Hi Unless anyone can enlighten me differently , I would say left example is correct & right is perhaps a replica....comments ? Best - Neil
It almost looks like someone tried to paint over the numbers for the one on the right. The one on the left looks legit to me. Does one of them have to be a rep?
Neil Can't say on this one. But here is what I would comment/tell you. I have studied bezel inserts for Rolex 6263 and Omega 376.0822. On the Omega there are 3 or 4 different legitimate variations of the insert in just the brief period the watch was made. Strange, huh? On the Rolex, I had an original bezel because I bought the watch new in 1979 and it was never serviced. For fun, I put up 3 bezels on VRF(you know how pedantic those guys are) and asked which were real and which were fake. Only 1 of the 3 was fake. No one got it correct. Most said the one off mine was fake, they didn't know it was mine. (I think because the fonts were more blotchy). But I KNOW mine was right. Moral being, be careful making assumptions based on small differences with these. I think the process for making these, just a guess, was not as exact as say printing a dial.
Hi Thanks for the replies so far....example on the right is insert only (which is unusual and partly why I am doubting it) ,but did come from Watchco a few years ago....and taking into pitpro's very valid comments around a number of companies producing these at the same time....it's definitely a tricky one ! Best - Neil
Here's the link. Mine on top. Other is from ebay and seller was selling AS a "replacement" and sold many for like $150. Only 4 guys had the guts to chance being wrong. http://www.network54.com/Forum/2075...+game...Are+both+real-,+Both+fake-+Or+1+Real-
And printing a dial 50 or so years ago wasn't nearly as exact as we would expect on a modern watch. Variation from maker to maker, etc.