Find the glaring flaw

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:48 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-OMEGA-SEAMA ... 2eb3e8f30a

What's the major flaw that first jumps out and says fake?

CesarG · Post by **CesarG** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:50 pm

Other than that horrible dial, the watch looks legit... but should have a 565 caliber

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:55 pm

Handset. Don't think they had skeletons until recently-unless the lume completely fell out

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:10 pm

1st thing I noticed: the 300 under the Seamaster. It should be after it.

-Movement should be 565
-Hands look ok, just looks like the lume came out. Mine was actually the same, so I bought some NOS ones from O Frei's.
-Wrong crown (may be correct for 563)

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:15 pm

Yep-seamaster on top is dead giveaway. Good call.

Never realized that before-also dial looks almost like it has applied indices. Wierd that handset lume fell out and there is nothing to support the lume in the first place.

CesarG · Post by **CesarG** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:18 pm

The crown looks to be the correct replacement to the original Naiad crown your SM300 has, Kevin

Oracle · Post by **Oracle** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:31 pm

hks3sgte wrote:The crown looks to be the correct replacement to the original Naiad crown your SM300 has, Kevin

Oh, that's right, they stick out further than the orig. My bad.

Chris: Here's mine when I got it, sans lume. Those were the original hands though AFAIK.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 4:49 pm

Interesting. Wonder if thats how they came up with the skeleton handsets of today

Post by **River Rat** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:32 pm

The dial looks totally wrong.Wrong writing wrong time marks and there should be a chrome out line around the date window.I passed on one once that turned out legit it was also missing the lume.Could of got it for 800.00 I felt like shit after I found out it was real some one I know bought it.
Here is a good web site Omega 300 hall of shame.
http://scubawatch.org/hallofshame.html
This site should have a permanent spot as a sticky.

sfglenrock · Post by **sfglenrock** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:32 pm

River Rat wrote:The dial looks totally wrong.Wrong writing wrong time marks and there should be a chrome out line around the date window.I passed on one once that turned out legit it was also missing the lume.Could of got it for 800.00 I felt like shit after I found out it was real some one I know bought it.
Here is a good web site Omega 300 hall of shame.
http://scubawatch.org/hallofshame.html
This site should have a permanent spot as a sticky.

Agree with Mike that the dial looks completely wrong. I'm not an expert but I've never seen a small triangle version.

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