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Just to summarise the issues with this one for reference and to help in identifying telltale signs going forward:
The watch is undoubtedly real, not a fake, but…
- The case is over polished - the lugs edges are rounded off
- the crown is a replacement. They should be a ten sided item like mine shown below.
- pie pan dials should have sharp angles. This is soft. You can see someone’s put a thick layer of paint over it. Especially as it dips in near the centre of the dial.
- in all fairness this isn’t the worst text I’ve seen on a redial but again to a trained eye the fonts just aren’t right.
- dial paint, the colours off and pie pans generally have a sunburst finish
There may be some I’ve missed
See my genuine example below to compare (not the best photos but will do for now)