Watch certification is an important standard for measuring watch quality. These marks engraved on replica watches represent the commitment of major watch brands to product quality.
Friends who play replica watches must have heard of COSC certification. COSC certification is Swiss Observatory certification. As the name suggests, this certification is issued by the official Swiss Observatory testing agency. The organization was founded in 1973 by the five watchmaking cantons of Bern, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Sorotern and Vaud in Switzerland, together with the Swiss Watchmaking Association. It is responsible for Swiss-made watch movements. Perform testing.
A self-made movement is a mandatory requirement for sending to the Swiss replica watches Observatory for inspection. Each movement subject to inspection needs to withstand the test of 3 temperatures and 5 positions during a 16-day test cycle, and reach a standard including the average daily difference. Only by meeting 7 standard indicators within the watch can it obtain the Swiss Observatory certification and have the Chronometres mark engraved on the watch.
The official Geneva Seal has very strict certification requirements, and specifically needs to meet three conditions:
1. Mechanical watches that are hand-made and capable of self-winding must be completed in the Geneva area.
2. Must strictly abide by the 12 process guidelines
3. It must be approved by several committee members of the testing agency at the same time.
Only watches that meet all the above criteria can obtain the Geneva Seal and be marked with the “Eagle and Key” badge.
Although QF certification is not as famous as the previous two, its certification standards are very strict.
It appeared relatively late and was only founded in 2004. With the permission of the Swiss federal government, it was jointly launched by three brands: Chopard, Bovet and Parmigiani Fleurier. QF certification is said to be strict because if you want to obtain this certification, you first need to have Swiss Observatory certification.
Only those certified by the Swiss Observatory are eligible to undergo the test of movement modification and polishing. Once it passes the test, it needs to complete various posture tests with the Fluriertest tester. Only those whose accuracy remains within an error of 0 to 5 seconds per day can obtain QF certification and have the special QF certification logo engraved on the watch.
Before 1995, precious metal replica watches produced in Switzerland needed to be marked to distinguish different raw materials. For example, the “Queen” mark represents gold material, and the “Duck” mark represents silver material.
After that, Switzerland revised the standards for the use of precious metal marks. All precious metal watches were uniformly changed to use “Saint Bernard Dog Head” as the mark. The certification requirements are strict and they are fully protected by law.
Although the modified Saint Bernard dog head cannot strictly distinguish each precious metal material as before, its appearance on the watch is enough to prove that the material of the watch is of high quality.