How to tell a genuine Tissot Le Locle watch from a fake?

　　As a classic timepiece celebrating Tissot's 150th anniversary, the Tissot Le Locle is highly popular among the public, with more and more friends joining the ranks of Tissot Le Locle owners. However, precisely because of its popularity, replica and counterfeit watches are rampant in the market. Therefore, to avoid being deceived by unscrupulous merchants, it is essential to learn how to identify genuine and fake Tissot Le Locle watches. Below, let us learn some simple methods to identify a Tissot Le Locle watch.

　　Methods to identify the authenticity of a Tissot Le Locle watch:

　　Appearance

　　Authentic Le Locle dial side: all the lettering is crisp and clear, the guilloche patterns have sharp edges, and the seconds hand features a rice-grain shaped, rounded tip. Counterfeit Le Locle dial side: the patterns are often blurred, with indistinct edges and depth. The print quality is poor, and characters within designs clearly show defects. The seconds hand has a teardrop-shaped, sharper tip, and this 2 feature is typical of older models or non-original seconds hands.

　　Case back flower motif: this relates to the batch number; both joined and separated variants are genuine. Please refer to the image above, serial numbers starting with 12HA are joined, while those starting with 12BL are separated. 12HA is commonly found on domestic counter stock, whereas 12BL is frequently seen on overseas personal shopping imports.

　　Note that this is the serial number, not the reference number; 2 this detail is inscribed on every watch, and only a few special editions lack it (though such custom watches are much easier to verify, as mentioned below). This number is unique and non-repeating, whereas replica watches often share the exact same number across purchases or lack one entirely. Therefore, please pay attention to this when purchasing a watch; if the retailer's watches all share the same serial number, there is undoubtedly a major issue.

　　Movement

　　Primarily understanding the movement, most Tissot watches utilise ETA movements, yet standard ETA movements are commercially available on the market.

　　The Geneva stripes on the oscillating weight of the genuine movement radiate from right to left, presenting a clear, natural and exceptionally attractive texture.