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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.
: Hi,
: I am new to this forum--but it seems the best I
: have seen.
: I would like to purchase a Speedmaster using
: Ebay and I would be very grateful if anyone
: would/could give me some clear basic rules
: which can be followed to identitfy a Genuine
: Omega Speedmaster Reduced (a la 3539.50)from
: a Fake.
: Regards,
: John B..
The clear basic rule is to buy from an AD if you can't tell a faked Speedmaster [or Franken] from an original... The only real easy consistent way to detect a fake is to walk away from any listed watch who's Hour Register dial is at the same hour as the main timekeeping hands. That's a dead giveaway. Just about anything else requires a lot o study on what the real thing looks like and if you're not able or interested in educating yourself, you're best off buying from an authorized dealer. I would be happy to forward you a referral to the "forum favorite" AD in the USA [who also ships internationally [but you'd still be on the hook for any VAT or Custom's taxes if ordering overseas].
There are no real shortcuts to detecting fakes [aside from the "Hour-Register Slaved to the Main Hour hand observation]...
-- Chuck
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