The watch has a correct Omega quartz caliber for that model. Serial numbers on lugs may not have been done at that time (1993) and the He vv may have been replaced at some time (I don't know if they were stamped).
The little star has been mentioned as a QA or acceptance mark made by Omega. I've seen it on genuine Omegas but never on fakes.
I know bugger all about Seamaster Professional 300s, but this one looks OK to me and nicely aged.
Hopefully some of the dive watch gurus can give you some better advice.
To the vintage watch buffs, how does this watch look to you:
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/1960s-LONGINES-14K-Solid-Gold-Fancy-Lugs-Roman-Numeral-Dial-23M-SERVICED-Clean/273217042630?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649
W WraycaHi there,
New to this, so if there are any glaring faux pas please bare with me!
A friend of mine was offered this watch to buy (pictures attached, hopefully) and he was indecisive about whether he wanted it or not. The build quality seemed very good, albeit neither of us know anything about watches. Just wondering if anybody could shed any light on the watch and whether it's worth getting or not?
I did a bit of digging around the serial numbers and identifying watch series, strap, build material, etc. based on the numbers. Some of them seemed to half match up, though none of them did fully, which aroused my suspicions.
If I'm honest, I suspect it to be a fake, as the price the seller wanted was simply far too low from the resale value of a genuine to be worth his time.
Thanks in advance for any help on this.
1st of all, this is an Omega Forum and you are asking about a Tag Heuer.
2nd, that watch is a terrible fake. Do you really think Tag would engrave 50 THANIVERSARY?
W WraycaI had realised yesterday morning that the post was about a Tag Heuer, which is my mistake. Somehow following links through trying to track down serial numbers and such I was led here, and hadn't realised. I'd intended to edit the post but the replies came in before I'd had a chance. I've never owned a watch myself, so while I can see how foolish a mistake it was to make, I can't say I am particularly clued up on which brands I'm pursuing, which forums are limited to which, etc. Apologies if this has caused any offence. Particularly to @f18sailor , whose tone would suggest that I made at least two faux pas that you simply could not bare with. In answer to your question 'Do you really think Tag would engrave 50 THANNIVERSARY?' I'd refer you to my first post, in which I said I suspect it to be a fake (your point being one of the reasons why) however I don't possess the requisite knowledge to know for sure, hence I ended up here, albeit in the wrong forum. Thanks for taking the time to confirm my suspicions, regardless.
Thanks also to @X350 XJR , it's nice to be nice, after all.
I'll be sure to bring all my terrible fake watches that aren't Omegas here in the future... Just kidding.
No offense taken at all. In general you might get more experts to respond if you go the brand specific forums. watchuseek.com has sub-forums for many brands and I'm sure Tag Heuer has their own forums. There are many fakes nowadays that are very close to the real thing and only the experts can really tell (I'm not one of them). Also, Googeling the watch you are curious about will very often show detailed pictures than you can use to compare. Especially watches with see-through case backs will allow a detailed comparison of the movement.
