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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 sometimes feel bad about it -- "its not
: 100% geniune", "Its not real" etc.... yet
: it was not passed off as a very valuable
: piece so I don't feel ripped off.
I think one of the board moderators put it nicely, saying that there were many dial variations and Omega did not do a good job of keeping accurate historical records of them. So, in essence, you have nothing to feel bad about. Your watch might only be perceived as "modified" by a vintage Omega purist, which is a very rare person to encounter. So I think you can rejoice in having obtained a beautiful vintage timepiece that you enjoy as-is.
Actually, I think sometimes a modification can increase the value of an item, if it is done tastefully and professionally. Some of these eBay Omega sellers are having the faces redone in gorgeous and tasteful color schemes. I'm very tempted to buy one of them at some future date (having recently acquired a Seamaster and a pie-pan style Constellation, I've tapped out my budget for a while!).
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