Is that real vintage Omega seamaster 300 ?

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No Omega expert here so I don't want to mislead, but that dial looks too good to be true. The patina on the hands and indices is so uniform and perfect. Like safe-queen perfect, while clearly the underside of the case has seen wear. I have no doubt that it's a legit SM300 166.024, it's just how much work has been done to the dial/hands. The sweeping seconds hand should be WHITE in original condition. Not chrome, not black, etc.

My understanding is that these weren't as water-resistant as Omega claimed and as a result a lot of dials have/had moisture ingress and/or the patination of the hands indexes isn't as even. I would also question that bezel, most will have luminated/patinated numerals and triangle. This might be a service bezel. Would need another opinion though.

Please spend some time with this site: https://www.omegaseamaster300.com/ it's a fantastic reference. Many bezels were used and there are surely a number of variations.
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Dial and hands are very suspect. Probably all fake apart from movement.
 
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Case and bezel are fake - they've just been weathered to look real.
The dial is also fake.
 
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I could be wrong here as I'm no Seamaster 300 expert but AFAIK the 565 & 562 movements were NOT adjusted to 5 positions & temperature as the photos show. These SM300 watches are not chronometer grade.
My WatchCo SM300 certainly is not.....

And, my understanding is 565 & 562 are 17 or 18 jewels, not 24.
OR, am i mistaken??
 
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I could be wrong here as I'm no Seamaster 300 expert but AFAIK the 565 & 562 movements were NOT adjusted to 5 positions & temperature as the photos show. These SM300 watches are not chronometer grade.
My WatchCo SM300 certainly is not.....

And, my understanding is 565 & 562 are 17 or 18 jewels, not 24.
OR, am i mistaken??

565 is 24 jewels but not adjusted x 5. I suspect this is a parts movement, even missing the Reeds Regulator (swan neck).
 
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The parts don't look like they have lived together for 50-odd years. I have a lot of ??? about this one.
 
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And the bezel looks like a modern service replacement. At best, this is a mishmash of real and fake parts, so best to walk away.
 
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I agree this looks suspect. The condition of the dial, bezel, and hands just dont match the rest of the watch, especially the grimy movement.
Case and bezel are fake - they've just been weathered to look real.
The dial is also fake.
What is the give away that the case is "fake"?
 
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The photos are not good enough for me to call the dial fake but I don’t like it for some reason.
To me the whole watch looks put together from genuine parts from different eras.