Fake 7006-8030s

[tritto]

PSA. There are quite a few NOS looking 7006-8030 fakes on eBay at the moment. Whether they're completely faked, or genuine cases 'restored' with fake parts is yet to be seen.
A member over on TOF has put together a quick guide to spotting the fakes.
7006-8030: A Fieldguide to the Fakes
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So far, they seem to have 38... serial numbers (my birth year and month 😃), which is fairly consistent with the two genuine. 7006-8030s that I own.

Probably best to look closely if you're considering a purchase.
A few of the fakes:

[sdoocms]

That purple watch is down right nasty!!!!!!

They look like trash from India!

[mikeyt]

It must be monitor settings.  I don't see purple, but a nice royal blue.  Fakes is fakes, though.

[sdoocms]

Mar 22, 2018 3:55:05 GMT -8 mikeyt said:

It must be monitor settings.  I don't see purple, but a nice royal blue.  Fakes is fakes, though.

Probably me more than anything!

[daveswordfish]

Sad. Truly sad.

[Deleted]

Maybe I'll buy two or three then claim non-delivery and get Paypal to have my money refunded. If more people did this it could dissuade these crooks from trying to pull their shite!

[simpleman]

I hit the report this item on ebay very consistently on fake watches that are listed and ebay seemingly does not care. It truly is amazing they allow this to continue.