How to know if a luxury watch is original

Although it may seem logical that the best way to know if a luxury watch is original is to buy it from an official store that assures us of its origin and is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity, the truth is that it is becoming increasingly difficult. And not because they sell fakes, but because they simply don't sell them. So we want to help you identify a fake luxury watch.

Big brands like Rolex, Philipp Pateck, or IWC are experiencing long waiting lists due, they say, to the lack of raw materials, but it is also true that it is a great marketing claim to know that getting a Rolex at this time is to belong to a very small segment of the population, an exclusive and very VIP segment. And in these high-demand situations, where brands make us wait, the distribution of non-original watches increases a lot.

That is why the second-hand boom is increasing, as we have already mentioned in other articles on our Blog referring to Hermès or Chanel. And this is when all our senses come into play to detect that what we are being sold is totally original.

How to tell if a luxury watch is original

Below, we leave you a series of steps that will help you identify if the watch you have is original or if it is a fake copy.

1. Detect small differences: If we are knowledgeable about these high-end pieces, we will surely be able to detect small differences in design, although there are exact replicas, they usually always have some detail that makes the difference; typography, color, size... If, on the other hand, we are not so expert, it is recommended to see one in person, in official stores they usually have a display (although it is not intended for us to end up buying it outside the jewelry store - but they don't have to know that) or we can go to websites where they give us reliability to see, even in images, an authentic watch and compare.
2. If we have the opportunity to open it, as we do at Kewaybags as part of our verification protocol, we can obtain 2 things. One of them is to know that all the parts are original and that they have not switched them, and 2 is to know the serial number that prevents us from buying, apart from fakes, stolen items (although that is a topic for another chapter).
3. Quality of the materials: If everything seems correct up to this point, let's analyze the quality of the materials well, from the crystal, strap, closures, and small pieces, they must be of the highest quality.
4. Check the certificates: This point is important, but be aware that documentation can also be falsified, so being provided with documentation or a purchase receipt does not assure us of the reliability of the seller.
5. Of course, the best option to know if a second-hand luxury watch is original is to buy it in luxury stores like KEWAYBAGS, where we ensure a meticulous authentication protocol, where we provide an original invoice for the piece, and where the investment in a watch of these characteristics will always be profitable.

If what you are looking for are guarantees when buying second-hand luxury watches, which are original, in our Keway Bags store you will find Rolex, Tag Heuer, IWC, Hublot, which are looking for a new owner to wear them. Will you join the fashion revolution?