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In Response To: Re: One of the Best Fakes..... ()

: Could you point out the errors ?

Rudy, for 99% of the fakes that I catch, I rely on only one minor, but VERY noticeable characteristic of the ALL SMPs (non-chronos).

Take a GOOD look at the Helium valve on the fake SMP. Note its position relative to the dial markers.... Do you see that it is EXACTLY at the 10 o'clock marker?

Here's another, but more obvious, fake. Again, note that the He valve is EXACTLY at the ten (don't let the bezel markers fool you since they rotated it).

A REAL SMP (I mean ALL of the non-chronos whether it's a mid or full size) has the He valve very ABOVE the 10 marker, to the point that the BOTTOM of the valve lines itself with the 10 marker. Anything less is a fake.

Take a look at these real ones:

Here's another real one from a different angle. After awhile you'll be able to judge whether or not a He valve is in the right spot or not. Even from just a quick glance....

This method of spotting fakes (at least for modern SMPs) never fails. And best of all, it's extremely easy!!!! Unfortunately, many replicas are also beginning to incorporate the correct position in their models, so it'll be all to soon that even I won't be able to tell the difference just from the pics provided!

Hope you guys enjoyed the 'tutorial'!