However, many people still can't find some hidden eggs on their watches after playing for many years. These eggs are hidden in the most secret place on the watch and are difficult to find. Some exist to prevent counterfeiting, and some are for decorative beauty, which is quite interesting.
Breguet
If you are a cousin who owns Breguet, take out your love watch now and enjoy it up close, and you will probably find a hidden "signature".
This is Breguet's famous signature.
The origin of this egg can be traced back to the birth of Breguet in18th century. At that time, Breguet was favored by the upper class and was a precious luxury, which attracted the attention of many counterfeiters. In order to prevent counterfeiting, Breguet etched the signature of its founder on the dial, which only appeared when the light shone at an oblique angle.
Today, the hidden signature is still a sign to distinguish the authenticity of Breguet watches, and it is also the exclusive feature of most Breguet watches.
In fact, no forger can really imitate Breguet's exquisite craftsmanship, but its founder, Breguet, kept his mouth shut about it. He wrote: "In order to ensure that the public will not be deceived by the works I have not participated in, I will put a unique mark on the dial and use machine technology to create an effect that is extremely difficult to imitate."
Now, Cousin Breguet can usually find this elegant font signature near 6 o'clock or 12 o'clock on the watch.
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Unlike Breguet, Blancpain did not extend the logo to most mobile phone watches, but only occasionally found traces on its enamel dial, because the enamel dial itself is a work of art, and Blancpain attaches great importance to it.
This sign is usually engraved between 4 o'clock, 5 o'clock or 7 o'clock to 8 o'clock. It is the letter "JB", which is the initials of Bumper founder Jehan-Jacques Blancpain.
This mark is extremely hidden and needs to be tilted to a certain angle to be found.
Omega
Omega made a small Ω sign in the center of its watch mirror. This game was born in the early 1950s of/kloc-0 and continues to this day.
The purpose and significance are not clear.
Rolex Watches
Rolex should be the most counterfeit watch brand in the world, so it is very good at using hidden marks to prevent counterfeiting.
In the past, Rolex would engrave a serial number on the case to show its genuine identity, but it was too simple. Now, Rolex will engrave the word "ROLEXROLEXROLEX" on the inside of the watch ring, and engrave the serial number at 6 o'clock.
In addition, Rolex will also make a small laser crown logo on the mirror at 6 o'clock. The line of the sign is a dotted line, which is extremely shallow and difficult to find, and it is one of the basis for judging authenticity.
However, it should be noted that although this kind of anti-counterfeiting label is popular, not all Rolex models have it, and models after 2000 are more common.
There are also watch players who specialize in looking for and collecting Rolex without this logo, because if there is no genuine product with this logo, it is likely to be an old watch and has collection value.
Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin's series of watches decorated with miniature or enamel paintings by Anita Porchet, the world's master of enamel painting, also have unique anti-counterfeiting marks.
Vacheron Constantin is precious, and master works are rare. In order to prevent counterfeiting, Vacheron Constantin applied printing technology and added the engraving of the word "AP" under the watch mirror, which is the initials of Anita Porchet.
However, compared with previous brands, this is a niche.
Da precision work
In addition to anti-counterfeiting, watchmakers will also add some eggs to their watches to decorate or emphasize their identity.
On the dial of GS, you can see the sign of an octagonal star or a pentagram. The octagonal star indicates that the dial, hands or hour markers of the watch are made of special materials; The five-pointed star indicates that the trend error of the watch does not exceed 5 seconds/year.
GS also has many meaningful designs, such as the outline of the bridge plate of its 9R0 1 movement, which is taken from the outline of Mount Fuji seen by watchmakers when making watches in Xinzhou Watch Workshop. Japanese clockmakers are as careful as hair, which can be seen.
There are many eggs in gs. If readers are interested, they can write a detailed account another day.
lange
On the value of the movement, Langer called it the second, and I'm afraid no brand dares to call it the first. On the bridge of the movement, Langer likes to carve extremely beautiful and exquisite petal and flower patterns.
This is not a batch copy mark, but it is enough to play an anti-counterfeiting role. Because no counterfeiter can reproduce such exquisite decoration in such a small place.
Making watches is the skill of doing Dojo in snail shells. It is even more difficult to leave a subtle and hidden egg on the watch.
If the wearer can discover and appreciate the ingenuity left by the watchmaker, it will be like a virtual time-space conversation between the two sides, full of fun.
What other eggs did you find on the watch?