: I am buying a used omega hoe do i tell if it is
: fake
The best way is to do your homework and spend a while window shopping... er, that is, RESEARCH... at your local dealers. You'll soon learn to recognize the feel and characteristics of the genuine article. More specifically, be familiar with the features, appearance, and characteristics of the specific model that you seek... become the world's foremost expert on the Omega Whatever Widget Watch. In the way of specific tricks to spot a fake... that IS the only way. But, here's my best advice:
1. Don't buy online.
2. If you have the opportunity to handle the watch, set it on it's crystal and spin and wobble it: Omega's domed (convex) crystals don't provide a flat, stable surface for the watch to set on, so it will be very prone to wobble; Also, since there is so little friction at the tiny point of contact with whatever surface you lay it on, it will spin VERY readily on it's crystal. I don't know of many cheap watches with domed crystals.
3. Speaking of crystals, look for a watch with a PERFECT crystal. Omega's saphire crystals are so scratch resistant that you should expect the genuine article to appear to have a brand-new crystal (or, at the absolute worst a VERY nearly perfect one); A watch with a scuffed bracelet (indicating healthy wear) and a perfect crystal (indicating NO wear) is generally a good sign.
4. Also, find the 8-digit Omega serial number on the back of the watch... if it has no serial number, it is either fake, or a 'watch of dubious origin' with a removed serial number; Either way, you don't want it.
How about that spinning Omega thing? I came up with that myself... anybody who tried this before finishing the article (or plans to do so right now, please signify with a *NM*).
