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I’m looking at this Omega Seamaster in an auction and I’d appreciate a sanity check from people who know these well.
These are literally all the photos available from the auction house. There are no movement photos, no serial number photo, no inside clasp photo, no caseback interior photo, and no reference number stated in the listing.
From the visible details, it looks to me like a Seamaster 300M sword-hand model, likely a
2254.50, but I want to ask a more specific question:
Do these photos show any obvious fake tells, major mismatch signs, or non-original parts?
A few things I noticed:
- the watch head looks broadly correct to me
- the bracelet end links appear to be stamped 825
- if that reading is correct, the bracelet may be a Bond-style 1503/825 rather than the factory-correct 1610/930 usually associated with the 2254.50
- so I’m aware it may be a bracelet swap, but I’m mainly trying to understand whether the watch itself shows any obvious authenticity issues
What I’d like help with:
- does the dial look correct?
- do the hands look correct?
- does the bezel insert, font, and pearl look right?
- do the case shape, helium valve, crown guards, and caseback look right?
- does the bracelet and clasp look like genuine Omega, even if it may be the wrong bracelet for the reference?
- do you see anything here that would make you seriously worry about a fake or franken watch?
I know nobody can fully authenticate a watch from auction photos alone, but I’d really value opinions on whether there are any visible red flags.
Thanks a lot.
