ebay acquisition - real or frankenwatch?
The image shows my latest ebay acquisition which I got in the post today. I was wondering though whether this a genuine Oris, or whether this is possibly a Frankenwatch? I am not an expert on Oris.
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Balthazar
UK-based German expat. Likes cheap watches. Not bothered about brands.
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If it shipped from India or cost less than $100 then I would guess it's absolutely not real.
Otherwise I think the giveaways are: look for cheap printing on the dial (the letters should be crisp, even Merkur does this properly) and weird lume irregularities (it was probably hand-painted).
It should be possible to identify the movement as well, but I'm not comfortable enough with a case back opener to do this myself.
I've seen Oris Super watches with this before, for about $150-$200 ish.
It's a historical model as far as I know, but you'd probably need to open the case back to get more certainty. I believe the movement is a 17 jewel manual wind with caliber number 482 KIF
The Nekkid Watchmaker did a breakdown and restoration of the model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDDp8j_u4U
I've seen Oris Super watches with this before, for about $150-$200 ish.
It's a historical model as far as I know, but you'd probably need to open the case back to get more certainty. I believe the movement is a 17 jewel manual wind with caliber number 482 KIF
The Nekkid Watchmaker did a breakdown and restoration of the model.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHDDp8j_u4U
Thanks, the dial is pretty much identical to the one in the video. I was concerned because it is rather glossy and Frankenwatches are typically very blingy, but this is in line with that model.
The watch was £110, so that same ballpark costwise (and no, not from India). The seller claimed caliber KIF382 though.
Addition: it came on those same springbars as in the video. They look a bit different from modern springbars (colour, thickness), and are also a tad shorter. I was playing around with two watchbands to fit, and the one I put on modern 16mm bars was a very tight fit and took me ages to get in.
Congrats and enjoy! 🍻 It looks beautiful.