If the hands rotate counter clockwise you have a fake rolex movement.
How to spot a fake rolex submariner ceramic.
Be sure to watch our video here on how to spot a fake rolex.
Fake rolex watches are generally lighter whereas a real rolex is made of high quality metals and will weigh significantly more.
It s a very obvious fake says matthew bain a miami based watch expert who operates matthew bain inc.
16800 showing correct dot spacing and mid case but what is interesting here and what makes this a fake is the spacing of the dots underneath the coronet are too close together and the rolex coronet is too wide at the bottom and too short and fat.
An authentic rolex submariner model newer model such as the 116610 should have the following.
The second way to spot a fake is by the heft of the watch.
But others are not so obvious.
You know that if it cost 50 it s not a real rolex.
This should be the case for rolex watches in general.
However counterfeit fake rolex watches are getting much better and becoming increasing more difficult to identify.
Often times these watches are models that rolex has never ever made.
The vast majority of fake rolex watches in the world are cheap easy to spot knock offs.
In this video i am showing you the 7 most important tells to spot a fake rolex.
Acid etching between lugs of fake rolex submariner.
Hologram until 2007 genuine rolex models were shipped new from the factory with a hologram encoded three dimensional sticker on the case back.
It s almost like they re chasing perfection and they re no.
I am comparing a real rolex submariner 166610ln with a 600 high end replica.
This sticker features the trademarked rolex crown positioned above the watch s case reference number.
The worst fake rolex watches are the easiest to spot and these can often be seen from miles away.
They often have misspellings and overall just an extremely low quality similar to a watch that would cost a maximum of a hundred euros.
Nowadays i find that s a little bit harder and more challenging to spot a fake from a real rolex.