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Re: fake omega de ville from around 1975? Follow up: NO
In Response To: Re: fake omega de ville from around 1975? ()

: Gary and Glenn: thanks for your time
: On the movement: this one has a 684 automatic movement, on the
: Dalor site you will notice that there are numbers on it and also
: what my 684 has: the omega sign above 684. so there is a
: difference.
: on the case: on the dalor site that watch has another band: the
: middle part of the attachement to the case is smaller than on my
: watch. Also the numbers in the clasp differ but that would be
: normal ( if they where the same that would be incorrect and
: indicating a fake band)
: What worries me was the quality glass (could be replacement non
: original) difference in case and band, and no serial number on
: an otherwise signed movement.
: the seller responded he needed time to do a check on the origin and
: repeated it is genuine. I believe I can trust him but that does
: not mean he can not be mistaken. ALL pictures I have seen from
: this watch (including the omega site itself when searching for
: 684 movements in stainless steel) have a different case/band
: combination then mine.
: what worries me less is this: Why woulds someone spend so much
: energy to fake a watch of roughly 500$ at that time.
: any further discussion is welcome, regards
: Willem

folluw up and close out:
The seller gave me an excellent response which I found convincing:
the source of the watch was ok
there is no reason to fake this watch as it is not made in high volumes and not popular enough
a reliable watchmaker worked on it and would have reported issues.
the other issues i had are minor for a second hand watch.
remains differences in case and thus in the steel band, but that can be normal.
therefor I conclude what others already said: good night sleep the thing is genuine.
strange how that can affect ones feeling towards an item
thanks
willem

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