Very happy! I Hope I don't bother you with my little story and maybe it can give some ideas for some of you. Today I went to the authentic dealer to have my head clear of any doubt. I'm so happy with my new automatic Cartier watch. To do short story: I was amazed to finally have no money to give for having my dream watch, I exchanged some of my gold bangles too small for me and old stuff. He tell me they do buisness in buying gold so I bring all my old gold that I don't wear anymore and doesn't have sentimental value. I love the watch but 2500$ was to much money for me to spend on my watch without special occasion. So I contact the guys and ask him if I could see the watch in person, he tell me :Yes no problem and he gave me appointment for the next day. I always check deal on ebay for pre-owned and three days ago I saw a very nice looking Cartier large Tank to sell at 10 miles from my homes for 2500$. I always want a cartier watch Tank, Ballon Bleu or Pasha was always my dream watch. Hi, I just want to share my happy yesterday story with you dear lover of jewelry. Fakes these days are VERY accurate, so you should take all precaution to make sure it's authentic.

If he does not know this, I would wager that he probably can't tell what a fake or real watch looks like. The watch should have the Cartier Cal 120, which is based on an ETA base caliber, the 2000. If he says Caliber 120, ask him what movement it's based on. To see if the employee is knowledgable enough to verify if a Cartier is authentic or not, ask him specifically what movement the watch has. The foolproof way to check if a watch is real is to remove the case back and see for yourself, or post pics online and have people analyze it. If he doesn't check the serial numbers or take off the case back to inspect the watch, do not believe his word that it is real. Typically, these people are trained to sell watches, not trained to know technical things about watches.

Lastly, I would not trust the word of an employee of an authorized dealer. Replicas are very accurate nowadays, to the point of having Super Luminova painted on them (the paint can be easily bought).

When you bought the watch, did it come with paper work? High-end watches ALWAYS should come with paperwork.Īlso, Luminova is the glowing material painted on the watch (actually called Super Luminova, a compound originally created by Seiko called Lumibrite). Hello, I am a HUGE watch collector, and if you take some clear pics of the case back I can probably help you identify if it's a fake or not.

Calibre de cartier glow in the dark