Also, my earlier comment above about the silver colored movement vs. gold was related to the CAZ (Chronograph) F1s. Which is the model I own. I'm not familiar with the movement in the WAZ 3-hander or what the fakes might use.
I didn't realize @vonbottle's F1 was a WAZ until he posted pictures.
I noticed some of those same things too. The lume on the 12 doesn't look smooth and the lettering on the logo doesn't seem as crisp as it should.
Same with the lume on the 6. The "Swiss Made", "30", and red paint on the seconds hand all do not look as sharp as I'd expect.
One other difference, which may or may not mean anything in terms of authenticity is the TAG Heuer logo on the case back. I noticed that the render on the official TAG Heuer website has the old style "TAG" with arrows.
Looking at some random pictures of the watch on the internet, most have the newer style TAG, but some also have the older style TAG like this one.
But as there are so many fake F1s out there, it's hard to know which are real or not just by looking at random photos. The newer TAG logo case back could have been a running model change.
It’s hard to tell if the lume isn’t perfect because of the picture or not, looking at it with my readers on looks pretty good close up, I’ll try and find a magnifying glass. I’ve been comparing it with tag’s website pic and everything seems to look the same, but I’m certainly no expert
The pictures on TAG's website are renders - and this is what fakes are almost always based on, which is why when they get something wrong (like flat vs. raised numbers) it's quite funny.
I'm sending you a DM now with images of genuine bracelets, btw.
It’s hard to tell if the lume isn’t perfect because of the picture or not, looking at it with my readers on looks pretty good close up, I’ll try and find a magnifying glass. I’ve been comparing it with tag’s website pic and everything seems to look the same, but I’m certainly no expert
