Vintage Seamaster 300: Real or Fake Dial & Bezel Check

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Spoonta66

·May 2, 2026

Does this look right to you guys? I've always wanted one but I know there are a huge number of fakes out there.
It's literally in my cart right now ready ro checkout 🤣🤣

Case with the twisted lugs seems right, caseback seems right with the HF answer SP2 stamp, serial number is spot on. I'm just not certain on the dial and bezel.

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Dsplash

·May 2, 2026

https://omegaforums.net/threads/seamaster-300-bezels.36357/

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Hi everybody, this is my first thread here, and I would like to share some information I collected over the years about Seamaster 300 165024 and 166024 bezels...

uwsearch · Feb 28, 2016

Hmm…Which bezel type would you say it is? 🫣

 

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Spoonta66

·May 2, 2026

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https://omegaforums.net/threads/seamaster-300-bezels.36357/

Thread 'Seamaster 300 bezels' ·

Hi everybody, this is my first thread here, and I would like to share some information I collected over the years about Seamaster 300 165024 and 166024 bezels...

uwsearch · Feb 28, 2016

Hmm…Which bezel type would you say it is? 🫣

I'd say B or C maybe? Does it look good or am I going to have to keep looking?

 

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Spoonta66

·May 2, 2026

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Hmm…Which bezel type would you say it is? 🫣

Here's a better picture of the bezel.

 

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Subspecies

·May 2, 2026

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https://omegaforums.net/threads/seamaster-300-bezels.36357/

Thread 'Seamaster 300 bezels' ·

Hi everybody, this is my first thread here, and I would like to share some information I collected over the years about Seamaster 300 165024 and 166024 bezels...

uwsearch · Feb 28, 2016

Hmm…Which bezel type would you say it is? 🫣

None of those to me. So is it a fake insert?

 

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AHW

·May 2, 2026

I am not an expert, but everything looks a off when compared to an original. The bezel, proportions of the dial markings, texture of the lume. The case looks poorly defined etc.

 

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Mark020

·May 2, 2026·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

As already explained in detail at Reddit: fake.......

 

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NotJackson

·May 2, 2026

That is a fairly common fake.

 

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TexOmega

·May 2, 2026

If you picked B or C, I’d just go ahead and buy Brand New and be done with it.

 

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Dsplash

·May 2, 2026

the movement and crystal are probably originals though 😁

 

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Dsplash

·May 2, 2026

Do you have a link to the sale ad?

 

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Davidt

·May 3, 2026

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https://omegaforums.net/threads/seamaster-300-bezels.36357/

Thread 'Seamaster 300 bezels' ·

Hi everybody, this is my first thread here, and I would like to share some information I collected over the years about Seamaster 300 165024 and 166024 bezels...

uwsearch · Feb 28, 2016

Hmm…Which bezel type would you say it is? 🫣

The fake type!

 

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hoipolloi

·May 3, 2026

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the movement and crystal are probably originals though 😁

Crystal is aftermarket from the East.

 

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Spoonta66

·May 4, 2026

Davidt

The fake type!

🤣🤣🤣

 

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masteroftime

·May 4, 2026

If you’re seeing a big triangle for a really affordable price, then that’s your first red flag. Half the reason there are so many of these posts is because people get suckered into the low prices.

One with a nice, clean patina dial and a clean original bezel is easily worth around $7k to 10k these days. If it’s on ebay, it will be snapped up relatively quickly.

If you see a watch like the above around $5k or under, it is most often fake.