Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

J Jay_83

Thanks. That’s what I thought having looked at others online. Here’s some photos of the rest of the watch.

bpsmith

With so many requests asking what aspects suggest my watch may be fake, it makes me very dubious as to the reason behind the requests.

Can see a legitimate request to advance knowledge on avoiding a fake in future. Can also see the scenario where information is fed back to make these elements better on future fakes.

J Jay_83

Fair enough. That’s a valid point. My questions were to avoid fakes in the future. I was suckered in by the fact that it showed up on Tags warranty check site. Thanks for the advice. Now to send it back!

bpsmith

Was aimed specifically at you. Just seems to be a pattern with new members of late.

I can totally see legitimate questions being asked in fairness. Stick around btw, as this is a great forum with great members. 😀

Jim Dollares

This whole place is hacked and every second you spend here, a continuous stream of malware works its way through your entire device and local network.

Or maybe some members use some browser extension that automatically translates text which means that when they quote us, what we see is their local language.

I have no idea but these are the only logical reasons I can think of.

jamesbizs

" was aimed specifically at you". 😉 ouch, haha. Awkward error.

jamesbizs

I'm sorry, but that one reason sounds farcical. Why would anyone use a browser extension.

jamesbizs

Did it match the model number? Sometimes we get lucky, and it doesn't.

jamesbizs

wow never seen the movement holder like that in the fake before. Weird. And the gold movement. See guys, told you the fakes have the Swiss R9 movements too.

J Jay_83

Thanks guys. It was the lume pop that was definitely looked off and set off my suspicions. Any other aspects that are glaringly obvious showing it’s fake?

Garry Belton

Lumepip is the last reason why it is now possible to detect a fake. LOL

akong71

@Garry Belton I can't say for sure, but I wouldn't be surprise if most, or not all, are fake. What I can say for sure is I wouldn't buy one from one of those sellers, or any other seller I didn't know personally. In fact, I wouldn't buy an Aquaracer unless it was from an AD or certified pre-owned from an AD.

Aquagraph

It's depressing, but yes. The only safe bets are the older models that are not popular or ones that can't easily be faked, like Calibre S for example. Bet those fakers would love to be able to make the yellow dial Calibre S Aquaracer...

Turpinr

Do subs, superoceans and seamasters get faked as often as Aquaracers or have I just not noticed ?

flawless

Likewise with Superoceans and Seamasters - they're harder to get right, and all of these are generally subject to more scrutiny by buyers than any modern TAG Heuer

Jim Dollares

Could you explain why you think so for the superocean? In my opinion the superocean is a worse finished, worse bang for buck and pretty much competing with the Aquaracer. I would not say that superocean and seamaster play in the same league. Just curious to learn why you think superoceans would be more difficult to counterfit than an Aquaracer?

J Jay_83

Luckily I’ve been refunded and I’m sending it back in the next few days. Let me know if there are any other photos that people want to see if specific areas of the watch and I’ll take them before sending it back. Might help others in future??