I’ve found this seamaster on a local site for sale but I’m questioning its authenticity.

RBZ35 · Mar 2, 2025

Hey everyone. As the title says, I’ve found an Omega Seamaster for sale but I have concerns over its authenticity. I’ve done some searching over how to spot the differences between real and fake watches but I don’t think I’m quite at the point where I can tell for sure. If anyone here has a better idea than me I’d really appreciate it!

wagudc · Mar 2, 2025

No obvious red flags, but some of the fakes require you to inspect the movement to catch them. Plus the quality of those pictures is not high enough to be sure. I am not an expert, so others can weigh in.

Dan S · Mar 2, 2025

Not the Seamaster I expected to see in the vintage Omega forum. 🙁

RBZ35 · Mar 2, 2025

wagudc
No obvious red flags, but some of the fakes require you to inspect the movement to catch them. Plus the quality of those pictures is not high enough to be sure. I am not an expert, so others can weigh in.

That’s reassuring. I appreciate the information! I’ll see if others can offer some guidance before I go any further it.

Vercingetorix · Mar 2, 2025

I don’t remember ever seeing a fake titanium Seamaster.

sathomasga · Mar 2, 2025

Vercingetorix
I don’t remember ever seeing a fake titanium Seamaster.

And it's kind of hard to imagine anyone trying. Surely the counterfeiters would go for steel. Since the OP said "local site" perhaps they could get hands on and weigh it. That would be a dead giveaway. Omega says a 2231.80.00 should weigh about 110g. If the watch doesn't have all its links, it would weigh less, but under no circumstances should a legitimate one weight much more than that.

boogedyboo · Mar 2, 2025

Dan S
Not the Seamaster I expected to see in the vintage Omega forum. 🙁

This hits hard. It did come out more than 10 years ago...

Tag0935 · Mar 3, 2025

So where do we now draw a border line between current and vintage?