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路I agree. 3k sounds high, but the 120s are often overseen by collectors and owning a nice example with a rare bezel might pay off in the future 馃槈
My Early Seamaster 120 Divers. What to look for and what to avoid.
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Concretepuppy
路mmpass said:
"Black date on white background. wrong."
Sorry to be a pedant mmpass but I'm pretty sure the white background in the date window is OK, check this out, a 166-027 from the Omega website vintage watch page
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-120-st-166-0027
Unless someone hacked the Omega website and inserted a picture of a fake / non-original 120 Seamaster to maybe support their own sale of a fake / non-original on eBay - quite unlikely
"Black date on white background. wrong."
Sorry to be a pedant mmpass but I'm pretty sure the white background in the date window is OK, check this out, a 166-027 from the Omega website vintage watch page
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-120-st-166-0027
Unless someone hacked the Omega website and inserted a picture of a fake / non-original 120 Seamaster to maybe support their own sale of a fake / non-original on eBay - quite unlikely
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uwsearch
路Pictures on the website come from the Richon's book where half of the seamaster divers are fake or franken...
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Ian_km
路Just seen this topic, great reference thanks, got me looking now!
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X350 XJR
路路Vintage Omega Aficionadommpass said:
"Black date on white background. wrong."
Sorry to be a pedant mmpass but I'm pretty sure the white background in the date window is OK, check this out, a 166-027 from the Omega website vintage watch page
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-120-st-166-0027
Unless someone hacked the Omega website and inserted a picture of a fake / non-original 120 Seamaster to maybe support their own sale of a fake / non-original on eBay - quite unlikely
The Omega vintage website is known for having plenty of incorrect and missing information, it is not god of it's own universe. It can be a useful tool but best used with other corroborating sources, like this forum.
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路路Vintage Omega Aficionado
Based on the numbers of nice original watches I've seen, white on black vs black on white, I believe they are correct either way. I have had them both ways myself.
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X350 XJR
路路Vintage Omega Aficionadommpass said:
"Black date on white background. wrong."
Sorry to be a pedant mmpass but I'm pretty sure the white background in the date window is OK, check this out, a 166-027 from the Omega website vintage watch page
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-120-st-166-0027
Unless someone hacked the Omega website and inserted a picture of a fake / non-original 120 Seamaster to maybe support their own sale of a fake / non-original on eBay - quite unlikely
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Davidt
路I also think white on black date and black on white are both correct.
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Concretepuppy
路So if even Omega can't be trusted is there no authoritative source on authentic SM120s? This thread seems to go back & forth on the matter.
Given the company is renowned for it's attention to detail and perfection down to a level the human eye can't properly see unaided, and the authenticity of one of their watches is something they hold as high as the quality of the product itself, it does seem a bit clumsy and incompetent to show an actual blatant fake product in the place of a genuine one, and one that is so often copied and faked, and attracts such attention. maybe writing to them and getting a definitive answer would only settle it. There's 19 pages of comments about the watch so far, just in this thread
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路Hi all. Thanks for the valuable info on this thread, I was considering this watch for sale just down the road from me. But now see it as a fake. Am I correct in assuming as much ? (Seller is claiming a fully restored watch). No pic of movement.
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Shabbaz
路Run like hell! 
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hmmmcamu
路Hi all. Thanks for the valuable info on this thread, I was considering this watch for sale just down the road from me. But now see it as a fake. Am I correct in assuming as much ? (Seller is claiming a fully restored watch). No pic of movement.
NO .... NO ... NO ....... parts are not real
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路Run quick. The dial is fake (notice the grey lettering) the bezel is fake (too new and untouched). It resembles the many fakes surfacing on Etsy and other auction sites.
Find something in good condition where the patina on the dial matches both the hour markers and hands. Look for the notches on the side of the case by the crown and re read all of the valuable info in this thread.
Good luck, it鈥檚 a lot of work finding a good one, but the payoff is worth it.
Find something in good condition where the patina on the dial matches both the hour markers and hands. Look for the notches on the side of the case by the crown and re read all of the valuable info in this thread.
Good luck, it鈥檚 a lot of work finding a good one, but the payoff is worth it.
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