How to spot a fake Seamaster 300M

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Robert-Jan

·Jun 23, 2020·#SpeedyTuesday

I am not talking about the cheap knock-offs, but the more expensive ones that are being offered as a "real Omega Seamaster 300M". We received such a high-quality fake, and compared it to an authentic Seamaster 300M.

The watch was so good, that we decided to make a video on it. As I am not an English speaker, please ignore incorrect grammar ;-).

You can find it here:

We also did some close-ups shots, which can be found here: https://www.fratellowatches.com/omega-seamaster-300m-james-bond-real-vs-fake/

 

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perks713

·Jun 23, 2020

Great video, the magnet test is pretty awesome. Seems like one fool proof test if you can handle the watch. Buying one of these online from somewhere other than the forum would feel very problematic having seen this. If I was selling fakes I'd certainly be posting pictures of the real deal on any online listing and sending out a fake.

On a side note, on the real watch it's interesting that the screws on the gold plate on the side don't align in some specific way. I would have expected Omega to have them both line up perfectly.

 

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sonicosa

·Jun 23, 2020

I enjoyed the video, great work.

The first difference that jumped out to me were the bezels. The minute / hour markers, top of the numbers and triangle all seem to be much further from the edge of the bezel on the fake watch.

The macro shots in the article are great, especially the difference between the hour markers on the replica vs genuine. It would have been interesting to see some close ups of the bezels as well. Did you choose not to focus on it because it could be swapped with an authentic bezel more easily than other components on the watch?

 

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Robert-Jan

·Jun 23, 2020·#SpeedyTuesday

sonicosa

I enjoyed the video, great work.

The first difference that jumped out to me were the bezels. The minute / hour markers, top of the numbers and triangle all seem to be much further from the edge of the bezel on the fake watch.

The macro shots in the article are great, especially the difference between the hour markers on the replica vs genuine. It would have been interesting to see some close ups of the bezels as well. Did you choose not to focus on it because it could be swapped with an authentic bezel more easily than other components on the watch?

We focused on the dial, case and movement mainly. However, I do have closeups of the bezel as well.

Fake:



Authentic:

 

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zoohannover

·Jun 23, 2020

RJ,
thank you for this video. Very Informative(and scary)!
I really like the format (simply and direct).
(And good choice for the intro music.)

 

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Robert-Jan

·Jun 23, 2020·#SpeedyTuesday

zoohannover

RJ,
thank you for this video. Very Informative(and scary)!
I really like the format (simply and direct).
(And good choice for the intro music.)

Certainly scary, especially on pictures that don't show much detail (or aren't macro shots), you will easily fall into the trap.

 

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sonicosa

·Jun 23, 2020

Robert-Jan

We focused on the dial, case and movement mainly. However, I do have closeups of the bezel as well.

Thanks for adding these. It looks like the minute markers on the authentic aren't as close to the inner circumference of the bezel as I thought. I think there might a bit of a shadow / dark reflection in the side-by-side image above made it look like that to me - especially between 11 and 1.

 

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AntonisCy

·Jun 23, 2020

Great job @Robert-Jan

 

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mjb

·Jun 23, 2020

Robert-Jan

As I am not an English speaker, please ignore incorrect grammar ;-).

Great video, your English and grammar were fine and better, dare I suggest, than many native speakers that I've run across. LOL

Scary how good these fakes are getting. Buying over the Internet, it would be nearly impossible to spot most if not all of those giveaways.

 

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rcs914

·Jun 23, 2020

sonicosa

Thanks for adding these. It looks like the minute markers on the authentic aren't as close to the inner circumference of the bezel as I thought. I think there might a bit of a shadow / dark reflection in the side-by-side image above made it look like that to me - especially between 11 and 1.

No I agree with you - all of the numbers are closer to the edge on the authentic bezel - but I don't think you could tell the difference unless you had it side by side with a known real one.

 

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f18sailor

·Jun 23, 2020

Great video. For me, the regulator design is one of the best tells. I have not yet seen the real design copied.

 

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Peter_from_NL

·Jun 23, 2020

Nice video. Not a nice topic.

 

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Peter_from_NL

·Jun 23, 2020

Funny thing is that I like the yellow on the fake more... oops......

 

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Om3ga321

·Jun 23, 2020

"As I am not an English speaker, please ignore incorrect grammar ;-). "
Your spoken English is never an issue......
Great informative video.
Thank you.

 

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gbesq

·Jun 23, 2020

If I could buy a dozen of these fakes on the cheap I could use them to buy off the foreign scammers who keep calling my cell phone and telling me that my Social Security account has been suspended due to fraudulent activity. 🙄

 

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andrewlaeddis32

·Mar 7, 2021

Robert-Jan

We focused on the dial, case and movement mainly. However, I do have closeups of the bezel as well.

Fake:



Authentic:

I read this article that begs the differ. However, Since I'm new the article might have been BS. What do you think? http://www.detectafake.com/viewProduct/?269608

 

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andrewlaeddis32

·Mar 7, 2021

Robert-Jan

I am not talking about the cheap knock-offs, but the more expensive ones that are being offered as a "real Omega Seamaster 300M". We received such a high-quality fake, and compared it to an authentic Seamaster 300M.

The watch was so good, that we decided to make a video on it. As I am not an English speaker, please ignore incorrect grammar ;-).

You can find it here:

We also did some close-ups shots, which can be found here: https://www.fratellowatches.com/omega-seamaster-300m-james-bond-real-vs-fake/

I could barely tell. Makes me wonder if I should get into watches. I might be taken as a fool. Informative video.

 

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Robert-Jan

·Mar 7, 2021·#SpeedyTuesday

andrewlaeddis32

I read this article that begs the differ. However, Since I'm new the article might have been BS. What do you think? http://www.detectafake.com/viewProduct/?269608

the authentic watch we had came from Omega HQ, so not sure what you’re hinting at here ;-)

 

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andrewlaeddis32

·Mar 7, 2021

Robert-Jan

the authentic watch we had came from Omega HQ, so not sure what you’re hinting at here ;-)

I'm not hinting at anything. The video comparison you posted is sufficient. I was just curious.

 

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Robert-Jan

·Mar 7, 2021·#SpeedyTuesday

andrewlaeddis32

I'm not hinting at anything. The video comparison you posted is sufficient. I was just curious.

ah ok, I quickly scanned the thread and thought you might think the one I showed as real was fake.