Q

Can you judge whether a watch is genuine or counterfeit just by looking at its appearance?

A

Recently, the level of counterfeit Rolex products produced has increased significantly... but at the level of the VIVER diagnostic team, it is possible to determine whether it is genuine or counterfeit just by looking at the appearance. Most counterfeit products are manufactured in factories in China, and each factory has high-quality parts. In some cases, high-quality individual parts are combined to create a counterfeit product that looks more like the genuine product. The most dangerous ones are the so-called Franken products. If the bezel is inserted into a counterfeit body(?) with a genuine product, or the hands, dial, etc. are replaced with genuine products, it will not be easy to distinguish them.

For this reason, it is important to purchase a watch with a full set including warranty card, box, and receipt, and to purchase the watch from a trustworthy place.