Real Swarovski Crystallized Faceplate, How to ensure that you are getting the Real Thing!

Swarovski® (Swore-off-ski) crystal components are regarded as the highest quality machine cut and polished crystal beads in the world. The demand for luxury products unfortunately can create a host of imitators. If you are considering buying a Swarovski Crystallized Faceplate, please read this guide so you don't get fooled by cheap rhinestone faceplates from China.

The Swarovski® company creates its glass with a special compound that imitators cannot duplicate. This special compound creates the incredible brilliance(Blings) of their product. The delicate color palette is another quality that sets Swarovski® crystal components apart from others.

With so many crystallized products and faceplates out there, how can you tell if the crystal you are purchasing is actually a Swarovski® crystal product....or an imitation?

Here are some tips that can help you determine which crystals are genuine:

Swarovski® crystals are perfectly uniform. Since they are machine cut, each crystal is the same. This means that the height, width and slope are consistent. A hand polished imitator crystals will not have as uniform a cut. You may also notice different dimensions from crystal to crystal.

Swarovski® uses machinery that precisely cuts each crystal. According to Swarovski®, "cutting hard materials such as crystal and gems, in such a way that they have a hundred identical facets in several directions, is a very complicated task; each direction of the reflected light must first be calculated by computer, then this has to be simulated in 3D, optimized and finally converted into control programs for complex machinery." This is just part of the technology that gives Swarovski® crystals their unbelievable flash.

The precision cutting of Swarovski® machinery allows each crystal to have its facet juncture "pointing up". This means the facet junctures all meet at precisely the same point. This is a similar aspect of diamond faceting. See the illustration above.

AB finish Swarovski® crystals have a uniform surface luster. There are no swirling marks from the vacuum process that produces the AB finish, and generally there are no scratches. The "imitations" often have scratches, swirl marks ("oily" looking surface). Some of these imperfections, in the "imposters", have to do with the lower quality of the finish. See the illustration above.

When you look inside the crystal, you will see no bubbles. If you see any bubbles, you know immediately that it is a fake.

Because of its special glass compounds, Swarovski® crystal will out-sparkle a bead of lesser quality when placed in a side-by-side comparison.

Your best bet is to buy from reputable suppliers known to be Swarovski® Crystallize Companies.

Just because they display the logo does not mean they are using real Swarovski.

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