How to Identify a Fake Rolex Watch
There was a time when one had to take a trip to
New York
City
to cross paths with a fake Rolex for $25. It was practically a tourist attraction: See the Statue of Liberty, catch a Yankee game, get offered a fake Rolex from a petty criminal. It used to be exciting to buy one when they were $25--the purchase was half the fun and it made for great cocktail party conversation. The problem is now they're everywhere: Online auctions, pawn shops, vintage second-hand shops and good charlatans are scamming people for real thousand-dollar Rolex prices.
Things You'll Need:
A keen sense of judgment
Good eyesight
A jewelers loop
Step
1
Take a look at the second hand. Is it ticking or is it sweeping? If it's ticking, that's your fake. A Rolex second hand sweeps around in one continuous motion. But beware, as of 2005, the good fakes have caught up to this technology.
Step
2
Look for the small engraved crown at the 6 o'clock mark on the crystal. Most fakes will have some sort of large, obvious version of a crown, but this mark on a real Rolex is almost impossible to spot with the naked eye.
Step
3
Look for the word "Rolex" and the watch's serial number engraved at 6 o'clock under the crystal on the area between the crystal and the dial. While many fake Rolex watches post-2005 have this feature, they're usually printed, not engraved.
Step
4
Most new Rolex models have an added model number engraved at the end of the watch end-link. This engraving includes the band model and two tiny Rolex crowns. Your good fakes will have something similar, but not all three indicators.
Step
5
If you're being sold an authentic Rolex (in good condition and in perfect working order) for anything less than $500, become suspicious. If it's in nice shape, it doesn't really lose a lot of appreciation, and in some cases, it increases in value.
Tips & Warnings
Take a jewelers loop along with you when you go Rolex shopping to look for those hard-to-find marks. High-end dealers will have one and be more than happy to let you use theirs, but if you're dealing with a counterfeiter, he's not going to give you any extra advantages.
After you've bought your Rolex off the street, and you realize it's a fake when you get home (and it will be a fake), nothing, not even a police report will get your money or dignity back.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2036789_identify-fake-rolex-watch.html
There was a time when one had to take a trip to
New York
City
to cross paths with a fake Rolex for $25. It was practically a tourist attraction: See the Statue of Liberty, catch a Yankee game, get offered a fake Rolex from a petty criminal. It used to be exciting to buy one when they were $25--the purchase was half the fun and it made for great cocktail party conversation. The problem is now they're everywhere: Online auctions, pawn shops, vintage second-hand shops and good charlatans are scamming people for real thousand-dollar Rolex prices.
Things You'll Need:
A keen sense of judgment
Good eyesight
A jewelers loop
Step
1
Take a look at the second hand. Is it ticking or is it sweeping? If it's ticking, that's your fake. A Rolex second hand sweeps around in one continuous motion. But beware, as of 2005, the good fakes have caught up to this technology.
Step
2
Look for the small engraved crown at the 6 o'clock mark on the crystal. Most fakes will have some sort of large, obvious version of a crown, but this mark on a real Rolex is almost impossible to spot with the naked eye.
Step
3
Look for the word "Rolex" and the watch's serial number engraved at 6 o'clock under the crystal on the area between the crystal and the dial. While many fake Rolex watches post-2005 have this feature, they're usually printed, not engraved.
Step
4
Most new Rolex models have an added model number engraved at the end of the watch end-link. This engraving includes the band model and two tiny Rolex crowns. Your good fakes will have something similar, but not all three indicators.
Step
5
If you're being sold an authentic Rolex (in good condition and in perfect working order) for anything less than $500, become suspicious. If it's in nice shape, it doesn't really lose a lot of appreciation, and in some cases, it increases in value.
Tips & Warnings
Take a jewelers loop along with you when you go Rolex shopping to look for those hard-to-find marks. High-end dealers will have one and be more than happy to let you use theirs, but if you're dealing with a counterfeiter, he's not going to give you any extra advantages.
After you've bought your Rolex off the street, and you realize it's a fake when you get home (and it will be a fake), nothing, not even a police report will get your money or dignity back.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2036789_identify-fake-rolex-watch.html
