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

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I am still trying to track down a bezel, looks like I need 200 posts before I can post in WTB 🙁 - it's the last thing I need for my 135.0027 as managed to snag the correct crown!

I've seen 2 bezels the last couple months, but they were both for the smaller reference. They seem rare enough that we should almost setup a support group for everyone needing one lol

If anyone is looking for a bezel for the smaller size reference there is a blue one on ebay right now, looks to be in okay shape:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Omega-Seamaster-120-Rotating-Bezel-Diver-lady-wristwatch/223991107915

Although it doesn't help me - maybe it will be the answer to someones prayers.

I think you have a better chance seeing a Bigfoot in the wild than finding a 120 bezel.
 
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hmmmcamu
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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
 
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Any opinions on the authenticity of this one?

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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hmmmcamu hmmmcamu
FAKE ON ....... eBay ... if anyone placed a bid
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.
 
uwsearch
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There are many 135.027 fakes on chrono24.. And chrono24 does not care..
 
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palatine palatine
hi all
Are there fakes of the "Boys" sized 120?

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]
 
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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
 
palatine
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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
 
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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

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.
 
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sonicosa sonicosa
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.
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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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.

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

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

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

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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
 
palatine
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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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