Identifying fake Chinese Breitling Watches - Compilation of guides

Identifying fake Chinese Breitling Watches - Compilation of guides and tips

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if anyone had ever came across some of the fake Breitling watches that have been circling around online? I have had the pleasure to see 3 different fake Breitlings bought for £65 from India the supplier was from, and taken to a jeweller, and they thought it was a real Breitling. A friend in work I know has one and he took it to a jeweller here in the UK to get the battery changed inside it and the jeweller told him that he wasn't insured to work on those types of watches, even though he examined it quite thoroughly.

Here are some quick tips from an Ebay.co.uk user guide on spotting fake Breitling watches:

1. On a Genuine Breitling the window for the date is large and eats into the second and minute markers, The fakes like above do not.

2. Original Breitling's do not have raised sub dials.

3.The inner bezel on the fake does not blend seemlessly into the dial, You can see a black ring on the picture above. The genuine watches do not have this.

4.Breilting and wings logo are embrossed on genuine watches, On the fakes they are Stamped on.

5. On a Breitling fighter watch the finish is completley brushed. On the fake its a gloss finish.

6. The back case. The original has markings on the underside, Normally 4 -6 letters and number on the 2 closest links, The fakes do not.

The dead Give away. On an Original Breitling, Look at the very center pin that holds the minute, hiur and second hand. It should all be the same color, Normally silver. The fakes all have a black pin.

Here is a history of breitling watches to watch before checking out how to spot the fakes:

This is what facinates me by the Chinese, how they are able to make such good quality copies of things that even experts are fooled by. Before you spend a couple of grand on a Breitling watch, I have composed a compilation below of videos and tips to look over briefly before making the purchase to make sure that the watch you are buying is the real deal. The actual watch can fool everyone but unless you have the right paperwork such as the reciept or certificate for the watch, or know how to check to see if the watch is genuine or not, I would keep yer money in your pocket until you do. The only way to make sur eits genuine is buy from a trusted well known jeweller online or go into the shop itself.

I have seen 3 different models of Breitling and to tell you the truth I had no idea they were fake either as they were so good I was afraid to hold one when I looked their price up online. Then when I found out the friend had paid £65 for it,  I was nowhere near as worried anymore :).

Here are some guides collected from people around the internet as not a lot of information is available about fake watches, check them out and let me know what you think.

Straight from the horses mouth (unofficially):

http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_replica_dials.shtml

Here is some simple tips from Ehow on how to spot if the Breitling watch is a fake:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4843084_identify-fake-breitling-watch.html

Some tips about auciton sites and common sense:

http://f4buz.com/watches/breitling/fakes/toptips.html

Hope this helps if your buying someone that special something this Christmas.

To buy authentic Breitling watches please check out the following Amazon links which are sold by Breitling themselves and are 100% authentic! No one else can sell these watches on Amazon as they are not approved:


                                  


See you soon.

Henry