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Guys,

Can anyone please inform me about if this watch is authentic or not?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251333159905? ... 6966225324


P.S. - on the side of the case just by the lugs. there is a engraving that reads SEA KING.

Thanks in advance for your help.

One of very, very many similar looking watches coming out of China at the moment.

Any pictures? What about the sea king engraving on the side by the lugs?

The seller said its a limited edition sea king

So all those serial numbers are fake?

If you can help me out with obtaining some conclusive proof then I can arrange for a refund.

Thanks very much for your expertise.

I'm just a bit confused because I took to too to 2 old watch guys for assessment and they both told me it was real.

Thanks again

These show up all the time on eBay, usually with a 29** model reference to try and convince people that they are real (as Breitling did produce 3 hand watches with those references).

No idea what the seller is trying to claim about it being an LE "Sea King" what the heck does that even mean? if they are claiming that it is an homage to the helicopter that would be very clever, if this watch were real the serial dates it to 1952!

Make a claim on eBay / Paypal and you'll have no problem getting your money back these are commonly sold and seller won't care, he'll just relist it.

"Sea King" is/was a registered trademark of Favre Leuba, which is an otherwise fine watch.

That makes more sense - so tells us which watch the case was stolen from to produce this.

for me this watch is all original, I dont see any "Sea King"

please explain me, what is faked in this watch ?

Well the OP said that it had Sea King on the case.

This watch is a simple 3 hand watch and Breitling produced a large number of similar design models, some of which were under similar model numbers. In the last couple of years eBay has been flooded with watches with various designs like this, usually with a model number starting 29 and coming out of China.

This watch is full of inconsistencies with real models - varying logo styles, the caseback, the dial, etc.

Seems to me this watch is consistent with others of the early 1950's. There are similar dials and logo's in Richter's book. Unfortunately due to all the fakes coming out of China it's getting real difficult to determine if these are real or not so better to err on the side of caution. Either someone is getting really good at faking these or there was an abundance of them sold in Asia in the 1950's.

hallo Roff, excuse but I saw hundreds of Breitling of 1952 with varying logo styles, it was the transition period between the old "Breitling" logo and the new "BREITLING GENEVE" logo. Do you think, that Breitling put all parts away of his stock and produced all new in one day ? unrealistic
offcourse they used old dials with new cases, but only in the years end of 1951 till begin 1953, if later your are rigth, it are fakes.

And: all China fakes have printed logos on the dial, to fake this logo in silver letters and the silver indices is near impossible.

PS: the silver indices of this watch are in the same style as the golden indices of the 244-94 Datoras

We'll agree to differ then.

hi guys,

Thanks for you interest in the subject i've posted a picture of the "sea king" engraving on the side of the case

Also i came across these two watches at the breitling museum. the second one especially bears a remarkable resemblance, however it is the automatic version.

Your thought are very much appreciated.

Thanks again.



http://sfile.f-static.com/image/users/1 ... d=11497459

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To conclude that this is a fake requires:

1. One to accept that someone has cast a raised Breitling logo for dials (just like they have cast script "B"s on crowns), and
2. "Sea King" between the lugs tells us this started it's life as a Favre Leuba.

http://www.passions.com.sg/v2/watch/fav ... atch-steel

Point two seems to be incontrovertible, so point one seems most likely. It was only a matter of time, really.

Herbert has always been more gullible than persuasive.

The Breitling Museum (which is not a museum and has no connection with Breitling) is run by the largest crook involved in vintage Breitlings. If you find comparables there then it pretty much guarantees that there are issues.

As Bill pointed out the case belongs to a different brand - there is little option but to conclude that the watch is wrong.