I thought we should re-visit this one seeing that it has a thread all to herself now.
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Before we get to the movement, we should consider where the watch is coming from.
The seller has been on eBay for over ten years, sold more than 1300 watches and has 100% positive feedback. No negatives, no neutrals.
Part of avoiding fakes is to buy the seller, not just the watch.
On to the watch. If you looked at the movement on a proper computer instead of a phone screen you may not be so confused.
You mentioned in the other thread that the marking were scratched in, not stamped.
Most of the markings on Omegas that I've seen are engraved, with very few being stamped.
On to out little baby. The markings appear to me to be laser engraved, and considering that most of the characters would be approximately one millimetre high, I think they've done a reasonable job on a movement that is only 15mm in diameter, smaller than my thumbnail in fact.
I doubt that even a master engraver would be able to "scratch" with such precision.
Regarding your point from the other post where you were concerned about the serial number. Many sellers hide the serial number to prevent scammers from using the item to stiff people, a request for the serial would be successful, if not then walk away.
As you would be aware, in this case the serial number in the eBay photo is obscured by the rotor, and as you are also probably aware, the serial is engraved on the upper auto device bridge.
I hope this is enough to persuade you that this is not a fake movement without having to go into reasons why only an idiot would go to such lengths to fake a Cal 661.
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