Is my TAG Heuer Authentic? All questions here please

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Yup we know. But for anyone to be able to tell for sure I am thinking they would need to have handled and preferably owned one themselves and I dont think any of the active members own one. But I could be wrong.
Thank you for the replies maybe someone will pop up who owned one I did take it to an independent watchmaker near me who claimed it was authentic. He also replaced the crown for water resistance.
 
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Thank you for the replies maybe someone will pop up who owned one I did take it to an independent watchmaker near me who claimed it was authentic. He also replaced the crown for water resistance.
I think it looks good and I havent seen that this generation of Aquaracer would be common to counterfit but I could not give any guarantees or anything.
 
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I think it looks good and I havent seen that this generation of Aquaracer would be common to counterfit but I could not give any guarantees or anything.
Rolled the dice and bought it for 650 (original listing was 750) off of eBay seller has 251 items sold with a 100% positive feedback and has been a member since 200. Chose an older model knowing newer ones were harder to tell whether fake or not.
 
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Rolled the dice and bought it for 650 (original listing was 750) off of eBay seller has 251 items sold with a 100% positive feedback and has been a member since 200. Chose an older model knowing newer ones were harder to tell whether fake or not.
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Plus I kinda prefer the way this series looked. To me it seems a bit more classic which I prefer.
 
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I doubt it's fake, it's not a popular model and to be honest I wouldn't have questioned it.
 
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I doubt it's fake, it's not a popular model and to be honest I wouldn't have questioned it.
Yea the quality in person seems very genuine. Because of the finish they did on these models they don’t look to great in photos unfortunately
 
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Its well worn too. That watch has been on some adventures! One would think that a fake belonging to whoever its PO was would be pretty much destroyed after 22 years.
 
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Its well worn too. That watch has been on some adventures! One would think that a fake belonging to whoever its PO was would be pretty much destroyed after 22 years.
Manage a restaurant and wear it everyday to work since purchasing about 10 months ago it takes a beating but holds up very well
 
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Manage a restaurant and wear it everyday to work since purchasing about 10 months ago it takes a beating but holds up very well
If I bought a watch to wear without taking a beating I’d never find the time to wear it I like to keep my belongings in good shape but a watch in my everyday life doesn’t stand much of a chance going unscathed
 
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Snowy found a fake bronze Autavia... very good fake it was too.
 
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Did I bought a fake F1 watch? Serial checks out (authenticated by watch service) but compared to others it looks off. Anyone have a real one?
First 4 photos are my watch
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TAG Heuer Autavia
2 295 $ 😕😕😕 the price is very attractive, as for a new watch, but how do you know if it is not a fake? Who has Autavia, or is well informed - what do you think?
https://chrono24.app/tagheuer/tag-heuer-autavia-newunworn--id24072938.htm?SETLANG=ru_UA&SETCURR=USD

I can't tell that's a fake but what do I know. Blue film on the bracelet in the first pic may be a tell. Side by side comparison to another obviously genuine watch listed at $2820 on the site reveals no noticeable differences to my eye. Validated dealer with really high ratings on chronos24 is a good sign too and also means you have 14 days to return it. I'd purchase, immediately have the bracelet sized, then inspect a removed pin/barrel. If its fake, the chronos24 authenticity guarantee will cover it regardless of the dealer statement about no resizing allowed in order to return. Of course, based on your language override, it appears you're not in the US so international shipping/customs may make returns a hassle.
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Did I bought a fake F1 watch? Serial checks out (authenticated by watch service) but compared to others it looks off. Anyone have a real one?
First 4 photos are my watch
Looks good. Why do you think it's fake? You need to look at the movement.
 
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I can't tell that's a fake but what do I know. Blue film on the bracelet in the first pic may be a tell. Side by side comparison to another obviously genuine watch listed at $2820 on the site reveals no noticeable differences to my eye. Validated dealer with really high ratings on chronos24 is a good sign too and also means you have 14 days to return it. I'd purchase, immediately have the bracelet sized, then inspect a removed pin/barrel. If its fake, the chronos24 authenticity guarantee will cover it regardless of the dealer statement about no resizing allowed in order to return. Of course, based on your language override, it appears you're not in the US so international shipping/customs may make returns a hassle.
Maybe you have a photo of the pin/barrel?
 
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Did I bought a fake F1 watch? Serial checks out (authenticated by watch service) but compared to others it looks off. Anyone have a real one?
First 4 photos are my watch
Looks good. Why do you think it's fake? You need to look at the movement.

Just looking at the different shape of the ‘E' in the bezel, we can say it’s fake


And another obvious difference: the different marker position between 80 and 70
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That F1 is def fake. Lettering of hangtag is wrong, and if you open it up you will see a variation of the original movement. If you post s pic of movement i can tell you. But from what i have seen so far it is a fake.