Three Ways To Spot A Fake Rolex, According To A Watch Expert

Business Insider spoke with Joe McKenzie, CEO & co-founder of luxury retailer Xupes, about how to reveal if a Rolex watch is fake or not. We had bought a fake online for £50 and asked McKenzie to compare our Rolex to an authentic piece.

McKenzie says that looking for serial numbers on the case, checking for the brand logos on the buckle of the watch, and looking if the watch hand is "sweeping" and not "ticking," as that is the easiest and most obvious give away too if it is a genuine piece. 

NOTE: Not all Rolexes have a sweeping movement. Joe was talking about the watch in question when mentioning the movement, and not all Rolexes in general, as some of the older movements do have a quartz (ticking) movement.

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[EpicTechnic]

He’s actually wrong on the tick, not all Rolex’s have automatic movements, the Oysterquartz does in fact have quartz movement.

[shawdo_yt]

Great now the fake manufacturers now know how to replicate all these marks

[_driane]

"every rolex is an automatic"
Oysterquartz:
Am i a joke to you?

[TheArabStoic]

lol what a terrible replica if you're going to make a comparison at least get a good fake.

[diederikvanzantwijk]

Never heard of an oysterquartz? "Rolex doesn't make quartz"

[patekphilippewatch]

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[Artificial-Insanity]

This video actually does more harm than good because the fake is so laughably bad a blind man could spot it. Good fakes don't tick, they use decent automatic movements. They will also have most if not all of the correct markings and feel pretty decent in hand. Don't thin that this "knowledge" will help you from getting burnt by a good fake sold as the real deal. Always buy from a reputable seller.

[JForceGaming]

This is definately not a $50 clone. Even $50 clones on dhgate had mechanical movement. Probably $10 clone. For this clone is easy to spot like a meter away, date magnifier, SEL, dial, ticks, bezel... maybe get a higher end replica from JF or NOOB and compare it.

[beactivebehappy]

I don't mind a £50 fake rolex unless it doesn't look good or not work properly....
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That is to say *it shows you correct time*

[raero]

the funny thing is quartz movement in fake rolex is actually more accurate than the legit one

[drogomuircastle]

You got ripped off. Those quartz GMT-2's sell for about £8 on DHGate

[wheelmanstan]

I had a watch once when I was in the military, Timex I think, maybe Casio, you set the time/timer or alarm or stopwatch by rotating the face. Man that was the simplest watch to adjust I've ever had. The watch you want when you need to get a couple minutes sleep here and there and stood watch whenever or whatever. It had indiglo and all that. I just can't remember the name of it. Was maybe 40 bucks back in the early 2000's. Anybody here that can point me in the right direction?

[mohammedeyadmohammed]

1:10 not every Rolex is an automatic. There are about 25000 Rolex oyster quartz models ever made. They are not in production now.

[frsty]

I spotted the fake one by its colour 😂

[sxxd]

Not every Rolex has an Automatic movement, if you where an actual watch expert you’d know about the OysterQuartz.

[ppyoutubechamp]

Who cares if they are fake ? They are the most over priced item in history

[ThePowerpointMaster]

Rolex is a shitty waste of money it’s the equivalent of buying 10k dollar paper than 5 dollar paper

[Smart-Skippy]

The easiest way to check if it was fake? The cost. I was recently in Bangkok and brought two "Rolex" watches. One for $51 and one for $26 both feel heavy, both sweep and both have Rolex bands. But at $76 for two watches, I'm pretty sure they aren't genuine ;-)
Oh and both work well and FYI, Fake Rolex watches come in 5 grades. LOL So the Jeweller told me.
I'd never pay upwards of $5, 000 for a rolex. That is ridiculous and obscene.

[tommyjohnny]

what if it is one of those $800 fakes that literally look like the original, not the $100 fake Rolex they use in video.

[sammetpuntjes]

1:15 Rolex Oyster-Quartz is battery powered and the Rolex True-Beat is an automatic Rolex but it’s ticking... Very usefull video! 😕