Fake Omega Seamaster 300M Co-Axial: How to Spot It

Kyle B · Nov 28, 2025

So this was in a batch of watches I purchased. I have loads of watches, but never had an Omega.
My Rolex A.D. wouldn’t tell me anything, but he recommended this group.

Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.
If I split all the watches up I bought, this one cost me around 200.00 USD, but it was part of a batch, so not really sure.

Thanks

YY77 · Nov 28, 2025

Compare the movement pic with a real omega caliber 8800.

redpcar · Nov 28, 2025

Sorry. A fake

To head off the follow up question of "how can you tell?"

Kyle B · Nov 28, 2025

Thank you

What is the give away?

What to look for that I am missing.
Thanks

Kyle B · Nov 28, 2025

Understood, thank you.

What is the give away??

Thanks

redpcar · Nov 28, 2025

The instant "tell" between a China movement and an Omega Co-Axial. No need to look further. Omega co-ax does not have this part on the balance.

Tekashi_145.022 · Nov 28, 2025

Kyle B
Understood, thank you.

What is the give away??

Thanks

Where to begin? @redpcar has already slammed the case shut, but to further flog this dead horse: the rotor finish is extremely crude and looks nothing like the real deal, the last two links attaching to the clasp are completely wrong, the end links don’t fit the case properly, the shape of the clasp should not be rectangular (the ends are curved on the real thing), the logo on the clasp is crude and the wrong depth, the shape of the sapphire crystal is wrong. This may be the worst fake of the current gen SMP 300M I’ve ever seen.