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Omega authenticity criteria

Hi,

I am fairly new to the Omega world and love my seamaster pro (good for diving but hard to read at night) so I would like a new omega with a lighter face. I have been following a couple of Omega Broad Arrow 3551.20 auctions and am attempting to spot replicas (ok, my eyes are bad, I don't know what I'm looking at and I don't want to buy a fake).

I am currently watching two auctions.

ebay item: 120143103545

http://tinyurl.com/25cke5

ebay item 180140062835

http://tinyurl.com/2u2arj

Following is my criteria for authenticity from a visual perspective.

Any feed back would be appreciated.

Best regards,

Bill
Ft. Lauderdale

Bezel
The accent over the 'e' in tachymetre is present on the bezel.

The numbering on the bezel is correct.

Face