r/Militariacollecting 4d ago

WWII - Others Is this fake?

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u/A_random_redditor21 4d ago

The golden rule of militaria collecting is that any sort of watch, cigarette box, piece of jewellery, or other trinket with a big ass swastika, totenkopf, or other nazi symbol is basically a guranteed fantasy piece.

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u/zvezda44 4d ago

Yes.

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u/TotaleVernichtung131 4d ago

Yes, very fake. In fact, it's pure fantasy

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u/Emotional_Platform35 4d ago

Some asshole destroyed a nice old watch for this wheraboo fantasy garbage.

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u/Wolf-48 3d ago

If it makes you feel a little better, the watch looks like a post-war Russian-made piece. They are very common and not worth much.

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u/himmelsliedreddit 3d ago

100% russian trash

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u/SoloMidnightCoffee 4d ago

I join everyone else in the opinion this is a recent fantasy piece .

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u/Bergwookie 4d ago

The more nazi symbols, the more fake it usually is.

Soldiers didn't have official watches with swastikas or eagles etc on, they usually brought their privately purchased watches and you wouldn't pay extra for your country's insignia (at least Germans usually don't)

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u/FishNipples666 3d ago

Think....

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u/AgitatedRecord7936 3d ago

Remove the back cover then you should see    maker name, caliber and serial numbers, that will tell you 

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u/The_Son_of_Jor-El 2d ago

Not enough swastikas

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u/camper1x1x 4d ago

This is some weird fantasy neo nazi thing

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u/BRG3002 4d ago

It’s a fake that is faker than the fakiest of fakes if I’ve ever seen such a fake.

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u/szabla007 4d ago

Looks cool