How to find counterfeit Tiffany & Co jewellery?

Thanks to the exceptional quality and timeless style of its jewellery, the luxury brand Tiffany & Co has become famous the world over. The brand has also become famous for its commitment to excellence, quality and innovation, as well as sustainability and social responsibility. Getting married with a Tiffany&Co ring on your finger is a dream come true for many women. However, like many other luxury brands, Tiffany&Co is faced with the problem of counterfeiting. Counterfeit jewellery from the luxury brand is easy to find online, which is why you need to have the keys in hand to be able to spot them. In this article, we give you our advice on how to recognise genuine Tiffany&Co jewellery from counterfeit.

Packaging:

The first sign of authenticity is the packaging associated with your Tiffany&Co jewellery, so you need to pay particular attention to it. Tiffany jewellery is usually delivered in a signature blue box with a red velvet cushion and a white fabric pouch.

Blue paper bags are also characteristic of the luxury brand. The name of the luxury brand is usually written in white on the top. Counterfeit boxes are of lower quality.

Take a closer look at the finish of your jewellery packaging. Counterfeit products are generally poorly finished, with badly cut edges for example.

Punches :

You should also pay particular attention to the Tiffany hallmarks on your luxury jewellery. The luxury brand's jewellery is hallmarked with a brand inscription such as "T&Co." or "Tiffany & Co.", followed by a number, which varies according to the material used to create the jewellery (gold, silver, etc.).

Tiffany hallmarks are generally engraved using a hammer and punch on a small area of metal, such as the inside of a watch or the back of a necklace. On counterfeit jewellery, the hallmarks are badly engraved, misaligned or even missing altogether. It is also not uncommon for them to contain spelling mistakes or incorrect information.

Above, an authentic Tiffany&Co bracelet.

Jewellery material :

You should also pay particular attention to the material from which the luxury jewellery is made. The luxury brand uses very high quality materials such as gold or diamonds. As you can imagine, counterfeiters, in the interests of profit, use poor quality materials that look like gold or silver but are not.

There is a technique for certifying genuine gold. Take a piece of unglazed ceramic and run your Tiffany jewellery over it. If the jewel leaves a black trace, you are looking at a fake jewel, but if the trace is golden, you are looking at genuine gold.

Fake diamonds are also visible because they are far less brilliant than genuine ones.

Want to find out more about counterfeit luxury jewellery? Read our articles on the Cartier studded bracelet or the Cartier love ring.

Links :

The last but not least point to analyse concerns the link with the chain rings on Tiffany&Co jewellery. The links on authentic jewellery from the luxury brand must be continuous welded links. You should not be able to see any lines or links that can be separated.

Counterfeit jewellery generally has this defect. If your jewellery has links that can be separated, you are dealing with a counterfeit.

On the left, a bracelet from replica factories, on the right, an authentic bracelet from the luxury brand.

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