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A forum for identifying and avoiding wholly or partially non-authentic wristwatches --
including counterfeit, replica, Frankenwatches and other fake or bastardized pieces.
Our objective here is to DISCOURAGE the sales and purchase of counterfeit
wristwatch and jewelry products. It is also for helping people identify
watches that are mostly authentic, but have been: altered for personal customization,
repaired with inappropriate parts or modified to be passed off as more valuable pieces.
Including a photo of the piece you are talking about ALWAYS helps! You can learn how to post a photo here: How To Include Photos In Your Postings. 'For sale' postings, commercial solicitation and ads are not allowed. Links to Internet auctions are acceptable only if their purpose is to question the authenticity of a product or provide new clues for identifying counterfeit products. Links that appear to be 'shills' promoting the sale of counterfeit products will be deleted. Links to websites of sellers of counterfeit items are not permitted -- we know they are out there and do not need to be encouraging them by sending traffic to their sites. Privacy, additional policies and administrivia are covered in the Terms of Use.
: Very clever of you to pick up on the serial
: number...I am almost positive this is a
: fake....for a number of reasons....the
: bezel, crown and case back look wrong....we
: are investigating it right now....I will get
: back to you tomorrow
Okay...heres the low-down....Omega Seamasters do have serial numbers of 9 digits....NOT 8....the problem is this....In the replica watch world there is a watch known as the UPO....the UPO stands for Ultimate Pacific Ocean....in other words....the ultimate Omega Seamaster PO replica....here comes the interesting part....ALL UPOs come with a serial number of 816880298....what are the chances that this guy has the ACTUAL 816880298....not a chance
What you are looking at is a UPO....it is worth around $250 US dollars....there are other problems with this watch that reveal its true identity....the bezel, crown and case back....all UPO
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