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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.
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Hi there,
I've never owned a 'nice' watch before and noticed these two come up at what i consider an okay price. Having done my research I've come to the conclusion these are either real but at least one is a frankenwatch.. now it's not being passed off as 100% perfect so I don't mind - but I'd still like to know what I'm getting.
This is a ranchero. The movement and such seem okay to me (at least I've compared with about 20 other images I was able to find). We know it doesn't have the original crown (non-branded) as is indicated by the seller, however I noticed the hands don't appear to be the same as the other photos I've seen. Anyone care to lend an opinion on this as I really like the design but I like it more with the original hands :).. don't mind pay maybe 100-200 bucks for one with changed hands as I'm not a die hard collector.
This is a blue face seamaster. The only thing I can pick on this is that I'm not sure if the glass (of the face) should be so much out from the body (i.e. i get the impression from other photos it's meant to be more flush?)
Any thoughts would be appreciated. I was hoping to score both for a couple of hundred bucks originally but since then their price has gone up and while I really like the design, don't mind a -little- franken-ing (as they've got some history, rather than being churned out from a franken-factory) but I'd still like to know where I stand. Any ideas on prices if you've bought one and any comments etc would be greatly appreciated. Hoping one of these -might- be my first Omega - just want to make sure it really is :)
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