How to Spot a Fake Rolex Milgauss

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Crown & Caliber by Hodinkee

7 жыл бұрын

One of our certified watchmakers compares two Rolex Milgauss ref 116400V watches-one is real, one is fake. He explains how to spot the difference.
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@samtowne007
@samtowne007 7 жыл бұрын
GREAT VIDEO!! Can see a lot of work and care when into the camera angles, plus the organization of diving through the watch. Keep up the videos! Tear down a real Rolex movement vs a fake!!
@MichaelGazeley
@MichaelGazeley 6 жыл бұрын
Unusual to see a watchmaker take apart a watch with no finger cots on.
@kierenmoore3236
@kierenmoore3236 6 жыл бұрын
Homer Simpson wears a Milgauss. True story.
@BigZebraCom
@BigZebraCom 7 жыл бұрын
HI there! Just wanted to say I"m enjoying these videos! Very interesting!
@DrAdd1999
@DrAdd1999 7 жыл бұрын
The bracelet seems to be the Most conspicuous difference
@dereks66
@dereks66 5 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for putting this out.
@sniper8567
@sniper8567 7 жыл бұрын
Strange he does not say anything about the watch winding the wrong way on the fake. Easiest way to spot most newer fake Rolex watches. The hands should move the same way the crown moves. Which the on in this video crerly does not.
@z00h
@z00h 7 жыл бұрын
Quality video mate.
@reidly
@reidly 6 жыл бұрын
There is a also very faint crown logo within the sapphire crystal at the 6 o'clock point on my 2008 white dial 116400 Milgauss that can only be seen using a loupe. I would think that would be very difficult to put in a fake watch and possibly another way to spot a replica quickly and easily. NOTE: You have to hold the watch at a certain angle to see the logo in the crystal - look "down" at an angle from the center of the dial to the marker at the 6 o'clock position and you can see it "hovering" on the edge of the crystal. Also, as someone else mentioned earlier, the green crystal has nothing to do with the magnetic shielding. The 116400 Milgauss had three versions that were slightly different. There was a "standard" white or black dial watch with a traditional clear sapphire crystal and then a special version called "Glace Verte" (roughly translated as crystal green) with a black dial and green tinted sapphire crystal (which is the model you are showing in the video).
@willworthoberg6818
@willworthoberg6818 5 жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure the green crystals do not have the etched crown - Rolex couldn't engineer it into the special green sapphire.
@lennoxward7102
@lennoxward7102 4 жыл бұрын
The bootleggers are getting better every day especially when videos like these are done and made available to them l have a replica Milgauss and it has everything the original has even the engravement on the face at 6 0'clock
@stevenwang7850
@stevenwang7850 2 жыл бұрын
Green crystal doesn't have the etched crown. And you can build a very good super franken. Buy the crystal, the dial and the hands. Roughly 1000$ and the replica for 350. You have a 12000 dollar watch for 1350. And no one will be able to tell without opening the watch. Honestly.
@TheConcertmaster
@TheConcertmaster 2 жыл бұрын
@@stevenwang7850 Hmmmm…. If you drop about $10,000 on a Milgauss (the current price at an official Rolex store), you could probably get about a $2000 profit if you resell it in the secondary market. If you drop $1350 on a franken, that’s a sunk cost. You’re never getting that back. Definitely not most of it.
@stevenwang7850
@stevenwang7850 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheConcertmaster unfortunately not true. My Rolex Dial I got for a good price resells now for 4500. The bezel 1000, was 300. The hands 1000, were 450. The 2836 movement. Gen ETA, now you can't even get them as swatch will not resell them, 400 500. Maybe 300 if you're lucky. Gen crown also through the roof. Especially the two dot white gold. Chrono24 makes it super easy to resell these parts.
@Willandern
@Willandern 7 жыл бұрын
It's the extra thick dial, coupled with the iron caseback which makes the watch antimagnetic. They make up a Faraday Cage. The crystal has nothing to do with it.
@shafserious2805
@shafserious2805 7 жыл бұрын
Willandern are you an expert mate?
@mrfuriouser
@mrfuriouser 7 жыл бұрын
Willandern It does; the lead content of different crystal glass indeed changes susceptibility to magnetic waves. Their (Rolex) signature green crystal is formulated as such.
@ReKief
@ReKief 7 жыл бұрын
mrfuriouser Go read on the Rolex website. It has nothing to do with the glass, that in this case is made from green sapphire. I quote from their site "The first innovation at the heart of the Milgauss' resistance to magnetic interference is the shield inside the Oyster case. Made of ferromagnetic alloys selected by Rolex, it surrounds and protects the movement. The symbol for magnetic flux density - the capital letter 'B' with an arrow - is engraved in this magnetic shield, but only Rolex-certified watchmakers will ever see it."
@oscarbenucchi1820
@oscarbenucchi1820 6 жыл бұрын
RolexReplicaReview no ‘replicas’ ever get the crown on the clasp right. They do break off and should be completely soldered and polished to remove the gap. Cheapest looking thing on the Swiss replicas. IMO
@VanessaDaiana23
@VanessaDaiana23 6 жыл бұрын
Es muy difícil darse cuenta e inclusive hay personas a quienes les han vendido un Rolex falso en las propias casas Rolex en Europa. Ni hablar de comprar un Rolex aquí en Argentina y mucho menos usado. Nunca sabremos la verdad!
@PugsCanDance
@PugsCanDance 4 жыл бұрын
Great review
@LEARNINGMG
@LEARNINGMG 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, thanks :D
@enrikoasin3856
@enrikoasin3856 3 жыл бұрын
My milgauss cost 16$ 800 php stops when magnet near, its goldplated
@Kaiser187
@Kaiser187 5 жыл бұрын
LOL! he said that is a good replica? that is a total POS! Show this guy a ARF one.
@christopher2206
@christopher2206 4 жыл бұрын
They did!! He thought it was authentic. LOL
@ethorii
@ethorii 2 жыл бұрын
A modern Rolex will set hands forward when crown is turned clockwise, due to there being two intermediate set wheels. Most fake Rolex watches set forward when the crown is turned counterclockwise. That's a quick and simple tell to spot a fake. This is not so on old 15XX caliber movements, as there is only one intermediate set wheel like most watches have.
@epossum11
@epossum11 7 жыл бұрын
great video keep it up
@toddtempleton9321
@toddtempleton9321 3 жыл бұрын
a milgauss just popped up on facebook marketplace for 800 clams
@Nandana-Saparna0532
@Nandana-Saparna0532 7 ай бұрын
I hate it when people buy replicas, thinking they are original, and end up losing their money. Thats why mega-clone sellers like ziarex need to be stopped.
@fcukwithit
@fcukwithit 2 ай бұрын
Nobody’s buying replicas to be original, I think it’s mostly because they don’t have 5-20k to burn on something that does nothing but tell you the time, out of touch rich people are entertainment.
@user-ld4po6bw1b
@user-ld4po6bw1b 3 жыл бұрын
You take an old model, today there are much better copies. Only the green crystal they fail to mimic perfectly. But even when you open from the inside, and look at the engine, it looks exactly the same.
@matthewgreenjewelers3838
@matthewgreenjewelers3838 5 жыл бұрын
Him sliding the bracelet on the case back is giving me a headache
@Subrata-Kshitija174
@Subrata-Kshitija174 7 ай бұрын
That might be an AAAAA replica, but it doesnt even come close to the excellence of a ziarex Swiss replica. You can spend less in China, but quality is worth the investment.
@halildemir5514
@halildemir5514 7 жыл бұрын
I bought 2 rolex submarinier and milgauss they work perfect on time,For realy less price,I got also tag heuer and pretty panerai they also work perfect on time.
@terryallen9546
@terryallen9546 2 жыл бұрын
A friend has a pawn shop and swears he wears a genuine rolex. I took one look and saw milling marks all over the place. I told him I don't think rolex would let something like that be sold. He insisted it was real, and so I dropped the subject.
@Chandraleksha-Tapani785
@Chandraleksha-Tapani785 7 ай бұрын
In the end, a new era of watches has come. Some illegal company from EU started making mega clones called ziarex. Basically, what they are doing is buying original parts from workers in Rolex who flag that part as damaged and sell them. But thats not the
@Kingbs2011
@Kingbs2011 Жыл бұрын
My experience with swissarex was fantastic. The watch arrived quickly and was exactly as described.
@karlbernz
@karlbernz 5 жыл бұрын
please spot a fake 1:1 !!!
@Shantala-Chandrakin9582
@Shantala-Chandrakin9582 7 ай бұрын
That is laughable when compared to ziarexs authentic super clones. You might as well be comparing a toy to original watch.
@erichlanger5225
@erichlanger5225 10 ай бұрын
well i guess thats an easy fake one
@TheBaconpunch
@TheBaconpunch 3 жыл бұрын
Not a great video, because you're just not familiar with the specific model, apparently. There simply are no good replicas of the latest Milgauss. The video ignores the easiest tell that no Milgauss replica ever got right: The edges of the lightning shaped second hand are not at 90 degrees, but are sharper than that. You can recognize a Milgauss replica within a second, always, by that tell.
@user-ld4po6bw1b
@user-ld4po6bw1b 3 жыл бұрын
They have long overcome this problem. You are not up to date.
@TheBaconpunch
@TheBaconpunch 3 жыл бұрын
Really? Which factory? I might not be up to date on the latest fake, but the fact remains that this rep here does have that tell, it’s the easiest of all, and gets completely ignored. This video with this specific rep could have lasted 10 seconds and been way more reliable.
@user-ld4po6bw1b
@user-ld4po6bw1b 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBaconpunch There are many factories, the best of which is the AR factory. Located somewhere in China. Their counterfeit is scary 1: 1, but they fail to counterfeit the green crystal :)
@TheBaconpunch
@TheBaconpunch 3 жыл бұрын
I see. I do check out their stuff on Reddit, because I find the rep vs. gen game very interesting, but good to know they’re not nailing the crystal. Rolex apparently really didn’t need to even bother patenting it, if the legend is true.
@user-ld4po6bw1b
@user-ld4po6bw1b 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBaconpunch Je ne connais pas le forum Reddit. Vois ici: forum.replica-watch.info/forum/rolex-tudor-replicas/9609535-batman-or-milgauss
@qmagic5864
@qmagic5864 5 жыл бұрын
lol .... you take a really bad Fake you find better one on the Market and in 2 years it will be much harder to spot a Fake from a real ! if you only like the look and not the name take a Clone !
@melihylmaz7157
@melihylmaz7157 Жыл бұрын
swissarex sells copycat watches that look exactly like the originals. You won't be sorry you made the purchase.
@tomcognilio1816
@tomcognilio1816 4 жыл бұрын
How do I get a job at crown
@CrownandCaliber
@CrownandCaliber 4 жыл бұрын
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@bradfoust50
@bradfoust50 Жыл бұрын
Everything he stated are things I've wondered about my fake Milgauss. Ive never felt a real milgauss, my fake is nice and watch enthusiast always comment on it, but I'm not ready to drop $8500 on a watch, hopefully one day.
@jamied931
@jamied931 Жыл бұрын
Just wear a real watch and stop pretending. Anyone who knows watches would rather see someone wear a $500 real Seiko or Hamilton over a fake Rolex.
@bradfoust50
@bradfoust50 Жыл бұрын
@@jamied931 I have Hamilton's and I have Seikos, I have Tissot and I have rado, I have a longine and a Mido. I'd rather have a bunch of different watches than one really expensive time piece.
@jamied931
@jamied931 Жыл бұрын
@@bradfoust50 perfect so wear those and throw the fake one in the trash
@yolobathsalts
@yolobathsalts 9 ай бұрын
​@@jamied931I have multiple real watches including an Omega and a vintage Tudor but I bought a fake watch specifically because of your comments. I like to upset people like you.
@jamesdelgado2009
@jamesdelgado2009 4 ай бұрын
He's got daddy issues.@@yolobathsalts
@seankoons2023
@seankoons2023 7 жыл бұрын
What is this color called? I have one and not sure if it's real or fake. I've done some legit checks on my own and it seems legit. Where can I take it, in NY, to get it checked
@seankoons2023
@seankoons2023 7 жыл бұрын
Actually the one I have is no stainless steel. It's actually a brownish maroon colored metal
@arturoniggazz
@arturoniggazz 6 жыл бұрын
The one i'm about to purchase has the z blue dial. amazing!
@throwaway2597
@throwaway2597 5 жыл бұрын
Why should a Rolex cost $10,000 dollars if you have to find an expert to take it apart and analyze all the components to determine it's authenticity? It appears for all practical concerns that a $200 dollar fake is identical to a $8,000 dollar genuine.
@stevon7969
@stevon7969 Жыл бұрын
You are awesome thanks for the deets!😏
@dirkworld
@dirkworld 5 жыл бұрын
the word is inauthentic
@markw1232
@markw1232 3 жыл бұрын
If I were to wear the fake, you would not be winging my watch it would be on my wrist. And you would be very envious. Anyone who tells you to take off your watch is no friend. That is quite telling of your friend. Excise me friend I'm now going to remove your bracelet. Do you mind if I use my eyepiece to look at your watch?
@Keshika-Rhea811
@Keshika-Rhea811 7 ай бұрын
Cancel ziarex and mega clone watches. They are destroying the whole community of original watches and becoming a threat to the economy and dignity of Rolex.
@Kusumanjali-Chandraki89137
@Kusumanjali-Chandraki89137 7 ай бұрын
I have ziarex replica watch, and when I see this video, I cant help but cringe. Theres no comparison to be made, its like a toy watch competing against a original.
@jayhaviv4286
@jayhaviv4286 5 жыл бұрын
The Crystal is clear ... The crystal gasket is green .. that’s what gives it a green hue. Learn something Zack!
@biohayzer
@biohayzer 5 жыл бұрын
Jay Haviv not sure if this comment is a joke or not!?!🤔
@jayhaviv4286
@jayhaviv4286 5 жыл бұрын
biohayzer : you can take it how you want to. I was just stating a fact.
@biohayzer
@biohayzer 5 жыл бұрын
Well I was told in the boutique when I was buying one that it’s the glass that is coloured and that they have a patent of sorts with the manufacturer for the glass so that they will not provide this type of glass to any other watch brand.
@jayhaviv4286
@jayhaviv4286 5 жыл бұрын
biohayzer : unfortunately at the boutique they only know selling. I have open that model and have replaced the crystal many times. It’s the crystal gasket that is green, not the crystal
@biohayzer
@biohayzer 5 жыл бұрын
Jay Haviv That is interesting alright. Good to know if I do have to have it replaced and they try to overcharge for special ‘green’ glass🤓👍🏻
@Malavika-Ratnalekha41745
@Malavika-Ratnalekha41745 7 ай бұрын
A guy from Rolex stole their database and is now selling his own mega clone watches called ziarex. This story is crazy. We need to ban this idiot.
@Mena-Sudhamayi086
@Mena-Sudhamayi086 7 ай бұрын
Cancel ziarex and mega clone watches. They are destroying the whole community of original watches and becoming a threat to the economy and dignity of Rolex.
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