Possible fake SARB033
So I‘ve decided to pull the trigger on a SARB033. I was so excited that I kept checking the tracking info all week lol. But there is something puts me off about the watch especially the dial. I feel like the seiko logo is a tad bit small in hand. It is my first time buying pre-owned—maybe I’m a bit too skeptical. These picture I took look okay but just feels weird in hand. Did I buy a fake SARB or am I worried for nothing? let me know what y’all think! Thanks!
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First rule of watch buying is buy the seller. That watch could be reproduced with fake parts easy enough but yours looks legit. They wouldn't have that finish on a fake movement.
I’m no expert but when looking at my SARB I can’ t see anything wrong with the SEIKO logo.
Looks good to me. Most fakes always mess up the Seiko logo or how the movement is decorated.
These are some samples of the fakes:
Logo looks just bad and dial is too white
The font Solar looks just plain awful
This one is close to the original but again the dial looks bad. Also the alarm is missing the minutes hand. Looks decent for 20bucks
Looks legit at a glance given the limitations on quality of the photos.
Own a Sarb033 myself, i dont see anything wrong with it from the photos! Here are some pictures of mine as reference (its a little bit banged up as its my daily driver)