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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.
: I bought this on Ebay. Has microinscribed
: serial number, looks good in all respects.
The photos look like a totally legit model of the blue dial, steel bezel version.
: But this site says Omega never made a seamaster
: with a black face and skeleton hands. This
: face is definitely black. If it's blue, I'm
: crazy?
As I've said to people many times and I say in the articles on this site, it can be hard for some people to perceive the difference between the Dark BlueGray of the genuine 'blue' dial and black. This is especially difficult as the white-light glare off the steel bezel and the crystal interfere with the subtle color perception needed.
Look at it under a very direct, bright light. There is some gray in the authentic dial. Those wave patterns are two-tone effect of navy blue and gray--which confuses some people who notice the gray more than the navy blue.
: Legit? Perhaps the face was swapped?
With what? Do you really think people make FAKE wrong color dials to swap with real ones on these watches? That is nonsensical.
I think the answer is simple. You can't see the color difference and are freaking out unnecessarily. Relax. I see NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR WATCH! It looks perfectly authentic to me.
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