The second thing to notice is the different space between the sub-dials of the two IWC watches. First, you can notice the different shades of red present on the small second’s hand in the sub-dial at 9 o’clock. In the image with the real vs fake IWC watches above, we have pointed out how the fake IWC watch has a different design when it comes to its sub-dials. Let’s first take a look a the comparison pictures between the 2 IWC watches, the genuine and the replica, then we will further explain. The sub-dials are an other easy tell to inspect when authenticating an IWC watch, of course if those are present. Step 2: Check the sub-dials and side pushers on your IWC Portuguese / Pilot / Portofino Such flaws will never be present on the real IWC watches, so keep an eye out for those, as they can often be signs that you are looking at a replica IWC watch. If you take a close look at the replica watch above, you will see flaws when it comes to the printing on the dial. Be aware of the embossed numbers on the genuine dial, while on the replica dial those numbers will more often be looking like they are “glued”.įor our last comparison picture, the one above with both the real and the fake IWC Portuguese watch, we chose to share some other flaws that are never to be seen on the genuine watch. For this example, we have randomly chosen the 6 o’clock hour marker, which is represented in one way on the authentic IWC Portuguese watch, while it is represented totally differently on the replica IWC Portuguese. Last but not least are the hour markers present on the dial. The three ticks represent the mechanism’s 3 ticks per second.Īnother tell on the above example is the blue color on the chronograph’s sub-dial – blue that is painted on the replica watch, while on the genuine watch it looks different and of higher quality because of a different manufacturing process. The main one is the fact that the genuine IWC Portuguese watch has 3 ticks between the seconds’ markers, while the replica IWC watch has 4. In the image above with the fake vs real IWC Portuguese watches above, we have pointed out how the fake IWC Portuguese watch has different inconsistencies. Just as we have previously mentioned, we will share images that help you better understand the specific tells. This represents quite a challenge for replica manufacturers who can barely reproduce all the fine and small details.
The dial on the IWC watches, especially the Portuguese, Pilot, and Portofino, are more often than not pretty crowded.
3 Where can I get my IWC watch authenticated? The IWC watch authentication service How to spot fake IWC Portofino, Portuguese, or Pilot watches Step 1: Real vs fake IWC Watches main dial