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Old 23 August 2017, 07:47 AM   #1
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Heritage black bay experts -help!

I picked up a black bay today from a reputable collector but I'm worried that he might have a knock off and not know it. The case number and serial number engravings look different than the ones I've seen online.

The watch came as a full set. Box, papers, etc. But we all know those are available from china. So I'm looking for some insight.

Is this right? Am I just being OCD? Or is this a knock off???

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Old 23 August 2017, 07:49 AM   #2
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Old 23 August 2017, 07:52 AM   #3
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Need to see more of it to tell...
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Old 23 August 2017, 08:09 AM   #4
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I am wondering about the style of engraving. It seems a couple of early 2013/14 black bay red cases were engraved this way but I can't find a pic of a 79220N case with this type of engraving. Here are a couple of dial shots. I'll post more if needed.



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Old 23 August 2017, 08:23 AM   #5
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It seems fine to me. I'm looking at my BB right now as a reference. Model number, serial number... don't see any problems. I'm not sure what you mean by the engravings... do you just mean the text on the dial? The 79220 differs from the new Black Bays that come with the new Tudor in-house movement instead of the ETA based movements. The new models have new text, and a shield Tudor logo instead of the classic Rose logo. Again, it looks fine to me, but I'm no expert.
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Old 23 August 2017, 08:28 AM   #6
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It seems fine to me. I'm looking at my BB right now as a reference. Model number, serial number... don't see any problems. I'm not sure what you mean by the engravings... do you just mean the text on the dial? The 79220 differs from the new Black Bays that come with the new Tudor in-house movement instead of the ETA based movements. The new models have new text, and a shield Tudor logo instead of the classic Rose logo. Again, it looks fine to me, but I'm no expert.
He means the numbers engraved on the case.
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Old 30 August 2017, 05:56 PM   #7
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That is interesting I've seen a few like this and thought about authenticity as well. Black Bays from AD's have laser engraved serials not the stamped kind as seen above, from what I've seen. I'm not an expert but the fakes are quite good so it's hard to know.
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Old 30 August 2017, 07:10 PM   #8
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Mine is laser engraved not stamp



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Old 30 August 2017, 07:20 PM   #9
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OP your watch looks legit to me. I compared it to my BB and it the numbers look right.
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Old 30 August 2017, 07:22 PM   #10
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That is interesting I've seen a few like this and thought about authenticity as well. Black Bays from AD's have laser engraved serials not the stamped kind as seen above, from what I've seen. I'm not an expert but the fakes are quite good so it's hard to know.
Mine is exactly like the OP's and I bought it from an AD. There are two generations of the Black Bay and mine is the first gen.
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Old 30 August 2017, 07:38 PM   #11
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Looks fine to me.
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Old 30 August 2017, 07:48 PM   #12
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Mines the ETA version bought new from an AD and the numbers look a bit rough.




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Mine is exactly like the OP's and I bought it from an AD. There are two generations of the Black Bay and mine is the first gen.
Good to know. I've avoided a few because I thought all were laser engraved.
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Old 31 August 2017, 12:32 AM   #14
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Perfect. I actually ended up picking up one of each. haha
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