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  1. Dombo63 Jul 26, 2015

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  2. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Jul 26, 2015

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    No. That's what is known as a Franken - or if you are are purchase in denial, a "prototype".
     
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  3. Rglaz Jul 26, 2015

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    Amazing there are any bids on this at all !
     
  4. Which Watch Next Jul 26, 2015

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    Reading is sooo fundamental...
     
  5. oddboy Zero to Grail+2998 In Six Months Jul 26, 2015

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    There are moonwatch cased racing dials that are valid. I believe there's a 145.022 that legitimately has a racing dial, and a Japan only LE from a later period as well. However none of those would have the Mark II label on the dial... so, yeah, this is a put together.
     
  6. emilio Jul 27, 2015

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    I should think every newbie would notice this.. Also the mk2 text would really annoy me..
     
  7. gee_cee Jul 28, 2015

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    I wonder if the position of the hands in the photos is pure coincidence, seeing as it's partly obscuring the Mark II text..
     
  8. Dombo63 Aug 1, 2015

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    The seller has ended that one, and now has another apparent Frankenwatch, this time with a Moonwatch dial but the same case (scratch marks all match and even the 47 tag is still attached). He is selling the Mk 2 dial separately.
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Spe...watch-with-NASA-inscribed-back-/261983261123?Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

    As a newbie to this I guess a watch made up of parts from a spares bin is worth less than original?
     
  9. SpikiSpikester @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 1, 2015

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    Yes.

    Although if it's done well it can be hard to tell the difference - which is why you need to know you're buying from a reputable seller.
     
  10. ricardorio Aug 1, 2015

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    Here´s my Franken Mark II Racing !!! Case 145012-67 / 861 Movement / Mark II Racing Dial !!! I paid u$s 450.- After that I bought the racing hands in Otto Frei for less than u$s 100.-) I really dont care...
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  11. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 3, 2015

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    There are a handful of these floating around, including one that was listed on Under The Loupe on Hodinkee (They later wrote a correction explaining the detail on it so good on them for that) that have the MARK II lettering blacked out to look like an original Japanese LE racing dial:

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