Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

jamesbizs

second watch from this same walmart seller, turned out to be fake too. I bought 3 watches from him. The first one was real, but was an older CAF1010 digital analog. But it was previously worn and sized, despite being sold as new.

The latest aquaracer I just got, has a different style pip than normal. But I'm pretty sure it's from the same manufacturer. They are using the new box styles too. There are some tell tale signs on the box, but I don't know if they are detailed enough to see in pictures, like the older boxes were.

RockBurner

Why do you keep buying from him?

jamesbizs

I didn't "keep buying" from him. I bought from him.

RockBurner

Twice, no. 3 times. If the 2nd was a fake why did you buy again from someone who'd sold you a fake?

jamesbizs

Again, I didn't KEEP buying. I bought multiple watches at the same time.

RockBurner

AH, that makes more sense, it looked like you'd made 3 separate purchases.

jamesbizs

technically, yes. I made the purchases separately, but before receiving them. Plus, read through this thread, and you'll understand me a bit better 😉. I go after counterfeiters. I also buy new watches to figure out how they are real. Just so happened, that the watches I bought to use as real examples, were fake too lol. I bought some on amazon too. Fake. It's amazing how these large companies get away with it. A normal person would never know.

RockBurner

Help may be at hand...https://www.theregister.com/2020/06/25/amazon_counterfeit_crimes_unit/

jamesbizs

I don't know. I found a counterfeiter months ago on amazon. A ton of reports and feedack.

https://www.amazon.com/sp?_encoding...512261&seller=A3SIC3S7C9KWHF&tab=&vasStoreID=


Look at that feedback! And he's been selling for MONTHS after amazon fully refunded my purchase without even a return, so you'd think they were taking it seriously. But no. I was going to buy a watch on ebay, but then I noticed a detail off.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/TAG-Heuer-...83.l10137.c10&nordt=true&rt=nc&orig_cvip=true

I asked the guy who he bought e watch from. And loe and behold, the same amazon seller! So amazon clearly couldn't give a crap.

H heuer1989

Can someone advise on this? Pretty sure its fake!!

Arrived today and going to send back tomorrow I think.

RockBurner

I'm NOT by any means an expert, but it might be genuine.

H heuer1989

Thank you for the reply, I left negative feedback for the seller and it disappeared within a few hours which I thought was strange, the watch even came with a dodgy 'certificate of authenticity'.

I have two genuine Calibre 5 Auto's which I love and even considering this is supposed to be vintage, is just super light. I'm afraid now to send it back to the seller in case they scam me!

Gah. Headache!

H heuer1989

Thank you for the reply, I left negative feedback for the seller and it disappeared within a few hours which I thought was strange, the watch even came with a dodgy 'certificate of authenticity'.

I have two genuine Calibre 5 Auto's which I love and even considering this is supposed to be vintage, is just super light. I'm afraid now to send it back to the seller in case they scam me!

Gah. Headache!

Aquagraph

Look back through this thread and you will find the red, blue and two-tone/black dial 1000s were ubiquitous at one point.

H heuer1989

Thank you for the reply, I left negative feedback for the seller and it disappeared within a few hours which I thought was strange, the watch even came with a dodgy 'certificate of authenticity'.

I have two genuine Calibre 5 Auto's which I love and even considering this is supposed to be vintage, is just super light. I'm afraid now to send it back to the seller in case they scam me!

Gah. Headache!