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How to tell real Rolex from fake

Photograph your Rolex from the right angles – the AI cross-references the key signs and returns a verdict with a confidence score. Here’s what to look at and which models get checked most.

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Key authenticity signs for Rolex

  • Movement (if visible)
  • Case and caseback
  • Dial printing and fonts
  • Crystal and cyclops (date magnification)
  • Crown and engravings
  • Serial and reference numbers
  • Lume (glow of the markers)

Popular Rolex models

These models get authenticated most often.

Submariner Date →Submariner No Date →Daytona 116500LN →Datejust 36 →Datejust 41 →GMT-Master II Pepsi →GMT-Master II Batman →Explorer I →Day-Date 40 →Yacht-Master 40 →Oyster Perpetual 36 →

Photo angles to capture

  1. 1 Dial
  2. 2 Caseback
  3. 3 Crown
  4. 4 Bracelet
  5. 5 Serial number

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Other luxury watches brands

Rolex is not the only one being faked – here is what else gets checked in this category.

Omega →Cartier →Tudor →Patek Philippe →Audemars Piguet →TAG Heuer →Breitling →IWC →Panerai →Hublot →Vacheron Constantin →Jaeger-LeCoultre →

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