Speedmaster 321 crown type A1 Narrow flat feet. Genuine or replica?

Dan S

I would be curious to know if anyone has ever seen a replica of one of these. Do you have a link to such a thing?

Dan S

Sorry, my question wasn't clear. Do you have evidence that replica flat foot crowns even exist? For example, is there a forum thread discussing this? Has such a thing been discovered?

new_heuer

I believe there are some fakes around see eBay link

Passover

Seller writes "Replacement Custom Made Swiss Quality" so I would not talk of 'fake'

EDIT and writes "New Custom Made Top Swiss Quality Replacement Big Flat Feet Crown for Vintage Omega Speed Master"

MoclovFlop

Seems the telltale signs for repro crowns is the lack of a crimped casing. True for some of the fake Rolex crowns out there as well that are supposed to replace the early crowns. The backside (like the ebay link posted) shows a flat single-piece edge

Meaning - Looks like yours is correct since it's crimped on the backside.

This doesn't always hold true for later crowns when the originals were also non-crimped. But a good starting point for the earlier stuff.

V vintageanalyst

Thanks, So you think it should be genuine?

michael e

There are also modern authentic Omega flat foot crowns without crimping, look exactly the same as the OP's but without crimping.

MoclovFlop

Makes sense, and that's a can of worms for someone buying one like the ebay link.

But are there modern crimped ones? If not, that makes it more likely the OP has an original.

If there are, well .... 😕

omegastar

+1, it looks authentic, but you need to check the measurements to be sure it is a Speedmaster crown.
There are other crowns that look the same but are off like this one :
https://www.befr.ebay.be/itm/OMEGA-...98-105-003-105-012-DE-COLECCION-/313201410243

V vintageanalyst

It’s 6.75 x 3.8 mm it’s correct on this aspect

Dash1

I would say it’s the real deal and it’s for straight lug cases not later twisted lug cases. The difference lies in the raised stem pipe seen in this example.