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Many people have asked this question, and there are many discussions and forums related to this topic.
To answer this question, let’s start with Rolex will not do list:
- Clear caseback – Some replicas are trying to show off their replica Rolex mechanism that they created a clear backing. They engraved Rolex logo on the gears to make the watch more convincing.
- Scratchable glass – many replica Rolex watches are using regular glass/plastic. Genuine Rolex use true sapphire crystal which virtually not scratch-able.
- Light weight & hollow Band- Rolex bands are made out of high quality materials and they are solid links. For this reason all of Rolex are pretty heavy compared to a regular watches with hollow links.
- Tick-tock
- Rubber seal
- Misaligned cyclops magnification bubble – Rolex watches with date magnifier is supposed to magnify the dates by 2.5 times. It is placed exactly on top of the dates. So if you see misaligned date & magnifier or it does not magnify by 2.5 times, most likely it’s a replica.
- Missing micro-etched crystal Rolex logo below 6 o’clock position- Starting 2002, Rolex began micro-etching Rolex logo onto the crystal just below the 6 o’clock position. The mark is so small, it is often difficult to see w/ naked eyes.
- Missing hologram sticker on the backing The sticker features a hologram Rolex crown.