How to spot a fake Tissot PRC-200

[phstc]

hello

I bought Pre-owned PRC200 from USA Seller.

I checked the watch using a lot of threads instructions if the watch is fake or not... I think that all parts are originals. But... I have one doubt about the painting marks on the chrome for the minutes, the painting marks not are centralized, specially on 55min, is it normal? The lume for hour/minutes hands is poor, for the minutes marks is very very... poor

I saw the original watch in local store, and the painting marks are centralized.

Best Regards,
Pablo

[sud]

Hello

I bought a Tissot prc 200 black dial from an online dealer for 200$. I took it to a AD and they said its genuine. However, when I inspected the online pics I noticed that the upper numbers (left one-30, right one-10) of the inner quadrants are not yellow, they are white.

Everything else looks perfect, the luming etc...

How can this be ?

[pilyo]

how about this one, is this fake?

New TISSOT

[6138]

Unfortunately almost all the prc 200 bought ones to good price have turned out to be false to so that it puts on interest to look at them with little thoroughness

[PRChard200]

Hello all,

Thanks to this forum I was able to find out that the PRC200 I bought is an imitation. The shop who sold it to me gave my money back and I returmed the watch.
He said he didn't know it is a fake.
Indeed it is amazing how well crafted the fakes are.
I want to share with you the differences I noticed between my fake and genuine because today I bought an original at a Tissot dealer :).

Most obvious differences:

The hands attaching points where finished like the one in the 10th of seconds subdial of Samgher's fake photo. For my fake PRC200 they didn't even bother to put on chrome or chrome paint, just yellow. I could spot the difference without an aid (I need reading glasses) after I got the original with the correct chrome attaching points.

My fake also had luminous hourmarks!

My fake strap had the "BI" on the buckle and "genuine leather" on the strap. My original one doesn't have those.
The fake one was slightly more padded but not a big difference.

Thanx again Samgher and others!

regards
Richard

[mrcupcakees]

hey guys, i just purchased a PRC200 from ebay. I only came across this thread now, and having read it, i'm really scared that the one i bought was a fake, can you someone help me confirm?

The link is:
Original TISSOT

I'll take photos and update you on it when i receive it.

Also does anyone know how much it would cost to get it checked for authenticity by a AD?

[reivilom69]

Hi! mrcupcakees!
Saddly i have to tell you that my own experience with HK watch seller was not the best i had on E-Bay, the watches i had bought were high quality fake, great leather band, Sapphire crystal, very nice stainless steel clasp, lume markers on every hand and hour markers, you had to look at littles details to see the difference.
The link you posted shows pics of what seem to be an original watch but the seller can send you anything else, even the box can be very close from reality with all the paper work but the quality of the printing can show you it is not original.

look closely at the pictures posted by orther member and look closely at you watch when you receive it, hopefully you will be more lucky than some of us !
Good Luck!

[daboosh]

After reading these threads I was wary about purchasing a PRC200 from China...so I ordered one from Singapore instead! It was eBay member "timeparadise" who has a good reputation here on WUS and I can verify that after intense scrutiny with a variety of loupes that the watch I purchased is indeed authentic.

One other difference I did notice which I don't think was mentioned here, look at samgher (the OP) second picture. Look at the 40 minute marker. Notice how grossly uncentered the numerals are in relation to the marker itself. Dead giveaway. On an authentic it's perfectly centered.

Hopefully you do indeed get an authentic watch mrcupcakes. Be sure to post some detailed macro pics when it arrives.

[mrcupcakees]

I received the watch today, it indeed looked VERY GENUINE, but when i tested out the chrono, the 30 minute hand moved but didn't match up. I tried resetting it, but the minute hand still remained slightly off the mark. It came with the books and boxes, and also a receipt from Prince Jewelery and Watch Co., Hong Kong.

Is there some way to fix the uneven 30 minute chrono hand??

[daboosh]

I remember seeing a post around here somewhere with instructions on resetting the subdial hand positions. I'll see if I can find it when I have some time to poke around a little later.