Is this 2220.80 authentic?

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Recently purchased this 2220.80 from Chrono24. Stated it came with original box and papers, but I received a matte wooden box with hidden red carry case. That obviously is not original box so it got me in high alert. The papers don't match any of the ones I have seen from the time period. The bezel seems aftermarket. And I am a little dubious of the bracelet. Thoughts?

 
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The watch itself looks good to me apart from the bezel. The bezel itself looks genuine, but the aluminum insert does look aftermarket. All of its markings are way thicker than those on the real things.

Movement, serial and reference on the card check out. Boutique name also seems to match with an AD. As for the cards, these seem to be the modern ones, which I’ve seen pop up starting from the waveless ceramic Seamaster 300’s onward. Perhaps yours was one of the latest batches, sold during the transition from the old to newer cards?
 
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The watch itself looks good to me apart from the bezel. The bezel itself looks genuine, but the aluminum insert does look aftermarket. All of its markings are way thicker than those on the real things.

Agreed. The watch itself looks real. The bezel insert pip is slightly too large compared to OEM, which I have in front of me. And the triangle edge is a little wavy on the left side.

Not the end of the world though if the price is otherwise right.

Also the OMEGA on the clasp is not crisply milled. But that might just be a function of it being aggressively sanded/polished.

BTW - a replacement bezel in the U.S. runs about $330 right now. They will not replace just the insert, they only sell the complete bezel assembly.
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The watch itself looks good to me apart from the bezel. The bezel itself looks genuine, but the aluminum insert does look aftermarket. All of its markings are way thicker than those on the real things.

Movement, serial and reference on the card check out. Boutique name also seems to match with an AD. As for the cards, these seem to be the modern ones, which I’ve seen pop up starting from the waveless ceramic Seamaster 300’s onward. Perhaps yours was one of the latest batches, sold during the transition from the old to newer cards?
The sale date is a little blurry in the picture, but it's dated 2017. Do you know if these type of cards were used then?
 
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The sale date is a little blurry in the picture, but it's dated 2017. Do you know if these type of cards were used then?
Those cards were used in 2017. In fact, I know they were used in 2014 as I have a Skyfall Aqua Terra sold in 2014 with those cards.

I will also note you have a 2220.80 with the 2500D movement. This was the final, and best, iteration of the 2500 movement. It also means this watch was made in 2012. The 2500D model 2220.80's usually command a premium compared to the 2500C models made from 2006 to 2011.

As for the box, the boxes from 2012 are trash. Not quite as bad as the red boxes from the 90s and early 00s (which would fall apart if you merely looked at them), but they are still pretty bad. The modern wood boxes are light years better. If you are a stickler for originality, that could be an issue. I'm not, I just like nice things, so it wouldn't bother me.

If I was in your position I would negotiate a discount of maybe $200-$300 based on the aftermarket bezel insert and the non-original box.

BTW, the box within a box design did not come out until around 2022 so there's no way that box was original in 2017.

Was this sold by a dealer or private seller on Chrono24? If a private seller your options may be limited.
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Serial and reference match on the Omega Extranet...

Serial number: 85723422
Article ref: 22208000

Is this serial number actually on the watch?

The bezel or insert is fake. The bracelet is either more worn out than any other I've seen, or is fake.

Honestly I would pass on this one.
 
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Serial and reference match on the Omega Extranet...

Serial number: 85723422
Article ref: 22208000

Is this serial number actually on the watch?

The bezel or insert is fake. The bracelet is either more worn out than any other I've seen, or is fake.

Honestly I would pass on this one.
You can see the serial number if you zoom in on the first pic showing the back. I'm leaning heavily towards returning the watch, hopefully Chrono24 does not give me too much trouble.
 
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You can see the serial number if you zoom in on the first pic showing the back. I'm leaning heavily towards returning the watch, hopefully Chrono24 does not give me too much trouble.
Can you take some more photos of the clasp opened up, showing the model inscriptions and also the dive extension at full extension? That could give us a better idea if it's fake.

If the bracelet is fake there's zero reason to keep the watch. Like I said before, I can live with the aftermarket bezel insert if there was a discount given. But a fake bracelet is 100% a deal killer.
 
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Can you take some more photos of the clasp opened up, showing the model inscriptions and also the dive extension at full extension? That could give us a better idea if it's fake.

If the bracelet is fake there's zero reason to keep the watch. Like I said before, I can live with the aftermarket bezel insert if there was a discount given. But a fake bracelet is 100% a deal killer.

 
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I would see if you can send the watch back and receive a refund. The bracelet is extremely stretched out. That would bother me more than the aftermarket bezel insert.
 
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I don't see anything glaringly wrong, other than the OMEGA engraving that lacks sharpness. Which again, could be due to aggressive polishing.

But maybe someone else sees something off.
 
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I don't see anything glaringly wrong, other than the OMEGA engraving that lacks sharpness. Which again, could be due to aggressive polishing.

But maybe someone else sees something off.

I’m also leaning to aggressive polishing. What these fake bracelets always seem to get wrong are the end links (they merely imitate the multi link construction of the real thing, and usually make do with one solid chunk of metal shaped like it) and finer detailing like (end) link markings. The end links in his example look how they should be. The 825 end link marking and arrow markings on the links are also present, albeit less crisp than normal probably due to polishing.

At this point, stacking everything up, I’d just return it and look for a proper complete example.
 
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I don't see anything glaringly wrong, other than the OMEGA engraving that lacks sharpness. Which again, could be due to aggressive polishing.

But maybe someone else sees something off.
Look at the gaps between the links in these photos...the most worn Omega bracelets I've ever handled didn't have huge gaps like these do...


 
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Look at the gaps between the links in these photos...the most worn Omega bracelets I've ever handled didn't have huge gaps like these do...


The gaps was the first thing I noticed too. This one is going back. Too bad because it has the 2500d movement