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Here's a picture of the real one, taken from an old catalog I have. It's actually model 2498.20.00. Omega often made 2 versions of two tone watches, one with a 18k/ss (model 2398.20.00) bracelet, and one with just the ss bracelet.
I believe the markers are just aged, but I'm curious whey the markers look so aged and the lume in the hands doesn't.
On the watch for sale, I can't see any gold rings around the sub-dials, while the catalog picture clearly show it. Also, the watch for sale seems to show a black frame around the date aperture when, in fact, it's gold.
I'm not ready to declare the watch for sale as a fake, but I would not purchase a watch I didn't Know was authentic. I think this watch raises enough questions for a buyer to ask for more proof of authenticity.
I think we have to be careful about claiming a watch fake when we are not 100% sure. It could unfairly hinder the sale of a possibly legitamate watch, when people don't have all the facts. IF this one is fake, it's a very very good fake, and warrants further investigation, probably unavailable to us.
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