This Fake Omega Seamaster Is Unbelievable | Watchfinder & Co.

if you thought it was only ever Rolex watches being faked you'd be wrong I'll cut straight to the point one of these sea masters is a fake which one is it let's find out so we can keep on making grape watch videos I'd really appreciate it if you subscribed to the channel if you already are it really does help thank you the sea master has been a mainstay of the Omega Collection since it first splashed onto the scene in 1948 it's been imagined and reimagined multiple times so far in its near century existence most recently in 2018 with a new movement and the reintroduction of the wavy dial this most new and shiny addition to the pages of the sea master anthology has been lauded by Sun and criticized by others the in house movement a big favorite that laser-cut waves and additional millimeter diameter not so much the ink is barely dry on the press material as subsequent reviews on this watch but the biggest surprise isn't the new size new dial or new movement it's that there are fakes of it's available for ready and not cheap spotted from a mile away fakes either these are the kind that would have even the most stringent enthusiasts in a bit of a sweat we've seen high accuracy fakes before but the Rolexes we see most frequently are to be frank less of a challenge to forge simple cases closed case box playing dials there's not so much to get to grips with there but with the sea master it's a whole different ballgame twisted lurks multiple finishes across the bracelet scalloped bezel and those aren't even the hard bits where the challenge really hots up is with the details the blue ceramic bezel is finally layered with white paint the dial laced with blue markers and skeletonized hands the dial itself a single piece of ceramic edged with the wave motif and finished with a prominent sunburst there's a lot to get to grips with here and none of it has slipped the attention of the fakers the fake even has the same green loom differentiating the minute hand the blue of everything else and would you believe it the red ring warning you that you left the helium escape valve open to if you're thinking that's it I can tell you right now that it's not the clasp is identical right down to the dive extension and fine adjustment mechanism but the mechanism cloning that provides the biggest shock is the movement itself the caliber 8800 screw for screw jewel for jewel the 8800 has been fully replicated right down to the black balance wheel and even the anti Shop spring locking down the capstone both get omegas trademark radiating stripes and the funny little screw that holds down the rotor weight surprised you should be concerned it's hard not to be the ability to accurately replicate a high precision object with technology has clearly come on leaps and bounds in recent years to the points where a watch as recent as this can already be competing not just with Rolexes and Breitling's but with itself as well it's certainly hard to tell the difference between the two the fake being so close but is it infallible if you're an owner of an Omega Seamaster of this variety the biggest question on your mind right now will probably be did I make a 4,000 pound mistake given how accurate this fake watch is it makes you wonder how it's genuine cousin can cost ten times as much money that's coming from your bank account that may not have needed to let's be frank it's all down to what you want if you just want something that looks like an Omega on your wrist is going to be hard to convince you to part with the bulk of that cash but if you want a piece of high-quality Swiss watchmaking however the fake is simply going to be a few hundred pounds down the drain within the sphere of watch owners and collectors the C master and particularly this new one is actually considered a bit of a bargain but how can that be when a near exact replica can be purchased for a tenth of the price of course there's the discussion of marketing development labor etc etc but there are real tangible benefits to buying the real watch that will make it a no-brainer if they're things that are important to you the first is that the genuine watch was made by a company that was established nearly two centuries ago that took great strides in how this industry operates at it's very foundation and that's evident in every detail of how this see master is crafted today it may be easy to produce a precise copy of a component that can fool the eye at arm's length but Swiss watchmaking is about more than that take a look at the dial on the genuine watch the hands and markers look like they could have been cut straight from sapphires so smooth and glossy is the mirror finish compare the fake and its finish is uneven the components themselves bearing the hallmarks of the machine that made them the same goes for the print the application of the Loom waives edged into the dial the faint gets some of the way but the genuine and here's the bit you pay for goes much much further if you're thinking to yourself that's such a tiny difference why would I care about that then that answers the question really if you see the difference in terms of skill workmanship and tradition the craft of a trade handed down through generations that requires decades to master then you'll see why the C master is considered such good value and if you're on the fence well let me show you the movement it's not so obvious but the fake watch is a little thicker than the genuine and that's down to one simple little trick this movement isn't a full replica of the original not at all even for the people making fakes there are costs that become too prohibitive to spend no in order to make a movement that looks identical to the calibre 8800 the fakers have taken an existing movement and dressed it up to look like the genuine the real movement lies underneath the fake but even the dressing can't hold a candle to a Magus finishing as for the coaxial escapement silicon hair spring Metis chronometer certification and anti magnetism to 15,000 Gauss you can forget about that with the accuracy that's been achieved with this watch and others there's a compelling argument to buy a fake over a genuine or at least there's a compelling argument to convince yourself to cut corners but if you love the brand love its history the journey it took to being the Omega we know and admire today and you want to celebrate that given how believable the fake looks is only yourself that you need to convince nevermind the difference in quality originality development heritage can you really be happy knowing that you didn't get what you wanted all along I'm interested to know what you all think are you happy to wear a fake or do you prefer to know you have the real deal do you think the brands are asking too much money will do the fakes for miles short of the reality of genuine ownership let us know in the comments below discover more exceptional watches at watch finder thank you so much for 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Length: 8min 33sec (513 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 17 2020