pointer I've noticed is the position of the "waves".

Fakes usually have the wave pattern nicely centred so that the absolute centre of the dial is on the crest (or in the trough, can't remember which).
Genuine dials are slightly offset.

 

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ApolloXVII

·Jan 17, 2022

I am happy that i read here some good info how to spot fakes for the Bond Seamasters which are very desirable watches these days..Thank you.

 

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RealFire

·Jan 17, 2022

Looks good to me. It looks like a reference 2531.80 like mine pictured

 

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TheNew007

·Jan 17, 2022

ConElPueblo

That only means the that the insert is incorrect, it says little about the main part of the watch 😀

IMO, the best way to tell if the watch is okay is to look how the HE-valve is posiitoned; on fakes it is placed directly in line with the ten o'clock marker and on correct ones it is placed slightly above that marker - like on this one.

true that, but i haven't seen a fake watch factories with the correct lume pip

 

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ConElPueblo

·Jan 18, 2022

TheNew007

true that, but i haven't seen a fake watch factories with the correct lume pip

But aftermarket bezels do exist and they also look off even if they are installed on an otherwise good watch.

It really is funny how often it is the lume pip that is off on fakes. You would have thought that they'd spent some extra effort getting it right!

 

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Matth84

·Jan 18, 2022

I believe it's an original one, if I look at the dial.