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Omega seamaster 300 165.024 case is it real ?
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerTo the best of my knowledge, there are two designs for the bezel click using the spring loaded balls. The original design uses ruby 3 spheres, and the new cases (1660324) uses 3 ceramic spring loaded spheres.
Your case uses what appear to be 2 steel balls...so without doing any detailed review of anything else, that alone tells me there's likely a problem.
Your case uses what appear to be 2 steel balls...so without doing any detailed review of anything else, that alone tells me there's likely a problem.
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Ernest(Europe)
·To the best of my knowledge, there are two designs for the bezel click using the spring loaded balls. The original design uses ruby 3 spheres, and the new cases (1660324) uses 3 ceramic spring loaded spheres.
Your case uses what appear to be 2 steel balls...so without doing any detailed review of anything else, that alone tells me there's likely a problem.
So even watchco versions used ceramic or ruby balls ?
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vitriol
·Yes, Watchco-s would be 165.0324, your case is 165.024 which seems like a "true vintage" case.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerSo even watchco versions used ceramic or ruby balls ?
The design may have changed materials over time, so I can't say for certain. But I know they all used 3, not just 2 as the case you show has.
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Ernest(Europe)
·Case looks solid to me. Now i am worried about that balls. Anyone know if the 2 balls still legit ??
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Donn Chambers
·It’s fake. Look at the caseback. Pointy A in “WATERPROOF” is a classic sign for a fake. Only 2 balls for the bezel instead of 3.
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bags1971
·99% certain its a fake case
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoCase back looks etched not stamped as it would be on an original of this reference.
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Knudsen1971
·Sorry for digging this topic out, just want to add some info for future googlers..
This is a horrible example of fake CB case. everything is wrong, bezel, case. caseback... there were never steel ball bearings on SM300 cases, only 3 pieces of ruby on vintage and ceramic on service cases. Bezel has wrong grooves machined for the bearings, wrong bezel spring, bezel insert is terrible bad joke with no lumi, wrong font, caseback has bad stamping on the inside, big slots for opening tool...
The myth of sharp A as determinant of fake cases is busted, there are original Omega service casebacks with sharp A.
And as you can see here, there are also fake cases with "correct" A also....
This is a horrible example of fake CB case. everything is wrong, bezel, case. caseback... there were never steel ball bearings on SM300 cases, only 3 pieces of ruby on vintage and ceramic on service cases. Bezel has wrong grooves machined for the bearings, wrong bezel spring, bezel insert is terrible bad joke with no lumi, wrong font, caseback has bad stamping on the inside, big slots for opening tool...
The myth of sharp A as determinant of fake cases is busted, there are original Omega service casebacks with sharp A.
And as you can see here, there are also fake cases with "correct" A also....
