Another variation of a fake GMT 1675/16750 bezel insert
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2024 12:08 pm
Below is a fake GMT 1675/16750 bezel insert that I ran across lately which is almost impossible to tell from the genuine article. This red back version has proper colors as well as the fonts looking very similar to the genuine inserts.
What gave it away as being "fake" was the weight and dimensions. The insert weight was too light as well as the thickness of the insert.
The insert was way too pliable which I noticed while bending the insert. Normally, genuine inserts are fairly stiff and are not easy to distort while trying to bend them.
I have a table that I put together a while ago with the weights and dimensions of the genuine GMT vintage bezel inserts. This insert did not measure up to the proper weight or thickness of genuine inserts.
This fake specimen here weighed .533 grams and the thickness of the insert was .45mm. Genuine inserts weight between around .620 to .690 grams and the thickness of genuine inserts approximately .62mm to .64mm. (I obtained the genuine insert weights and thickness figures from approximately 30 genuine vintage GMT 1675/16750 bezel inserts.)
Photos of this fake insert:
What gave it away as being "fake" was the weight and dimensions. The insert weight was too light as well as the thickness of the insert.
The insert was way too pliable which I noticed while bending the insert. Normally, genuine inserts are fairly stiff and are not easy to distort while trying to bend them.
I have a table that I put together a while ago with the weights and dimensions of the genuine GMT vintage bezel inserts. This insert did not measure up to the proper weight or thickness of genuine inserts.
This fake specimen here weighed .533 grams and the thickness of the insert was .45mm. Genuine inserts weight between around .620 to .690 grams and the thickness of genuine inserts approximately .62mm to .64mm. (I obtained the genuine insert weights and thickness figures from approximately 30 genuine vintage GMT 1675/16750 bezel inserts.)
Photos of this fake insert: