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Vintage Seamaster 300: Confirm That's It's Not Original?

  1. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Feb 23, 2015

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    My bet is that it's not an original piece. Would you please confirm or deny?

    Sorry, these are the best pictures I have.
     
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  2. TNTwatch Feb 23, 2015

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    Let me be the first to say it's fake, as in non-genuine, let alone original.
     
  3. kox Feb 23, 2015

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    Fake... All of it
     
  4. Modest_Proposal Trying too hard to be one of the cool kids Feb 23, 2015

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    Right - fake was the word I wanted to use - but non-original seemed encompassing enough. :thumbsup:
     
  5. LarryG not KennyG, not OG, just LarryG Feb 23, 2015

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    David, the watch is an advert for what to spot in a Seamaster 300 fakes:..stubbies, datewindow, pointed A in waterproof on caseback ....
    Here's a quick primer: http://scubawatch.org/hallofshame.html
     
  6. the future Feb 24, 2015

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  7. redpcar Feb 24, 2015

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    This is an earlier copy of the Seamaster 300. There was a company making fake cases and dials to hold original Omega movements in the late '90s / early 00's. I purchased one once at the cost of the movement alone. Note that the script in the back is a quick give-away if it is genuine. Also note that original Omega backs will NOT fit on this fake case making them much harder to pass as authentic via Watchco purchases. If the seller on ebay were to take a pic of the inside of the back, the case number is slightly off from Omega. The new copies out there now don't even bother to put in an Omega movement.
     
  8. redpcar Feb 24, 2015

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    This watch has been taken down again. 3 times now. I wonder if people from this list are peppering him with nasty questions?