Is this watch real or fake thread - aka Fake Busters!!

edddy · Apr 1, 2020

Hi guys, this watch it's not for sale, but handed to me by my inlaw (he is not into watches). It's a fake?

timecube · Apr 1, 2020

E edddy
Hi guys, this watch it's not for sale, but handed to me by my inlaw (he is not into watches). It's a fake?

Very fake.
(very common variant on a very fake, fake)

see:

Foo2rama
Common fake. Most likely a AS movement in it.

These are often referred to as gas station fakes. The story is in Italy a guy would say he needed money for gas and sell the watch at a “loss” to buy gas.

There are a few signs. Omegas marked anti magnetic don’t exist with one or 2 exception and this is not one. Omega never marked the back of the watch, those marks are always on the inside of the watch and the hallmarks are fakes in this case. It is not an 18k solid case. It might be much lower gold content, brass, or plated, I can’t tell from the pictures. Lastly the font on the dial is wrong as well as the dial design.

Ironically the AS movement is actually pretty decent inside. AS made low cost movements found in low end watches and often fakes. AS also made movements for Tudor(Rolex) and many other more affordable brands.

Reptile · Apr 3, 2020

Hi all I am a newby first poster. Found this online. Grateful for opinions / guidance on authenticity and reparability of dial and rough value View attachment 959994

Reptile · Apr 3, 2020

another picture - sorry struggling with image upload

barryzelf · Apr 3, 2020

R Reptile
Hi all I am a newby first poster. Found this online. Grateful for opinions / guidance on authenticity and reparability of dial and rough value View attachment 959994

It’s a reference 168.050. There are 2 on chrono for about 1600 to 1900 EUR. But these have better dials. Do you have more pics, preferably also from the movement?
PS. please post the pics in a way we can see them directly in the thread. So without a link.

Reptile · Apr 3, 2020

Hi all I am a newby first poster. Found this online. Grateful for opinions / guidance on authenticity, reparability of dial and rough value

Reptile · Apr 3, 2020

Rest of the photos - thanks for your collective patience

JanV · Apr 11, 2020

Now we’re on the we’re thin borderline here, a x460 serial numbered Zenith El Primero A386 that’s been quite in depth discussed and identified as a series of forged / faked units.

Service parts like dial, hands, crown, inner bezel, sub dial hands etc... and a case and caseback not correct / faked for any A386 iterations.

IMHO this should be reported in order to protect some sorry guys money who would eventually end up buying this one.

EDIT: REPORTED now as the same watch seems to have been reappearing on Ebay several time on in the last months.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/153892755538

nremmy · Apr 12, 2020

Considering buying this Speedmaster Tokyo 2020 off Chrono24 but have never purchased on that site before. Photos appear ok but appreciate another opinion/set of eyes. Thanks

https://www.chrono24.com/omega/52230423004001-panda-speedmaster-tokyo-2020--id13804927.htm

alanadhi · Apr 13, 2020

Hi guys, im still new in this forum but i want to ask if these watch is real or fake and its reference number is 166.026 and i searched at google there's a similar one but with blue dial . Is it real or fake ? Anything will help