Strange looking Speedmaster? Fake?

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DoctorEvil

·Aug 19, 2023

Hi all. Just saw this photo posted by someone on a Facebook group I belong to. It's supposed to be a Speedmaster Pro but something about it just doesn't sit right with me. As far as I'm aware, no Speedmaster Pros have ever had the "Omega" wording in applied letters. The crown also looks unusually tall and there doesn't appear to be crown guards despite there being lyre lugs. And the graphics on the sub dials and bezel don't seem right to my eyes. I''m no Speedmaster expert so I'm wondering if there are any Speedmaster "Pros" out there (pun intended) who can confirm my suspicions. Alternatively, if this is a genuine Speedmaster Pro, I'd be interested in knowing what reference this is. Thanks in advance for your responses.

 

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la_lusigne

·Aug 19, 2023

Fake watch to my eyes

 

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Foo2rama

·Aug 19, 2023·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

Fake.

one of the better ones though. Still has some massive problems.

 

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chiefenergy

·Aug 19, 2023

Fake.

 

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Canuck

·Aug 19, 2023

Might it be a quartz Speedmaster with a fake dial, I wonder!

 

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perenowell

·Aug 19, 2023

That’s one nice Fakemaster 👍

 

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Jeff Cummings

·Aug 20, 2023

DoctorEvil

Hi all. Just saw this photo posted by someone on a Facebook group I belong to. It's supposed to be a Speedmaster Pro but something about it just doesn't sit right with me. As far as I'm aware, no Speedmaster Pros have ever had the "Omega" wording in applied letters. The crown also looks unusually tall and there doesn't appear to be crown guards despite there being lyre lugs. And the graphics on the sub dials and bezel don't seem right to my eyes. I''m no Speedmaster expert so I'm wondering if there are any Speedmaster "Pros" out there (pun intended) who can confirm my suspicions. Alternatively, if this is a genuine Speedmaster Pro, I'd be interested in knowing what reference this is. Thanks in advance for your responses.

Fake to me - bezel looks wrong

 

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Foo2rama

·Aug 20, 2023·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

J Jeff Cummings

Fake to me - bezel looks wrong

The bezel is what flagged it?

 

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lillatroll

·Aug 21, 2023

The hour markers look a little too thick/wide, as well.

 

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NotJackson

·Aug 21, 2023

Fonts are off, dial color and markers look kind of funky also. Not great, but not as bad as some of the other fakes. On a standard grading scale, I’d give it a gentleman’s C.

 

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noelekal

·Aug 21, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Big applied silver colored logo and "Omega"?

Why it's a grand Shammaster!

 

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sheepdoll

·Aug 21, 2023

Fakey Mc Fake Fake.

 

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BlackTalon

·Aug 21, 2023·This Space for Rent

It looks like the MoonSwatch with the dial text replaced with Speedmaster text.

 

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Jones in LA

·Aug 21, 2023·Not in LA anymore.

The pushers are too short 😁

 

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High Hope

·Aug 21, 2023

You guys are good. I need some catching up! I’m sitting here looking at my own genuine Speedy; yes, that watch’s pushers aren’t right and the seconds hash marks inside bezel don’t jibe.

 

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Omarrye

·Aug 22, 2023

The milky ring is not thick enough

 

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ckhaing

·Aug 24, 2023

Short hour markers at 3, 6 and 9 are visible from far away. Pro has all hour markers of the same length.

Edited: Aug 24, 2023

 

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rudagger

·Aug 24, 2023

Foo2rama

The bezel is what flagged it?

Seems like the easiest thing to notice when comparing to an original. The numbering is different

The crown looks big toe me - that was the first thing that caught my eye.

 

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Foo2rama

·Aug 24, 2023·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

rudagger

Seems like the easiest thing to notice when comparing to an original. The numbering is different

The crown looks big toe me - that was the first thing that caught my eye.

The Omega logo is obviously wrong from 10 feet away.