The Love Bracelet is an iconic jewelry item and should come with the appropriate price tag. Most times that someone comes to us questioning the authenticity of an item, they’re right. Counterfeit manufacturers do not have the time or care to manufacture the way that Cartier would have. If anything is not perfect and makes you look twice, it could be a fake. The gold will be true and not plated or silver. The stamps will be clean and defined, not smudged or off center. The center of each “screw” make will be edge to edge. The screw indentations will be precise and defined. Im not familiar with this site but I just went on their.
Cartier will only use the top grades of diamonds and gold.įor a large name like Cartier, each and every aspect will be done with care and precision. Depending on which Cartier love bracelet youre looking at it seems to range anywhere from 80 - 170. The biggest giveaway is often the quality of the item. A Quality brand will put out quality items While Cartier did have variations on stamps and fonts depending on the year, this bangle is supposedly brand new and the font on this bracelet was questionable.Ī Cartier love bracelet will be stamped 750 or 950, you can look up photos of other authentic Cartier Love Bracelets and compare the font yours. The “IY” hallmark was definitely off, the Y was crooked, something Cartier would have caught. The “Cartier” Logo font was the first thing that made us look twice. Note the handwriting looks childish as well. A quick google search brought up that others have noted that there are several fake Love Bracelets being sold with the Narita South Wing stamp. In our case, this item came with a Cartier Box and certificate from the Cartier Narita South Wing Terminal 1, where there is a real Cartier Store.īut the item was indeed counterfeit and a source at Cartier confirmed that the serial did not exists in their database. Accessories and stamps do not mean authenticity. Is your item two toned? In a style or design you’ve never seen? Sometimes fakes will be made in outlandish styles that Cartier would not sell. Does it come with a certificate and box? What is the story behind where they got it? If it’s pristine, why was it never worn? Does this person/seller have several of this one item? Take a look at what similar used items have sold for on eBay and compare them to the price of your item. If the price for the item is just too good to be believable, ask yourself why. Here are our tips to spot a fake and keep yourself self from counterfeit replicas: One of the most mass-produced counterfeit items is replicas of the Cartier Love bracelet.Ī trendy item that is highly in-demand, many fall prey to those peddling fakes, often from Hong Kong. **We do not purchase or sell known counterfeit items.** We have this Cartier Tank Francaise for sale! Click to see more The client never is aware of course, and it is our unfortunate job to let them know the item they purchased or was gifted is not authentic and therefore not worth what they thought it was. As jewelry buyers, every now and then a piece crosses our desk that really makes us take a closer look, sometimes it’s a rare and unique piece and occasionally it’s a counterfeit.