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I Take It Back....
In Response To: Re: Seamaster Authenticity *PIC* ()

After a VERY close examination, I can see that the bracelet is fake (the polished areas look rounded whereas they should lie flush with the rest of the bracelet on a genuine one). Also, the crown area is just wrong. I thought it was just a bad picture and that the sunlight was obscuring my view of the crown guard. However, here are the problems:

1) The crown guard does not stick out far enough.
2) There should not be any area visible between the crown stem and the bezel, yet there clearly is in this photo.

I must admit this is the best fake I've seen. In fact, I think the dial, hands, bezel, and insert are genuine, but the watch is on a fake bracelet and in a fake case (with most likely a cheap movement).

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