I've just seen these 'Seamaster 120' kits which will no doubt fool quite a few people. The manufacturers may have read this thread as the cases have the notches that @gemini4 highlighted. Perhaps it's time he wrote a reference book ;-)

 

Hah! And people keep saying I'm nuts for insisting that the 566.007 came in colors other than black/black

 

Honestly, if they made a bezel to fit the 31mm version, I'd buy it and keep the original in a safe spot.

 

Very interesting. I have seen a few of these on eBay over the past few months.

 

What makes these fake? They look pretty real to me

 

The biggest thing that stood out to me is the dial text color. It looks grey on those dials and white on the original ones I’ve seen.

 

Hard to tell.

Where have you seen these for sale? Any links?

 

This person seems to be selling a SM120 and shows the differences between the real and fake in his pictures.

https://m.ebay.com/itm/Omega-antiqu...94ef41b1640aa415741ce5efffa629b&ul_noapp=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

ORIGINAL BEZEL PIP detail ....
also note degradation of LUME on vintage dial with no water intrusion or moisture intrusion as follows

 

ORIGINAL CASEBACK DETAIL ...
note: markings are shallow in depth NOT DEEP grooves ...

 

SS OMEGA Bracelet ref# 1098 with 19mm endlinks ref# 547

Omega SS bracelet originally paired with SM 120 [both manual and automatic versions]

 

yes, I've seen several sell on ebay recently for pretty high prices.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if the manufacturer reads this forum given the case notches so they will probably concentrate on perfecting the dial text next

 

The fakes have been all over eBay for a while. They're getting better but fake non the less.

Several threads on them.

 

All they really have to do to know these details is look at a real one, so I doubt "this forum" is really helping the scammers much...

 

Yes, you would have thought so Al but the earlier versions seem to have been made without the notches. Since the OP highlighted this discrepancy the newer versions now have notched cases. Of course it's probably just a coincidence ;-)

 

The level of detail they go with the reproductions clearly doesn't indicate what they know, or they would have made the notches the right size...

Personally I think the whole idea of not discussing details to keep fakers from "knowing" the differences is a bit much, since all they need to do is look at a real example.

 

I agree. I certainly wasn't implying we shouldn't be discussing the details here. In fact I think it's great that there are resources out there, like on this forum, which help people spot a fake.

Unfortunately, looking at recent sales on eBay it seems some people have been caught out.

 

Anyone has answer to this question? I’m curious to know as well. It seems to me that most of the people posted SM120 with black date on white background.

 

all vintage ads show black numbers with white background .....