Friday, April 5, 2019

How to tell my Rolex Box is Fake or Authenic or not?


There are fake Rolex Box in the market, and some of them is very easy to tell for his colour is very much different with the original Rolex Box.

But there are Class A copy cat that is very close to the original design in dimension, colour and some of the details.
However Fake is Fake....

Here we are looking at the difference between an Authentic Rolex Box and a Counterfeit.

If There is no apple to apple comparison, I can tell you that the colour is so alike.
The Green Tick is original Rolex Box whilst the Red Cross is Fake.
The Original Box cover has a more clearer stamping mark of the Rolex icon.
The PVC foam sheet is different, original one has horizontal flow lines whereas fake one is having a
lot of small dot marks
Check the inner box paper folding , this is easy to be found... just a closer look. However I think onlt this one has such a obvious defect.
Check the printing quality.
This is obvious, this is hard to copy as original one has a concealed paper ends.
The Original Pillow is fuller, smoother and even seam line.
There is a step at the top of the tray which is obvious.
Good Quality cannot be copy easily. this is the authentic one, the cutting edge is sharp and clear.
The Rolex crown lies flat on the box surface leaving no gaps.
The purpose of this is to help you to identify if the box is fake or not when you buy Rolex not from a very reliable sources or not from an AD.
However, as far as I know, even some of the young Rolex Sales managers cannot tell if he is given just the fake box alone.
If the Box is fake, so as there watch , so you need to beware.
I hope it help you to identify the box, it makes you spending money without worrying buying counterfeits.
HK Snob




6 comments:

C Tan said...

Thanks for this informative post! I'll like to ask about how to tell for the warranty card.

I recently bought a rolex from a grey dealer as it's impossible to purchase that popular model from an AD here in Singapore without connections.

I have checked the card for the known security features
e.g. a) UV at the front on the card, b) the words under magnification on the three lines at the front of the card, c) stamped numbering/lettering on the right side at back of the card, d) Rolex crown logos on the front and back of the card

however it has been known that these features are also replicated on fake warranty cards.

My worry comes from the warranty card having a lot of surface scratches especially on the front of the card.
I have previously in 2014 bought a Rolex from an AD that came with the older warranty card. Though that one has a few fine scratches too, it's not as much as this card .

My watch is supposedly from an Hong Kong AD given the information on the warranty card:

DICKSON 888
WATCH & JEWELLERY CO., LTD.
HONG KONG

(date format printed on the bottom right of the card is dd-mmm-yyyy)
It was dated "21 Mar 2019" with a thick black marker pen and no name (date was written quite big it fills partially into the area for Purchaser Name)


Looking foward to your expert advice, thank you!

HK Snob said...

Hi C Tan, t would be easier for me to see the card.
Whatsapp me and send me picture of the card.
Paul

Unknown said...

Can i habe your whatsapp number please. I got one fakenbox thanks for this post but the box I got is from Goldsouq when I bought a 26mm Datejust for my wife, i am pretty sure the watch is genuine but the box looks fale comparing to my other boxes

Eric said...

Hi Paul,

Thanks for this article. Any similar check list for the watch itself?

Nowadays it's possible for people to buy genuine boxes.

For the watch if we buy it from a reseller who is saying he got the watch new from an AD, how can we verify the authenticity?

Thanks

Anonymous said...

Hi Paul,

Thanks for this article, very informative. However nowadays it's possible that people buy genuine boxes.

If we purchase a watch from a reseller who is saying it's new from an AD overseas. How can we check the watch authenticity?

Thanks

HK Snob said...

Eric, simple way is go to Rolex Service Centre.