How do you differntiate a real Swarovski crystal and the fake one?

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

1. Swarovski® crystals are generally not strung when offered for sale.
2. Look for the original Swarovski® packaging. Dependant on size, the bulk packages will range from 10 gross to 1/2 gross, in well-branded, sealed envelopes. The newest Swarovski® bulk packaging is sealed with an authenticated silver toned hologram saying "CRYSTALIZED."
3. 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 bead will not have as uniform a cut. You may also notice different dimensions from bead to bead.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. When you look inside the crystal, you will see no bubbles. If you see any bubbles, you know immediately that it is a fake.
8. Because of its special glass compounds, Swarovski® crystal will out-sparkle a bead of lesser quality when placed in a side-by-side comparison.

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can you elaborate it bit more on this question
do you have some kind of swarovsky ornament, or a piece of clothing adorned with them
let me know and i can answer your question a bit better

A seller of Swarovski beads told me once that if you take a Swarovski bead, you slide the flat side of the bead onto a pocket mirror, turn it upside down, the Swarovski bead won't fall. But the ordinary glass or plastic bead will fall. I tried it on a small bead and it works! You'd have to be very careful if you will attempt this, don't scratch the mirror nor the Swarovski. I don't know if this will work with a heavier Swarovski bead or figurine.

The only problem here is you have to have a loose Swarovski bead to try this. You can't do this with a necklace or bracelet. And please don't do it with Swarovski figurines!

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Swarovski crystals are glass so thats the first stage in identifying them. they are expensive so it's unlikely that a garment from a high-street store will use swarovski and becasue of the association with swarovski any designer that does use them will make it clear that they are swarovski.

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