Authentication: Watch Journal

Our authentication articles answer the questions our New York team hears most from buyers — how to compare references, what to check before you buy and how to look after a watch once it is yours. Each article links to the relevant watches in our catalogue.

• UV Light & Microscopic Analysis: Hidden Watch Authentication Clues
• Service Parts, Franken-Watches & Disclosure in Luxury Watch Authentication
• Counterfeit Tells Across Major Luxury Watch Brands: An Expert Guide
• Movement Inspection: What a Watchmaker Looks For in 2026
• Papers, Boxes, & Provenance: What Matters in Luxury Watch Authentication
• Watch Authentication & Provenance: The Lume Wrist Watches Guide
• Everyday Luxury Watches: Discerning Style for Daily Wear
• Authenticating Your Cartier Ballon Bleu: A Definitive Women's Guide
• Rolex Daytona Cosmograph: The Ultimate Reference & Authentication Guide
• Bank Wire Transfers: Secure Payments for Luxury Watch Purchases
• Luxury Watch Servicing: Intervals, Costs & Authentication Insights
• Breitling Navitimer: Unpacking its Legendary Aviation Heritage
• The Rise of Independent Watchmakers: A New Era of Horology