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FakesAllDay
·Good morning, y'all. Let me start with "Long time listener (well, sort of), first time caller." I saw an auction for a "used OMEGA Pocket watch" on the German fleabay. I had some concerns about it from the listing, but as I was buying a watch to take apart I wasn't as concerned. So now I'm curious, just how fake is this Fauxmega that I bought?
Starting with the dial, the Omega script has no Greek Omega. Since I wasn't sure what the face was, I wasn't sure how big of a warning sign this was (worn off the metal? Fallen off as it was a glued piece?). Moving to the works, there was an Omega indicated on the balance bridge, but nowhere else. And I would have expected to see an Omega on the main bridge, along with a serial number. I was pretty sure that either someone had worked on it and had to replace a bridge (wth? Is that even a thing?) or someone slapped an Omega balance bridge assembly onto something else. (Having received it, I'm even more certain the latter is the case).
What I wasn't able to see from the seller's pictures what that, are you sitting down? Good. There's no crystal. Am I smoking crack (again), or don't all pocket watches, regardless of case, have a crystal? It also appears that this is a porcelain face, so that's nice, I guess. I also couldn't see the screw holding down that balance. Getting the caseback open I saw more confirmation of my suspicion someone slapped an Omega balance into whatever this watch is. The screw holds it, but is totally wrong based on the fact I can see so much of that head. When I got it under a fluorescent lamp to take my own pics, I noticed the main portion of the top is red and the rim is gold. Did someone paint that? The watch runs (as in, minutes fast over the course of six hours on a wind; this baby's a sprinter!), and I didn't pay over $100 for it, so as a learner's piece I'm okay with it from that perspective.
If you've made it this far, thanks for any info on what I"m looking at here, and reference links will always be appreciated. In the mean time, or because we all need some, join me in laughing at this horribly faked Fauxmega, won't you?
Starting with the dial, the Omega script has no Greek Omega. Since I wasn't sure what the face was, I wasn't sure how big of a warning sign this was (worn off the metal? Fallen off as it was a glued piece?). Moving to the works, there was an Omega indicated on the balance bridge, but nowhere else. And I would have expected to see an Omega on the main bridge, along with a serial number. I was pretty sure that either someone had worked on it and had to replace a bridge (wth? Is that even a thing?) or someone slapped an Omega balance bridge assembly onto something else. (Having received it, I'm even more certain the latter is the case).
What I wasn't able to see from the seller's pictures what that, are you sitting down? Good. There's no crystal. Am I smoking crack (again), or don't all pocket watches, regardless of case, have a crystal? It also appears that this is a porcelain face, so that's nice, I guess. I also couldn't see the screw holding down that balance. Getting the caseback open I saw more confirmation of my suspicion someone slapped an Omega balance into whatever this watch is. The screw holds it, but is totally wrong based on the fact I can see so much of that head. When I got it under a fluorescent lamp to take my own pics, I noticed the main portion of the top is red and the rim is gold. Did someone paint that? The watch runs (as in, minutes fast over the course of six hours on a wind; this baby's a sprinter!), and I didn't pay over $100 for it, so as a learner's piece I'm okay with it from that perspective.
If you've made it this far, thanks for any info on what I"m looking at here, and reference links will always be appreciated. In the mean time, or because we all need some, join me in laughing at this horribly faked Fauxmega, won't you?
