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help on DON bezel

speedyoscar
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Thx guys. Your knowledge and advice are priceless.
I had a "bad feeling" to be honest, but I'm not an expert so I cannot spot the wrong details. I'm afraid even the seller is not aware of that, as he's a trusted one.
 
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speedyoscar speedyoscar
Thx guys. Your knowledge and advice are priceless.
I had a "bad feeling" to be honest, but I'm not an expert so I cannot spot the wrong details. I'm afraid even the seller is not aware of that, as he's a trusted one.

Trusted by whom if I may ask 😀?
If you sell this kind of part in this condition you don't ask for 1700..unless you are ( to say the least) unsure about it's authenticity.
It took me less than 2 minutes to find issues. I'd say who ever does business with watches should be able to do the same. "Not aware" is often just a failed attempt from my experience.

Glad you didn't waste your money on this one.
 
speedyoscar
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I would never buy sth without a "consulting" from you guys!!! But thx thx thx
 
Kapka
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I have to say that this one was a quite tricky one and that OP did a good job having doubts.
At first glance it looks just fine but now I see that font and placements are not good at all.
Also, it explains the overlap of black part looking from reverse view. The black front is clearly to wide.
On original bezel some parts of the digits are printed actually on the chamfer...

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Good job raising your concerns here anyway..
 
speedyoscar
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Kapka Kapka
I have to say that this one was a quite tricky one and that OP did a good job having doubts.
At first glance it looks just fine but now I see that font and placements are not good at all.
Also, it explains the overlap of black part looking from reverse view. The black front is clearly to wide.
On original bezel some parts of the digits are printed actually on the chamfer...

bezel.JPG


Good job raising your concerns here anyway..

thx to you for the info/advice/tips
 
speedyoscar
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thanks again guys. I spoke with the seller and he apologised adding that he will investigate.

From another seller, I got the following pict. Any opinion? I don't see any warning sign, but yet, I'm not an expert.
 
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Caliber561
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Don't want to give this thread whiplash, but @speedyoscar would you mind telling us the seller that is (presumably) selling the counterfeit bezel as the genuine article? If this seller is intentionally trying to scam others I think it would be best for everyone on this forum to avoid them.
 
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The one above looks legit. There is slight variation on how close the numbers are to the edge on DON bezels. The fonts and location of the dots are always the same of course. It may, however have been touched up a little on top. It's hard to tell. The first one posted is fake.
 
Marsimaxam
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From the OP's post on another thread I wrote about the first DON insert.

"At first glance the insert looks good, but, the more I look at it, I wonder...

Am I seeing things.... the font looks a little heavy, the numbers 60 and 65 are usually right near the edge, the word tachymetre doesn't seem to be centered but more to the inside, the number "2" doesn't look quite right... what is the seller asking?

So, guys, have I lost it..."

So... I'm not crazy

https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-145-012-just-arrived.124265/page-2#post-1693524
 
ATWG
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This is the ultimate cat and mouse game, welcome to what has been rampant in the Rolex world. Rolex counterfeit inserts were produced for many years with slight imperfections, but obvious enough to detect. Only recently has it reached a level where telling a fake has become near impossible with even the experts.

It was only a matter of time, folks. I call this game, set, match. It's an absolute shame what has happened to this hobby.

sigh...I'll get off my soap box now....
 
speedyoscar
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Hi everyone, probably this question has already been answered. I noticed that some DON bezel has thicker fonts. Are they genuine?
The one below (which I'm studying/evaluating) seems correct to me, the only doubt is the font-thickness.
 
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Davidt
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The thickness of the fonts alone can't identify a fake imo.

There are at least two variations with genuine, vintage DoN bezels, one with a fine print and one with a slightly thicker, ever so slightly less precise print.

The one in @speedyoscar pic looks genuine to me.
 
speedyoscar
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Davidt Davidt
The thickness of the fonts alone can't identify a fake imo.

There are at least two variations with genuine, vintage DoN bezels, one with a fine print and one with a slightly thicker, ever so slightly less precise print.

The one in @speedyoscar pic looks genuine to me.

thx Davidt
 
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Davidt Davidt
The thickness of the fonts alone can't identify a fake imo.

There are at least two variations with genuine, vintage DoN bezels, one with a fine print and one with a slightly thicker, ever so slightly less precise print.

The one in @speedyoscar pic looks genuine to me.

looks good to me as well. I find that sometimes the photo can also distort the font thickness more than it appears in real life.
 
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