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My Early Seamaster 120 Divers. What to look for and what to avoid.

  1. Watchout312 Aug 2, 2020

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    I think you have a better chance seeing a Bigfoot in the wild than finding a 120 bezel.
     
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  2. grimer55 Aug 16, 2020

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    Any opinions on the authenticity of this one?
     
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  3. COYI Aug 16, 2020

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    Definitely a fake
     
  4. Shabbaz Aug 16, 2020

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    pass
     
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  5. grimer55 Aug 16, 2020

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    Thanks guys. The auction mysteriously vanished as well
     
  6. hmmmcamu Aug 16, 2020

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    dial is distressed to look old ... note the TEXT always a dead giveaway ... real dial text would be BRIGHT WHITE letters ...... poor effort to distress fake bezel as well, ..... the PIP on the fake bezel is conveniently popped off to give it that added feel of age and use
     
  7. hmmmcamu Aug 16, 2020

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    FAKE ON ....... eBay ... if anyone placed a bid
     
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  8. Davidt Aug 16, 2020

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    I came across this on eBay. The artificial ageing of the bezel is some of the most naive I’ve ever seen.
     
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  9. JwRosenthal Aug 16, 2020

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    Not only fake, but missing the fake bezel! And 36 bidders! I’m willing to bet half of the bidders know it’s fake (if it isn’t disclosed in the listing like the last one we saw for for $700+ and was disclosed as fake) but just don’t care...it looks close enough for them to save a few bucks on not getting the real thing. This market is mind boggling.
     
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  10. uwsearch Aug 16, 2020

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    There are many 135.027 fakes on chrono24.. And chrono24 does not care..
     
  11. palatine Aug 17, 2020

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    hi all
    Are there fakes of the "Boys" sized 120?
     
  12. hmmmcamu Aug 17, 2020

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    not really " BOYS " rather .. Omega came out with a ... HIS and HERS .. for the 120 .. so the smaller version is for a LADY, I suppose a parent could have given it as a gift to their child [boy]
     
  13. JwRosenthal Aug 17, 2020

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    I thought about getting a “hers” model for my lady to match mine when they were still hovering around the $4-500 mark...Woulda, coulda, shoulda
     
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  14. palatine Aug 17, 2020

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    i ask cos i have one i got for my ex wife but then i got her a speedy and so i still have it.... i'll take some pics and post here to get the collective opinion
     
  15. sonicosa Aug 17, 2020

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    I’ve been considering this too, if I can find one for a decent price. The nice thing is the smaller models are easier to find in great condition.

    I was watching one of the 31mm maroon models on ebay recently, but the hands were incorrect, and I’m not sure how difficult they are to source.
     
  16. JwRosenthal Aug 17, 2020

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    The colored ones are far rarer, hence the premium. Hands would be an archer question based on the case back reference . Hands for the full size are available but only in SLN.
     
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  17. sonicosa Aug 17, 2020

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    This was the one I was watching. Ref 565.007 and it wound up going for £680 or around $890.

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  18. JwRosenthal Aug 17, 2020

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    Although those of us who have been watching these for a while would balk- that’s not so bad for what that is.
     
  19. hmmmcamu Aug 17, 2020

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    Hand set is wrong ... there are a few on eBay [black dial] @ 31mm [ladies version] u can look at to compare the correct handset
     
  20. palatine Aug 20, 2020

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    IS this ladies 565.007 correct? Print on the dial is faint but apart from that I think it may be ok.
    I bought it years ago for my then missus but upgraded her to a speedy. Been lay in the watch box for a decade since

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