5. The Dial: Fuzzy Printing?

Here’s where that jeweler’s loupe we told you to buy earns it’s money. Look closely at the dial and date wheel (if present) through the loupe. The printing should be sharp and defined, not fuzzy around the edges or bleeding between letters. A genuine dial with sloppy printing would be rejected at the factory during inspection. The odds are that, unless the watch has been redialed, if it has irregular print quality it’s a counterfeit.

There should be no dust on the surface of the dial, and absolutely no fingerprints. Contaminants such as hairs have been known to be found under counterfeit crystals. There’s no quality control in the replica factories; each watch can exhibit a variety of subtle differences, including such things as contaminants and print quality.

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Our side by side comparisons make it easy to spot differences. These differences help you determine a watch's authenticity.

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