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I have bought this evolution a while back and sent it to a local watchmaker for service. upon his inspection he said the movement is authentic breitling 7750 movement ( which he said was normal). he went on saying that the dial tho he wasnt sure and for me to get checked out..

so here goes is this watch 100% authentic or is a frankenwatch.. thk you in advance

Dial is fake (its missing the 11 mark on the top subdial, one of the telltales for a fake chronomat) e , i assume case and movement are as well

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Btw, i see a croc like strap , if it says 'cuir' on the inside instead of 'croc' thats fake as well
Another telltale for a fake chronomat

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Highly doubt that the movement is genuine Breitling either.

after closer inspection on a bigger screen

Lume dot is not original either , so the bezel , and I assume the complete case , if fake

I have to agree with Roff that the movement is probably fake as well

conclusion
fake Chronomat

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Agreed. To be honest even an experienced watchmaker would struggle to tell if a decently finished stock 7750 was genuine Breitling or not without fully dismantling it. Plus on balance of probablity it'd be highly unlikely to find a gen movement in a fake case with a fake dial.

On balance I agree with the guys that it's highly likely to be a fully fake Chronomat.

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Driver8

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Same watch but real. (or at least it better be)

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Chronomat Evolution / Mother of Pearle Face
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Interesting post. Sorry to hear about you getting a fake. I must admit I have been flipping back and forth between the fake and the authentic watch and I am having trouble spotting the differences.

Thx guys for all the responses. This really sucks for me havn this watch be a fake. I have looked at the pics of the real ones and still can't pin point the differnces u guys see so clearly. Can u pls show me so I won't make such a costly mistake again. Thk u so very much and hope me askn is within the rules. Also sorry for my lack of expertise with these watches.

hope this clarifies
there are more pointers but this should be enough ?

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

Thank you for all the replies and insight.

Man, you guys are good! Eagle eyes ...