Seamaster genuine vs fake

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Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by The Relumer » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:27 am

THis hideous fake Omega came in yesterday for a relume job but since I own a genuine Seamaster i thought i'd take few side by side pictures

No need to tell which one is which on each picture .. you will understand :)

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Post by matt.wu » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:33 am

:puke:
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Post by deepcdvr » Thu Aug 09, 2012 3:30 am

The first picture says it all - did a guy named Oscar send it in?
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Post by moishlashen » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:22 am

Happy Feet!
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Post by dnslater » Thu Aug 09, 2012 4:48 am

moishlashen wrote:Happy Feet!
They both have happy feet. I believe all printed Seamaster logos have happy feat.

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Post by andrema » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:11 am

Man, that replica on the left is pretty bad!
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Post by CesarG » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:38 am

I can't believe people will spend their hard-earned money on a piece of trash. Amazing.

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Post by moishlashen » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:34 pm

dnslater wrote:
moishlashen wrote:Happy Feet!
They both have happy feet. I believe all printed Seamaster logos have happy feat.

Yes-but not quite that happy.
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Post by demer03 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:33 pm

Yikes....
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams
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Post by polaco23 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:00 pm

not the worst replica. Your watch does need a lume pip.......


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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by River Rat » Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:36 am

Did you tell the owner that it was a fake and a waist of money to relume ?

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Post by CesarG » Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:13 am

Did he get it from melrose.com?

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Post by toxicavenger » Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:46 pm

is the owner named BenL?

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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by The Relumer » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:33 pm

His name begins with an A , he is from the UK

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Post by The Relumer » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:34 pm

River Rat wrote:Did you tell the owner that it was a fake and a waist of money to relume ?
the owner knows very well he has a fake

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Post by moishlashen » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:50 pm

The Relumer wrote:His name begins with an A , he is from the UK



:shock:
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Post by CesarG » Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:29 pm

Andy, lol

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Post by BSears » Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:06 pm

hks3sgte wrote:Andy, lol
Yep, he's chuffed over his latest drunken acquisition. :lol:
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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by The Relumer » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:14 pm

it failed a 5bar test
w00t :)

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Post by ikkoku » Tue Aug 14, 2012 3:37 pm

The Relumer wrote:it failed a 5bar test
w00t :)
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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by River Rat » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:54 pm

How about a shot of what's under the hood it's got to be cheap looking.


The Relumer wrote:it failed a 5bar test
w00t :)

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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by CesarG » Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:39 pm

River Rat wrote:How about a shot of what's under the hood it's got to be cheap looking.

It's probably the same movement. Omega just makes theirs pretty.

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Re: Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by toxicavenger » Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:38 pm

hks3sgte wrote:
River Rat wrote:How about a shot of what's under the hood it's got to be cheap looking.

It's probably the same movement. Omega just makes theirs pretty.
:stir: :stir: :stir: :stir: :stir: ;)

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Seamaster genuine vs fake

Post by The Relumer » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:09 pm

its just a chinese not oiled crap movement

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Post by snootydog » Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:49 pm

BSears wrote:
hks3sgte wrote:Andy, lol
Yep, he's chuffed over his latest drunken acquisition. :lol:
:think: Well there was one night in Tenerife..........a fella had a little case full of Omega's and Rolex's.
He assured me he was the visiting AD from Nigeria :scratch:
Andy :uj:
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