For those of you buying a Patek Philippe, you must know how to identify a patek philippe as genuine or fake. So how do you identify a patek philippe watch as authentic?
First, look at the movement, Patek Philippe is currently producing mechanical watches, whether women’s watches or men’s watches, automatic or manual, more than 95% of the design is transparent bottom, the main mechanical movements currently used by Patek Philippe are 215,315,324,240,16-250,25-21,27-525,28-20,28-520,29-535 (part (discontinued), you can see if it is one of these movements according to the back cover of the transparent bottom (with a magnifying glass you can clearly see the movement model and movement number engraved on the movement), of course, the prerequisite is to know more about the appearance of these movements, otherwise even if it is transparent, it is difficult to identify the movement, which requires more looking and more experience to correctly identify. Patek Philippe’s quartz watches are only produced for women and are completely opaque, so the difficulty of identification will be higher than that of mechanical watches, but the production process of Patek Philippe is beyond the reach of fake or imitation watches, so you can identify them by the appearance of the production process, such as the polishing of the metal strap, the polishing of the case, etc. Secondly, according to the appearance of the watch, almost all Patek Philippe watches do not have any brand logo or model number on the back cover of the watch, except for a few limited edition watches that have words on the back, and more than 99% of the other models do not have any text or logo.Thirdly, Patek Philippe’s watches are not available in the market.
Thirdly, Patek Philippe has never exposed the tourbillon mechanism on the dial since the beginning of its production of tourbillon watches, firstly in the spirit of understatement of the brand and secondly in the interest of the tourbillon mechanism. We know that the Tourbillon mechanism was created by the great watchmaker: Abrahm. Louis Breguet Invented by Mr. Breguet in 1795, the Tourbillon is a mechanism invented to counteract the effects of gravity on the accuracy of a watch. The tourbillon has some disadvantages. First of all, the tourbillon is a precision instrument and has oil inside, so if it is exposed and receives sunlight from time to time, the oil will evaporate too quickly and the timekeeping accuracy will be affected, which will lose the most original meaning of the tourbillon. If you find a watch with an exposed tourbillon, you can be 100% sure that it is not a Patek Philippe watch.
Fourth, some of the imitations are of famous Patek Philippe models, such as the 5970, which has a 30-minute chronograph and a perpetual calendar, with small windows near the 12 o’clock position showing the day of the week and the month, respectively, and some of the makers of fake watches have changed the window showing the day of the week to one showing the year, which is more often seen as 2012. The only one that shows the year is the one that was made to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Patek Philippe, the world’s most complicated portable watch, the Caliber 89, which has a sub-function, so the counterfeiters don’t know anything about Patek Philippe. Fifth, early Patek Philippe models were almost always designed with opaque bases, which can be difficult to identify, but see number two above. Even the older Patek Philippe models do not have any writing on the back of the watch, the brand logo, or the case number. If necessary, an older model can be sent to an officially authorized Patek Philippe customer service center where a technician can open the back cover and see the model number as well as the case number on the inside of the back cover. Sixth, the watch certificate. Every Patek Philippe watch has a corresponding certificate, which can also be called a warranty card. On the certificate is printed the model number of the watch, the movement number, the case number and the movement model; these three groups of numbers can be found on the watch, the model number is engraved on the inside of the back cover, which needs to be clocked by a professional Patek Philippe technician to be visible on the back cover, the movement number is engraved on the movement plate, which is directly visible on the back cover if it is transparent, the case number is also on the inside of the back cover and the movement model is found on the movement plate. When you buy a Patek Philippe, the owner signs it on the spot and writes the date of purchase so that the certificate of the watch is officially valid, and if you don’t even have a certificate at the time of purchase, you can be 100% sure that it is a fake watch. Seventh, Patek Philippe’s most watches are generally made of five materials: yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, platinum and steel. Patek Philippe has only ever made watches in titanium specifically for the only watch charity auction, and if you find watches made in ceramic, carbon fiber, etc., you can also be sure it’s a fake Patek Philippe. Warm reminder: Stay tuned to the LuFuture.com app for the latest market updates.Patek Philippe, ONLY, Patek Philippe,