Look at the movement through a mechanical watch with a low cover: Only those marked with CITIZEN on the automatic rotor of the movement are original Citizen watches. All watches marked with MIYOTA letters are fake Citizen watches. Moreover, there is no gold-plated movement in the MIYOTA logo. The original Citizen watch is basically a gold-plated movement, at least the automatic rotor is gold-plated (including quartz watch movements). The typical logo of the movement letters is generally: CITIZEN WATCH CO.8200A UNADJUSTED JAPAN TWENTY-ONE 21JEWELS.

Look at the production serial number of the watch: the production serial number of the real watch is unique, one number for each watch, while the number identification of the fake watch does not comply with CITIZEN rules (in fact, the number hides many things: including the machine number). Movement, style, case type, way to open the watch, etc.) Even the production serial numbers of many watches are the same, and there are no distinctions between men's and women's watches, automatic quartz.

Look at the number on the watch dial: At the bottom of the 6 o'clock position on the dial and next to the glass aperture, there will be a line of very small letters, but they are very clear. For example: JAPAN 8200 821634-K, which are the place of origin, movement number and dial number respectively. The number of the fake watch is either missing, incomplete or blurred, and it is printed and written randomly.

Look at the hands: Japanese watch hands are characterized by their extremely bright electroplating. The shape and length of the hands should be consistent with the dial, and the color of the luminous dot should be the same as that on the dial. The LOGO, including the CITIZEN trademark, must also be bright and regular, without distortion or burrs. Fake watches often do not do well in this regard.

Look at the outer packaging of the watch: the packaging of parallel imports is often different, especially the gift bags, which are often different from those purchased at mainland counters. Although the appearance of the fake movement watch is exactly the same, the box is often imitated and relatively thin and rough. As for the gift bag, it usually does not come with it, or it is simply equipped with a separate bag. Therefore, buyers can first go to the local counter to understand the outer packaging of the watch they purchased, and then compare it.

Look at the tag: A genuine watch must have a tag. Needless to say, licensed products are of course the same as those at the counter. Parallel import tags may be different. For example, the XC series of hangtags (XC series are imported from Little Japan), licensed products only have a Japanese introduction from Little Japan, while parallel imports often have a price in Japanese, which is easy to distinguish. As for fake movement watches, the ink on the tag sometimes diverges, and the color side has a slight color difference compared to the real tag. The model number on the genuine hangtag may be very light, but generally it will not be divergent. In addition, the tag line is dark green or white (mainly XC series)

Look at the place of origin: Citizen watches now have "Origin of Beijing" written on them except for the XC series, which are imported from Japan. If it comes from Japan or elsewhere, you need to be careful.

Look at the invoice: As mentioned before, CITIZEN strictly prohibits dealers from selling online. If found, they will be severely punished and may even be disqualified from selling.

Look at the price tag: the genuine product does not have a price tag when it is in the warehouse. It will be labeled when it is shipped from the warehouse to the counter. It is usually on the color side. If the CITIZEN genuine product price has been labeled, the label will be white. , and fake movement watches come in all colors, green, yellow, blue, red... It doesn’t matter where the mark is, and sometimes it even covers the model number.

Distinguish replica watches based on case numbers. There are three types of CITIZEN case numbers:

4-○○○○○○(Example: 4-650972)

○○○○ - ○○○○○○( Example: 9447-H29581)

○○○○ - ○○○○○○○(Example: F315-K000131 The case number will also change in different positions depending on the characteristics of the watch)

The first four digits represent the movement model (note that it is not the movement number and is not used as a basis for judgment). If it does not exist or the numbering method is different, be careful.