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Millypaulie
·The model number on the case back refers to a different Tag Heuer model for starters. Ideally you'd post an in focus shot of the dial but from what I can see there are problems there too.
Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please
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dtf
·Yeah I figured so. Can you share what gives it away for future reference. Thanks
In general if the photos are out of focus, the watch is fake.
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imagwai
·thanks, if you can highlight those I would much appreciate it.
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Millypaulie
·Lots of little things but basically if you've ever handled real Tags, you can just tell. Your latest in focus shot reveals lots of problems that just give away the fact this isn't a well made Swiss watch.
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dtf
·Your watch is a fake kirium, here is @Calibre11 's guide which has lots of pictures of real ones: https://www.calibre11.com/tag-heuer-kirium/
I still get caught occasionally and call a real watch fake (tag made some horrible watches along the way), but usually the overall feel of the watch tells you if it is fake or not. In your case, the following add up to a sense of wrongness:
- the inner bezel with 24 hour marking, without having a gmt hand
- the chip off the green on the logo
- the proportion of the hour hand to minute hand
- the proportion of hands to dial
- the proportion of the hour markers to the dial
If that stuff wasn't all obvious, then you would go look up the model or look for similar models. It is quite hard sometimes unless you know the model in question, because there were a vast range of different watches over the years. More examples of fakes with the odd genuine one are in this thread: https://forums.calibre11.com/threads/is-my-tag-heuer-authentic-all-questions-here-please.33008/
I still get caught occasionally and call a real watch fake (tag made some horrible watches along the way), but usually the overall feel of the watch tells you if it is fake or not. In your case, the following add up to a sense of wrongness:
- the inner bezel with 24 hour marking, without having a gmt hand
- the chip off the green on the logo
- the proportion of the hour hand to minute hand
- the proportion of hands to dial
- the proportion of the hour markers to the dial
If that stuff wasn't all obvious, then you would go look up the model or look for similar models. It is quite hard sometimes unless you know the model in question, because there were a vast range of different watches over the years. More examples of fakes with the odd genuine one are in this thread: https://forums.calibre11.com/threads/is-my-tag-heuer-authentic-all-questions-here-please.33008/
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Millypaulie
·Thanks so much. 😀
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Digitaljordan44
·Any help on authenticity would be greatly appreciated. I have done my homework and I’m pretty sure this piece is authentic, but always good to have other enthusiasts chime in. Thanks
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elbeik
·Any help on authenticity would be greatly appreciated. I have done my homework and I’m pretty sure this piece is authentic, but always good to have other enthusiasts chime in. Thanks
If you are planning to purchase it, ask for better photos to better evaluate the overall condition. Usage, scratches and what have you, which are quite blurred in these photos.
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imagwai
·B Benben5Hi Guys - new to the forum - just wondering if you have any thoughts on the Monaco pictures I have posted - do you think this is a fake watch - I know the pictures are not great?
Thanks
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Aquagraph
·Definitely fake it should look like this!
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Here's another garbage Monaco 55 with that same wacky subdial that counts to seven!
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