Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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I am seeing zero issues with those watches. Even the boxes are authentic.
 
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Hello gentlemen, It seems that I may need your advise, as I have just bought a TH Monaco from eBay, and having read a post in this thread about Formula1, which was counterfeit, despite its S/N and warranty code checked with TH, I got slightly worried about my purchase. The watch has not arrived yet, as it was sent to the eBay authenticator, but here is the link to this listing with a sufficient number of pics: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2347923579...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
is there a way to tell from those pics if the watch is a real deal? Thank you. Cheers!
 
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TheorPhys TheorPhys
Hello gentlemen, It seems that I may need your advise, as I have just bought a TH Monaco from eBay, and having read a post in this thread about Formula1, which was counterfeit, despite its S/N and warranty code checked with TH, I got slightly worried about my purchase. The watch has not arrived yet, as it was sent to the eBay authenticator, but here is the link to this listing with a sufficient number of pics: https://www.ebay.com/itm/234792357905?nma=true&si=GLDJDX%2BD6tw%2FnOrBoQXiBY0LW6I%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
is there a way to tell from those pics if the watch is a real deal? Thank you. Cheers!
Looks pretty good to me. Also, the seller has 100% feedback on over 24000 deals! Lovely watch btw, I do like this Monaco.
 
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Oh, also the eBay authentication service is pretty good really. It certainly gives you another safety net.
 
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imagwai imagwai
Looks pretty good to me. Also, the seller has 100% feedback on over 24000 deals! Lovely watch btw, I do like this Monaco.
Thank you. I certainly did not mean any intentional impropriety from the seller, but was rather worried about any accidental omission. The seller certainly looks like a good Company, thus I wanted to rule out any unintentional mistake from either their side, or my side. I also thought that it would be not enough time for our "friends from china" to make a good-looking counterfeit item, given the the model itself is quite new. 😀 Cheers!
 
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304730659387

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Asked for a caseback pic, just for a laugh, and got this:

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for the video they took the second picture from, in case you're interested.
 
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Boys, I came across a Monza 40th anniversary on ebay where the guy has a starting bid of 2400$ US. I checked the warranty code and it seems like its a NOS piece from 2021, so its still.under warranty. I'm having difficulty believing the bargain and its just too good to be true. My layman eyes seem to think this is genuine, I just want your opinion.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26602666...vaxsq37sgu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 
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flawless flawless
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304730659387

s-l1600.jpg

Asked for a caseback pic, just for a laugh, and got this:

s-l1600.jpg

for the video they took the second picture from, in case you're interested.
Not once Have I seen a fake carrera, with a correctly made bracelet. That, has the correctly made bracelet. In case you're wondering, the tell iis the underside of the links, where the center bar attaches to the ends with the dimples. Real ones extend into the sides, and the dimple is how the links are pressure fitted together.. Thankfully the fakes haven't bothered to do this yet, and I doubt they ever will. Just like they don't bother making the real pin and tubes.
 
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YG_Rulz YG_Rulz
Boys, I came across a Monza 40th anniversary on ebay where the guy has a starting bid of 2400$ US. I checked the warranty code and it seems like its a NOS piece from 2021, so its still.under warranty. I'm having difficulty believing the bargain and its just too good to be true. My layman eyes seem to think this is genuine, I just want your opinion.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/26602666...vaxsq37sgu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Looks perfectly genuine to me and have never seen a fake of this model to date. It's not a bargain yet because the starting bid price isn't usually the finishing price. I usually start my auctions at £0.99 - things usually have no problem finding their true value in an eBay auction.
 
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flawless flawless
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304730659387

s-l1600.jpg

Asked for a caseback pic, just for a laugh, and got this:

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for the video they took the second picture from, in case you're interested.

For me, it's clearly a fake...

All Grand Carrera Calibre 17 rep (fake) have the same bad colors on the dial (Côtes de Genève).

Also, the Tag Heuer logos ont the bracelet is not correct.

Always the same defect/issue on the Grand Carrera Calibre 17 rep.
 
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VirgileF VirgileF
For me, it's clearly a fake...

All Grand Carrera Calibre 17 rep (fake) have the same bad colors on the dial (Côtes de Genève).

Also, the Tag Heuer logos ont the bracelet is not correct.

Always the same defect/issue on the Grand Carrera Calibre 17 rep.

Oh, I was sure it was a fake before asking for the caseback picture. There's a bunch wrong with it, even at a glance (The CdG/guilloche fail & the subdial screws are misaligned, the logo is just that little extra heavy - dial and bracelet, the indices are wrong, the dial is all off - text is poorly printed, indices are wrong and chapter ring is wrong, the bezel is in colour and the crown has a red ring (the last two aren't "wrong" but they are wrong for this model. There are more, I just got bored).

I only asked for the caseback pic. as it's guaranteed to be solid, and it's easiest to show side-by-side with the real two-part exhibition caseback to convince people.

Didn't expect the seller to send a screenshot of someone else's YouTube video.

jamesbizs jamesbizs
Not once Have I seen a fake carrera, with a correctly made bracelet. That, has the correctly made bracelet.

The watch in the first picture is not the watch in the second picture (which is a screengrab from the video).
 
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Was that a Hodinkee LE?
‘Tag Heuer Monaco Traveler Alarm Quartz‘ according by the advert.
 
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mattp mattp
‘Tag Heuer Monaco Traveler Alarm Quartz‘ according by the advert.
150,- starting bid..
 
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