Longines Majetek: Buyer Beware

DirtyDozen12 · Mar 18, 2023

Just a warning, the watch below does not have an original dial.

Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1157334640...c6uwHiKIAYDSq7sB2UDo68zs4b|tkp:Bk9SR5jSqtzeYQ

Here is a comparison with an original and correct dial for a ref. 3582 with a caliber 15.68Z.

Source: https://www.antik-hodinky.cz/letecke-hodinky-longines-s-napisem-majetek-vojenske-spravy-e-c-2817

michael e · Mar 19, 2023

Once, years ago I bought one of these, the dial was a picture/print of a dial stuck on with paste., hence the seller’s blurry eBay images.
I can laugh about it now 😁

w154 · Mar 19, 2023

The hands are different too… not that I’d know what’s right or wrong.

DirtyDozen12 · Mar 19, 2023

michael e
Once, years ago I bought one of these, the dial was a picture/print of a dial stuck on with paste., hence the seller’s blurry eBay images.
I can laugh about it now 😁

Yikes!

For some reason, the non-original dials that I have seen in these are usually quite poorly done.

DrZ123 · Nov 12, 2023

What do you see that tells you it's fake @DirtyDozen12

DirtyDozen12 · Nov 13, 2023

D DrZ123
What do you see that tells you it's fake @DirtyDozen12

There are many little details that are off. I would start by looking closely at the signature and comparing it to an original one. You will see that the letters "ongines" are too large relative to the "L". You will also see that the spacing of the letters is too close. The "g" is the wrong shape, with the bottom being smaller than the top. Neither "n" is right, with the preceding letters connecting in the middle rather than at the top.

Fallout Boy · Nov 13, 2023

DirtyDozen12
There are many little details that are off. I would start by looking closely at the signature and comparing it to an original one. You will see that the letters "ongines" are too large relative to the "L". You will also see that the spacing of the letters is too close. The "g" is the wrong shape, with the bottom being smaller than the top. Neither "n" is right, with the preceding letters connecting in the middle rather than at the top.

...and the 4 , the 9 and the 7 and ... 😁

Longines Majetek: Buyer Beware

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