DON bezel authenticity

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Hey folks,
Could you please help with authenticating this DON bezel, whether it's original or a reproduction? I bought it several months ago, my PayPal protection period is expiring soon, hence my request now. While I'm 99% confident it's original, I would love to have the approval of the experts here for the 100% peace of mind, before it's too late to return.
I've combed through all the relevant threads before posting this, especially this one that's got a lot of information about repro DON's:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/reproduction-don-bezel.86173/
This one doesn't have any of the repro's tell-tale signs, it's the slightly sloppy font paintjob - especially on the left hand side - where my doubts originate from.
According to the seller, it came off a 145.022-69ST, the battle scars seem to confirm the fact, although I understand those too are faked sometimes.
Thanks a lot in advance,

 
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I dont know. The serif is weird, I dont like the curve of 110 and the 3 @ 130 is odd. BUT I am not one of the real experts on these, and fakes are usually in better condition.
So no real help from me other than I have small doubts. Well that and the bump, thats always helpful!
 
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I’m no expert but I’d say this is fake. As you say, the paint job is sloppy and nowhere near as crisp as the example in MWO (see photo). The other thing that struck me is the 0 in 250, which seems to be levitating…
 
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I don't know if it's real or fake, but the printing is definitely not attractive, at least in those photos.
 
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fake, very easy to spot this one.
May I ask what makes you say that?
 
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I wouldn’t buy it as original.

even if it is, it looks like it isn’t.

if that makes sense

nowadays, that’s how we have to value it - if it looks it or not, and this one does not look the same as the known real examples.
 
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+1 fake ..the font it's not smooth at all ..it's like i paint it..sorry but this is my opinion.
 
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Thanks everyone for your inputs & apologies for my lack of response. I’m travelling this week & have limited access to the internet & my devices, will respond in due course ✌️
 
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One thing you can do with future inserts is compare the lettering/fonts with beat-up examples of known genuine. Badly worn or Beat-up ones are rarely faked and the lettering remaining makes good comparisons.
 
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Hello again everyone, so once again, thanks a lot for your inputs. Awkward timing, as I created the thread just before going on holiday, so apologies for not being able to reply as I should have.

Still not 100% convinced it's a fake, but as William pointed out, sadly, this is how we value these things nowadays. And even if it's a genuine item, it must have been produced the next morning of a booze fuelled company event, where survival til the end of the day was put before perfection of the prints quality 😁

One thing I wanted to add, I remembered saving the picture of a DON bezel back then, when I bought the bezel and did some research, I found a DON with similar fat fonts to mine. Of course it was saved on my computer, so couldn't share until now. It's also a 69ST sold by WatchFid (for those unaware, it's a watch sales website founded by the Moonwatch Only authors), so considered a credible source.
However, now that I'm looking at the pictures again, even though I think these fonts are thicker than the norm, even these are nowhere near as thick (and sloppy, for that matter) to mine..



Thanks again gents,
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