'New' 'Vintage' Speedmaster Pulsations Bezel??

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Davidt

·Jan 1, 2020

Like most here, I'm familiar with the vintage pulsations bezels with the continuous line inside the numbers, and then the modern version with dots replacing the line.

However, this example is currently for sale on eBay. Have I missed Omega switching the design of the new pulsation bezels? Packaging and the bezel look fine at first glance but under closer scrutiny they don't look quite right.

 

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Archer

·Jan 1, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Packaging? Is there a photo that shows the part number? If so, what is it?

 

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simonsays

·Jan 1, 2020

Looks like a replica bezel. Packaging looks original though. Price seems high even for original?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-...500808?hash=item1a8d2a2b88:g:7rIAAOSwzwReB7sf

 

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Archer

·Jan 1, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Packaging looks real, part number is correct, but the bezel shown on the Omega Extranet doesn't look like this - just has the dots. Production date on the package is the 45th week of 2016, so not a "new" design.

As for the price...about 3X what a new one from Omega costs...

 

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ext1

·Jan 1, 2020

Looks like these bezels are surfacing again!
https://omegaforums.net/threads/fake-vintage-pulsations-bezels-alert.105847/
But I think the bezel with the lookalike omega packaging is a step too far. Time for that report button...

 

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Archer

·Jan 1, 2020·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

The packaging looks totally real, so if they have gone to this level with it, that's not good.

Very possible the seller has a new Omega bezel in a package and is just using it as a prop to imply that the fake came from that package.