The FH does not recognize the terms "Swiss Quartz" or " Swiss Automatic" so these are not official watch designations.īelow are the only designations recognized: I HOPE THIS HAS HELPED YOU IN MAKING A WISE PURCHASE ON AN AUTHENTIC MOVADO WATCH. SO THEY MAY HAVE NO IDEA IF THE WATCH THEY ARE SELLING IS AUTHENTIC.
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SOME ARE HARDER TO TELL JUST BY PHOTOS AS THERE ARE SOME HIGH END FAKE MOVADOS THAT LOOK VERY CORRECT IN APPEARANCE YET STILL HAVE AN ASIAN MADE MOVEMENT INSIDE.ĪLSO UNDERSTAND THAT A SELLER MIGHT HAVE A 4000 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING, BUT RARELY DEALS IN LUXURY WATCHES. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT MOST MOVADO WATCHES I SEE FOR SALE ON EBAY ARE AUTHENTIC, BUT I DO SEE MANY THAT I CAN EASILY SPOT AS FAKES. IF YOU SUSPECT THE MOVADO OR ANY BRAND WATCH YOU RECEIVED TO BE A FAKE, TAKE IT TO AND AUTHORIZED DEALER TO VERIFY ITS AUTHENTICITY. YOU ARE PROTECTED UNDER PAY PAL IF YOU RECEIVE A FAKE AS IT IS AGAINST EBAY POLICY AND THE LAW TO SELL COUNTERFEIT GOODS. THEY JUST ASSUME IT MUST ME REAL AS IT HAS THE MOVADO NAME ON IT. MANY SELLERS DO NOT EVEN REALIZE THE WATCH THEY ARE SELLING IS A FAKE. SOMEONE WHO KNOWS AN AUTHENTIC FROM A FAKE. YOUR BEST BET ON MAKING THAT BIG PURCHASE IS TO BUY FROM A SELLER WITH A LONG HISTORY OF SELLING LUXURY WATCHES ON EBAY WITH EXCELLENT FEEDBACK. PARTS LIKE THE METAL CASE BACK ON SOME MODELS.
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ALSO NOTE THAT ALL AUTHENTIC MOVADOS WILL HAVE A SWISS MADE MOVEMENT BUT MOVADO HAS FARMED OUT INSIGNIFICANT PARTS TO BE PRODUCED IN HONG KONG. ANY WATCH THAT HAS MOVADO PRINTED ON THE DIAL AND STAMPED MOVADO ON THE BACK BUT HAS A MOVEMENT INSIDE THAT READS "THAILAND" THAILAND WITH SWISS PARTS" "SINGAPORE" "JAPAN" "HONG KONG" "CHINA" OR I HAVE EVEN SEEN FAKES WITH RUSSIA PRINTED ON MOVEMENTS. MANY ASIAN COMPANIES THAT PRODUCE THESE FAKES ALSO PRODUCE FAKE BOXES AND PAPERWORK TO GO WITH THE WATCH. THE SAME HOLDS TRUE IF IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING DOES NOT MEAN IT IS A FAKE OR THAT YOU SHOULD ASSUME IT IS.
#VINTAGE MOVADO WATCH MANUAL#
ALSO NOTE THAT NOT ALL MOVADO MOVEMENTS WILL HAVE THE NAME MOVADO PRINTED ON IT BUT ABOUT 95% WILL (SOME OLDER MODELS FROM THE 1980'S MAY NOT) ALSO NOTE THAT COMING IN A BOX THAT READS MOVADO ON IT AND A MANUAL DOES NOT PROVE IT TO BE AUTHENTIC EITHER. WHAT MAKES A MOVADO AUTHENTIC IS THE SWISS MADE MOVEMENT INSIDE, NOT WHAT IS PRINTED OR STAMPED ON THE WATCH. I HAVE SEEN MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FAKE MOVADO WATCHES THAT LOOK REAL BUT ARE NOT. THE TRUTH IS, THE AVERAGE WATCH BUYER JUST ASSUMES IF IT READS MOVADO ON THE FRONT AND BACK IT MUST BE REAL. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AROUND THE THE LATE 1990'S TO EARLY 2000'S THEY SWITCHED TO "SWISS MOVADO MADE" AND UNDERSTAND THAT FOR SOME YEARS AFTER THERE WERE STILL WATCHES ON THE SHELVES AND IN WAREHOUSES THAT GOT SOLD MUCH AFTER 2000 THAT STILL READ 'SWISS MOVADO QUARTZ" FOR YEARS MOVADO PRINTED "SWISS MOVADO QUARTZ" ON THEIR DIALS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME INCORRECT INFORMATION POSTED IN SOME GUIDES WRITTEN HERE ON EBAY AND ONLINE CONCERNING "HOW TO SPOT A FAKE MOVADO"įIRST INCORRECT STATEMENT I SEE OTHERS TELLING POTENTIAL BUYERS IS "IF THE MOVADO READS "Swiss MOVADO Quartz" AND NOT "Swiss MOVADO Made" ON THE DIAL THAN IT IS A FAKE. SO YOU CAN TRUST MY INFORMATION AND MY WATCHES TO BE AUTHENTIC. $20,000 OR MORE IN SALES ON AVERAGE EVERY MONTH. I SPECIALIZE IN AUTHENTIC SWISS MADE MOVADO WATCHES AND SELL ON AVERAGE MORE THAN 100 MOVADOS A MONTH, EVERY MONTH.
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Plus a near perfect 5 star customer satisfaction rating. I have been selling on eBay sense 10/04/01 and have been awarded " Top Rated Seller Status " with a 5628 at 100% positive feedback rating and climbing. I am thevellman seller of only authentic Swiss made Movado watches. I also found this post from 2002 posted here on the forums which might help you figure the numbers.Hello. This is the same case design as Winston Churchill's watch. The calibre 475 complicated calendar movement was manufactured by Movado from 1938 to 1954.
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Apologies if I am breaching forum rules.ġ940's Movado Triple-Date calendar watch with Breguet arabics dial and fancy "turtle" lugs, snapback case with calendar push buttons at 2:00 and 4:00, ribbed sides and fancy extended "turtle" lugs (42mm lug to lug), signed 15 jewel complicated calendar movement (calibre 475), outer date chapter ring, center day and month apertures, gold dagger hands, sweep seconds and arrow-tipped sweep date hand. Details below are not my words but a sample from the other site. I am not sure if I am allowed post the link, but I will give some of the info from it. Don't know anything about watches, just a total beginner, but I have found one of these for sale, ( can't help it I love googling ).