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Re: Fake?
In Response To: Re: Fake? ()

: I have one of these White dial models in steel.
: The only thing I notice is that the hour
: markers on mine are silver with luminous
: paint.
: The red hands are faded exactly the same as
: this,and the way the word
: 'chronometer'almost runs into the date
: window is the same on mine.
: (Omega seviced mine I'm sure they would have
: mentioned if it was a fake!)I'm not
: sure...the hour marker 'dots'look
: funny...but as I said,mine is the all steel

You have the 2598.20 with the steel bezel, white face? You're right the hour markers are funny looking, and in the pictures provided, you cant see the background of the face very clearly.

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