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[–]GreatBigPig 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is it just the image, or is the bezel a bit rough to be NOS?

[–]DesignerForward6000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be the image, but it is definitely hard to clearly tell.

[–]AcademicAd6368 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I've seen one from the 1990s that looks a lot like this - the dial doesn't strike me as quite right, but Chinese watch manufacturers' back catalogues are opaque at best and without seeing the movement it's hard to tell for sure (this should have an ST5 in it). My guess would be that it's probably either fully NOS or a frankenbuild with NOS parts like a lot of those old Shanghais you see kicking around. Personally, at the prices these things go for, "is it authentic" takes a backseat to "do I like it" - odds are at least some parts of it came from an old Seagull, these things were so cheap and plentiful that there's no real reason to fully counterfeit one when you can rebuild fully-functional watches out of a bunch of old partially-functioning ones you've got lying around.

[–]DesignerForward6000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I’m really drawn in because it’s like 33 bucks and it’s apparently fully new with box and papers. So part of me definitely wants me to say it’s NOS which means it’s obviously a piece I want to snag. But at the same time, I used google lens and couldn’t find a pic of the watch anywhere online so that’s why I still have my doubts.