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Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please
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Marcos Alvarenga
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Aquagraph
路You were right!
So that's a dealbreaker presumably... ?
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HoltzPlatz
路"TAG Heuer Professional Monnin Rare White Dial" Just a little whiteout touchup on the the dial notwithstanding, it is a rare breed indeed馃槖
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Aquagraph
路Dial from a 1500?
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RockBurner
路Dial from a 1500?
I was going to guess the same.
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jamesbizs
路https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175189060369?hash=item28ca14eb11:g:NasAAOSw-bViJSf9
This brings back memories
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Jim Dollares
路so again tag heuer doesn't know how to authenticate the old watches?
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Santiago LG
路Hi everyone!
I have seen 2 different versions of the so called Aquaracer Calibre 5 Black Phantom (way218b.fc6364) around, and I am not sure if one is the authentic and the other one is the fake or if they are two different versions produced. I would really appreciate your comments to understand this.
I am attaching pictures of the 2 versions.
This is what I would call version A:
And this one is what I would call version B:
Main differences are:
- Front: The stripes have a different format and location. It can be clearly seen around the Tag Heuer logo:
- Back: One version has model and serial numbers next to each other and nothing else. The other version has the "LIMITED EDITION" inscription , model number and serial number are at opposing sides and it has the unit number out of the 2500 units produced inscribed below the diver figure:
I have seen 2 different versions of the so called Aquaracer Calibre 5 Black Phantom (way218b.fc6364) around, and I am not sure if one is the authentic and the other one is the fake or if they are two different versions produced. I would really appreciate your comments to understand this.
I am attaching pictures of the 2 versions.
This is what I would call version A:
And this one is what I would call version B:
Main differences are:
- Front: The stripes have a different format and location. It can be clearly seen around the Tag Heuer logo:
- Back: One version has model and serial numbers next to each other and nothing else. The other version has the "LIMITED EDITION" inscription , model number and serial number are at opposing sides and it has the unit number out of the 2500 units produced inscribed below the diver figure:
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Aquagraph
路Version A is fake, it shouldn't have the X in front of the number and these were numbered out of 2500
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Santiago LG
路Thank you Aquagraph for your input! One additional piece of information that is relevant is that the image for the model way218b.fc6364 in the official Tag Heuer site coincides with the version A, although there is also a front image available to compare:
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Santiago LG
路There is "only" a front image available to compare was what I meant
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Jim Dollares
路official Tag Heuer site coincides with the version A
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dtf
路I think the fake one was made from a render not the real watch.
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JAH
路The hang sticker on version b is identical to the fake ones so i would say version b is fake as well. Also see the lume pip.
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Santiago LG
路Thanks for the additional comments! Rather than the specific watches on the pictures what I am not sure of is why there are these two different formats of the supposedly same model. For example there are a number of video reviews on youtube where the watch looks exactly like the "version A". Like these two:
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Jim Dollares
路Ok but multiple videos of "version A" does not confirm that there are two different versions. What videos/sources do you have for version B?
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Jim Dollares
路Ok never mind, now I watched the videos and see that they show two different versions. Between the two, my bet would be that the first video shows a demo piece from Baselworld fair. Hence the "x" numbering. It is not uncommon that a demo version is shown to press and retailers at fairs like Baselworld, now Watches & Wonders, but that changes are made by the manufacturer before the model goes into production and hits the market.
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Santiago LG
路Thank you Jim, makes sense the point about the demo pieces, that would explain the difference between the more promotional videos and pictures.
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jamesbizs
路Version B is an obvious fake.I have that exact same version.
If version A is fake, then we are all screwed and might as well give up the whole game now.
If version A is fake, then we are all screwed and might as well give up the whole game now.
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