Lastly, markings in particular are always engraved on Pandora products. Again, due to the molding and casting process that counterfeiters can use to mass produce the copies, small details like this are often lost. In some cases the copies are molded without these marks and someone goes back in later in post-production to stamp them — this is far inferior to engraving the marks, and can be spotted easily on rounded surfaces like bracelet clasps and Murano bead end caps as the stamps have a hard time pressing into the material evenly.
This is probably the most difficult dimension to evaluating a fake, as you will almost certainly need to have the piece in hand; it may be too late at that point to get your money back. There is a certain heft and weight to them that is very easy to discern if you compare a counterfeit piece next to a genuine one, even in something as small as a little Pandora charm.
Silver and gold are hefty metals that can also hold a very fine level of detail — it is difficult to replicate both of these qualities in cheaper materials.
Steel and iron is often used in counterfeit pieces, sometimes coated with a fake silver and gold plating. One interesting trick to try is to place a strong magnet next to the charm or bracelet. Sterling silver and 14k gold is not magnetic at all, so if there is any attraction then it is definitely NOT made from precious materials iron and steel are highly magnetic. This was designed so that special accessories like clips can be attached to the Pandora bracelets, allowing you to easily divide up space for less-filled bracelets.
All Pandora charms then are threaded on the inside so that they can slip by these threads and on to the bracelets, ingenious! The hallmarks on these type of charms are very very tiny and hard to spot, so these are going to be one of those charms that are going to be hard to detect using the hallmark and threading indications.
Other brands, and especially imitators, do not have these threads. These larger pieces often look terrible in my opinion, and lose that elegant sculpted look that genuine Pandora charms have. Is that considered vintage for jewelry? Message 4 of This one looks old. Message 5 of Screen Shot at Message 6 of In addition, Pandora charms have a marking in addition to IMO, neither the bracelet nor the charms are Pandora.
Message 7 of I agree, none of the beads or the bracelet are authentic. There are literally thousands of knock off Pandora pieces for every authentic one. Hi, I have a pandora bangle gift and charms, I am not convinced all are real, I also think the bangle may be fake, anyway of knowing, I have found stamps on most of charms except the pine cone one, but not sure where this would be.
Also the bangle clasp has one inside but someone said it looked fake, anyway I could find out for sure? Many thanks. Hi could someone tell me were the markings should be on the family silver and gold charm the round one with family holding hands and small gold harts, im not sure if mines real, also finding it hard to find the markings on the open work hart charm.
Hi there i am selling a braclet that my dad got me amd it came in the pandora box and all the beads where also in pandora boxes but after wearing it a few time s i started to notice that the braclet clasp doesnt stay shut if you wear it for long periods of time …. One of my beads the part that says pandora broke so i got suspious. I have read. Online that not all the beads have a threaded core. And some of mine dont also read online that the bracleg its self. Not all of them have the O on the clasp.
And mine doesnt. I also read that not all the beads say pandora some just say i need help finding out if they are fake or real please and thank u. Hi Tarissa, I probably can best help you if send me an e-mail with some pictures!
Hi, thanks for all the info. I was hoping you could help me out? I recently bought an old pandora charm bracelet. Everything looks ok, but not sure. It is stamped but on the outside of the clasp not inside and there is no ALE stamp on it. Does anyone have a picture of the hallmarks for the sideways fish ? Thanks :D. Hi Rochelle! Hi there, I have just bought the birds of a feather charm CZN. Or even if it has one at all?
Would pandora retailers be able to confirm if a charm is genuine or not? Should it say pandora on other Side please. Thanks lynn. Hi Lynn! Thank you x. If you turn the murano sideways you can only see clear glass — no glitter. Hope that helps!
Hi You said that the charms never use Swarskoski crystals. I thin I have been caught out on a website which you have to join. The hallmark should be inside the clasp? Does this mean my charm is fake? With many Pandora charms, the location of the hallmarks can vary depending on when it was made and from mould to mould in the production process. Where did you buy this teapot?
I brought it from a girl selling it on Instagram. Well, the first person who asked me got theirs from Rue La La. And the second got theirs from Perlen. Both are very reputable sites, so that suggests that there authentic teapots with hallmarks on the base. Is this charm threaded or not?
Apart from that everything else seems very legit. Thanks Shell. Hope that helps, nothing worse than thinking something you paid for is a fake when told other wise by the seller. Hi, just wondering if the retired Zebra Murano I got off eBay is fake. Pandora bracelets made after will feature a small crown above the "O" on the clasp, as shown above. Bracelets made in and earlier that do not have the crown might be authentic. Just make sure it passes the rest of the steps.
This is used to keep the charms and beads on if the clasp is opened. If you have a known authentic bead or charm, make sure it screws on the bracelet smooth.
Make sure it is not too tight or to loose.
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