Watchfinder & Co. Shows How to Distinguish a Real Omega From Counterfeit Ones

In Watchfinder & Co.'s latest video, the British online watch retailer explores the differences between the real Omega Seamaster and its fake counterpart, and the similarities are astonishing Every screw, jewel, and spring of the Omega calibre 8800 has been re-created, making the watch impossibly hard to distinguish from the genuine piece Watch connoisseurs fret not: Watchfinder & Co.

explains that there are ways to tell the two apart, albeit under extreme scrutiny First of all, the replicated movement is merely a front for the actual movement that powers the watch, which lies underneath the fake calibre 8800 Because of this, the watch's case is also slightly thicker than its real counterpart.

If you're looking to purchase the newer Omega Seamasters and want to avoid buying a counterfeit instead, definitely check out the video above Elsewhere in watches, check out BlackEyePatch and G-SHOCK's latest capsule. . Source