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dscoogs
路I wonder if Omega is offering the bezel of the Silver Snoopy for sale and if yes for how much. One can get 80% DON ( 
) with that one.
) with that one.
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abrod520
路I wonder if Omega is offering the bezel of the Silver Snoopy for sale and if yes for how much. One can get 80% DON (
They will make them, but because it's for a limited edition I'll bet it's one of the parts they require the damaged original to be exchanged for in order to send it out.
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Spacefruit
路路Prolific Speedmaster HoarderIn my opinion any dealer has a duty of care to know if that bezel had a problem.
A dealer charges a premium.
That premium ought to be that they know what they are doing.
@iqlouq as a dealer you knew enough to charge full price for the bezel, but not to check it was authentic?
A dealer charges a premium.
That premium ought to be that they know what they are doing.
@iqlouq as a dealer you knew enough to charge full price for the bezel, but not to check it was authentic?
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MCC
路It always surprises me how many bezels are out there without the rest of the watch they came from. I doubt that it is the most indestructible piece of a watch.
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Dgercp
路In my opinion any dealer has a duty of care to know if that bezel had a problem.
A dealer charges a premium.
That premium ought to be that they know what they are doing.
@iqlouq as a dealer you knew enough to charge full price for the bezel, but not to check it was authentic?
Not sure I agree. They charge a premium because it is their business and they have some overhead. Nobody believes we pay a dealer
a premium because their watches are better vetted, same for auction houses. I think this was an easy thing to miss. Most of us on this forum would look at the dot over ninety being correct and call it a day.
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Darlinboy
路路Pratts! Will I B******S!!!I have yet to run across any dealer who always represents accurately.
Some misrepresent with intent to defraud, others willfully or irresponsibly remain ignorant, and even the most knowledgeable and scrupulous can make a mistake along the way.
As if we needed another reminder - the buyer must always look out for his or her own best interests.
Some misrepresent with intent to defraud, others willfully or irresponsibly remain ignorant, and even the most knowledgeable and scrupulous can make a mistake along the way.
As if we needed another reminder - the buyer must always look out for his or her own best interests.
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queriver
路The measure of a dealer's integrity is to judge the way they handle the situation when confronted with a fake. If a fake is inadvertently sold as genuine, the dealer is obliged to take it back and refund the buyer. If it hasn't been sold, take down the listing and don't let the fake enter the market.
In the case of this DON, the dealer did the right thing. He took it off the market, made a public admission and has taken a hit on a deal in which he purchased the bezel as part of a package under the impression it was genuine, and is now unable to sell it. He said he trusted the reputation of the person from whom he bought the package which suggests the bezel fooled more than one.
Big credit also to the OP for raising awareness about these fake DONs.
In the case of this DON, the dealer did the right thing. He took it off the market, made a public admission and has taken a hit on a deal in which he purchased the bezel as part of a package under the impression it was genuine, and is now unable to sell it. He said he trusted the reputation of the person from whom he bought the package which suggests the bezel fooled more than one.
Big credit also to the OP for raising awareness about these fake DONs.
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kingsrider
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djmusicman
路The DON have been removed from eBay, I imagine a few of us reported it.
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gdupree
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It looks like a service bezel to me. One would assume they wouldn鈥檛 fake a service bezel, but it鈥檚 much less common to know the small differences between vintage and service decimal bezels, so maybe the fakers didn鈥檛 know they weren鈥檛 copying a vintage original. Anything seems possible at this point.
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oddboy
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Not fake, but not vintage .
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Caliber561
路It looks like a service bezel to me. One would assume they wouldn鈥檛 fake a service bezel, but it鈥檚 much less common to know the small differences between vintage and service decimal bezels, so maybe the fakers didn鈥檛 know they weren鈥檛 copying a vintage original. Anything seems possible at this point.
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M'Bob
路To the bezel fakers who are undoubtedly reading this forum: my compassion extends to you if you are doing this to feed yourself or your children. If not, I hope you rot in hell.
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queriver
路To the bezel fakers who are undoubtedly reading this forum: my compassion extends to you if you are doing this to feed yourself or your children. If not, I hope you rot in hell.
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M'Bob
路I hope your "blessing" is limited to makers of fakes that are honest enough to advertise their wares as fake. Those who pass fakes off as genuine products rip off buyers who also need to feed their families. Significant capital is needed to set up a manufacturing business that turns out these products so don't be under some illusion that manufacturers of high quality fake products are the poor and down-trodden.
First off, those who are honest enough "to advertise their wares as fake" are not making fakes, but reproductions.
Second, no illusion at at all: implicit in my very narrow caveat, which I thought was obvious, was that no one would be doing it for that reason, and therefore they are all dishonest.
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djmusicman
路https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-...h=item48bb77ebfa:g:cacAAOSws~pcFzTl:rk:1:pf:0
Another one, this time it's a base 1000 bezel. I don't see how it can be "Vintage" "Rare Hard to Find" and a "Replacement Top Quality Bezel" at the same time. Compare the dot near 110 to the real one.
Another one, this time it's a base 1000 bezel. I don't see how it can be "Vintage" "Rare Hard to Find" and a "Replacement Top Quality Bezel" at the same time. Compare the dot near 110 to the real one.
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