Breitling Navitimer watches are renowned for their accuracy and style throughout the world. They are popular with the United States Air Force, the British Red Arrows, airline professionals and the general public. Their popularity is the incentive of a plethora of counterfeits and replicas. However, many of those copies are very clever counterparts. You will need some tips to help you.

Step 1

Check the weight. A genuine Breitling watch has a hefty feel, which in somewhat is heavier than other wristwatches. By contrast, a counterfeit Breitling Navitimer watch will feels lighter than or comparable to other wristwatches.

Step 2

Look at the Breitling logo on the watch face. On a genuine watch, the Breitling logo should be perfectly straight and embossed onto the face. A counterfeit Breitling Navitimer, however, may have the logo simply printed onto the face; on poor quality replicas, the printing process may cause it to be blurred, smudged or even misspelled.

Step 3

Examine the date window. On a genuine Breitling Navitimer watch, the date window is large enough to magnify the second and minute hands. While the copies are typically somewhat smaller and even may not magnify the complete date. On poor quality fakes, the date window may even be crooked or missing altogether.

Step 4

Check the movement. It was widely recognized the genuine Breitling Navitimer watches used a mechanical movement that caused the second hand to sweep smoothly while the knockoffs used a quartz movement.