Fake ... *LINKS* *PICS*
It's still Wednesday, right?
Hi Andy, Yep I'm sure it was still Wednesday somewhere in the world when you posted :-)
Check out this link to a vintage Railmaster...does this dial look right to you? I've noticed there are "stubbies" which tend to indicate a fake on some modern Seamasters. Does anyone know if the old Railmasters ever had minute markers extending below the hour markers?? For comparison, check out the Chronocentric Seamaster FAQ page at
www.chronocentric.com/omega/seamaster.shtml#railmcomp
Yep, you are dead right, that is at least a bad redial.
There are also a few other "tell-Tale" signs. It has a 283 movement. According to OVI ( Omega Vintage Info ) Railmasters only came with 284, 285 & 286 movements.
The caseback is marked as a 2652-11 SC, Again, according to OVI the 2652 is shown as being a Constellation.
Another HUGE give away in the caseback. See how this one is engraved with C & R ? This is a personal engraving done after the watch left the factory . Exactly this caseback is shown on page 51 of the "Japanese Seamaster Book" ( possibly in other books too ). This is one of the most copied casebacks out there. Anytime you see the letters "C" & "R" on a case back, ignore it. At best the caseback is fake, at worst the whole watch.
I have scans of 3 brochures featuring railmasters click on the following pics to see larger versions.
The next one has slightly different hands..
Also Bill Sohne has a mini review of the Railmaster on this web page You can see a genuine dial there.
The auctrion is for a pure franken/fake. The movement is genuine ( not from a Railmaster though), but I wouldn't bet on anything else being a genuine Omega part.
Thanks!
Andy
& Thanks to you for posting the link.
Steve
