Identification - Omega Constellation Pie Pan - Fake or Real

Hi guys,

I just bought this watch from a Russian website (I know my bad) and I only had 10 mins to validate the watch at the post office before signing it off. On the quick inspection I thought it to be legit and signed it off. However, on a closer inspection in the daylight, I can see many flaws. The movement in the watch is 551.

Can you guys guide me through. I have performed the MOY test and I don't know how to interpret these results. What I have analysed so far

1. The Dial paint is almost paint like without any sign of a metallic (or sunburst) texture, however it still reflects nicely as metallic
2. Biggest Red Flag - missing Swiss Made at 6 o clock
3. The crown is obviously not original and not even an omega crown, somebody carved a weird looking omega sign on it
4. The MOY test seems like passes with positioning but the typeface doesn't look quite right to me. There are no strokes on R, the F has the same length horizontal strokes. However constellation typeface matches. Everything looks printed and not embossed
5. The constellation star is too close to the lettering
6. Indexes are evenly place but the height and distance from border is slightly inconsistent

The thing is most likely i will not get the money back, the seller tricked me in telling that it was his grandfather's watch and he only wanted to sell it because he needed money, he only sold other vintage things from 1960s-1990s era and usually sold car spare parts so I assumed that he won't be able to forge a story like that, had good reviews.

I paid 750 USD for the watch. What do you think, is it a complete loss?

I am trying to talk with the website as i made all the transactions and communication through it, but there is a very thin chance that they will return any money. As much as I have worn it through 10 hours, the time is only off by -3 seconds until now. I have a watchmaker who can service it (clean and re-oil) it for 50 USD. However the dial is a complete bummer.

Thank you everyone for the thorough analysis and kind support. Lesson learnt! I tried to return it but the site declined to take responsibility for it. Now I am forced to keep it, get it serviced and wear it. Probably get a "Swiss Made" printed on the dial (what do you think?), so as not to look into a void every time I see it at 6 or maybe find a replacement dial. Again, I appreciate it, everyone.

Exactly this, it's the real life lesson here. Let me give you two horrible examples of this from my own life.

1. Girlfriend (now ex) in China had to visit the hospital (private, expensive) for a minor medical procedure. She brought me into the post-procedure consultation, and the doctor and nurses told her they found cancer cells and they need to operate immediately. It will be expensive. They were putting severe pressure on us to sign up now. I knew this was pressure selling. We went for a second opinion (in a government hospital in a different country) and there was no cancer. The Chinese hospital was lying. The giveaway was the pressure tactic.

2. My wife in Hong Kong, pregnant, went for her checkup with the hospital at 32 weeks. The doctor said she must have a Caesarian due to risk and we must make the decision right now. I asked to quantify the risk, and she refused. I said we need time to talk this through, and she said we must make the decision right now, it's too dangerous otherwise. Once again sensing the pressure tactic, I brought my wife to a private clinic and they said everything's normal and of course we can have a natural birth. I confronted the doctor at the hospital about this and she denied everything. Of course, I know her real goal was to fit my wife into a timetable and not have to deal with a 12 hour natural birth.

Moral of the stories: anytime you're being pressured or rushed to make an immediate decision, you're likely being scammed.

@Perrier I hope you and your wife are doing well now.

The biggest bummer is that it is forced by the site and not the seller, the seller just took advantage of the bad policy. If they had a policy to check the item peaceful then i might have caught the errors (it's useless to cry over the spilt milk, let bygones be bygones). The site policy is to sign the item off in 10 minutes or return it then and there, for other items which are not intricate, this might work or for a very experienced eye, but the bad lighting in the office and people standing in the queue all added to my anxiety.
The site support response was totally unconcerned as well. They have highlighted buyer protection and blah blah blah in their policy but they responded that it's buyers responsibility to check the item before signing it off and they are not liable.

Well, all in all, I paid 750 USD for the lesson and I'm glad it wasn't a lot more. This is the most expensive omega i bought until now. Unfortunately that it happened like this. So going in premium league like you all, I'll be much more vigilant now onwards.

The lessons I learnt are
1- research research research (ref. , Year, movement, see if they all are same year. Typefaces, MOY test, material)
2- ask a lot of questions from the buyer, ask them to share every detail and picture in high def.
3. The most important - post it here, take an experienced opinion from you guys before emptying the wallet
4. Go to the post office early in the morning and inspect it carefully, maybe take a loop to see it in magnification
5. Only sign it off when you are 100% satisfied, it's okay to return the item

Just leave it like it is - its not changing anything to the better and will only cost you.