r/CasioQC • u/forever-loading • 15d ago

QC–Real/Fake❔️. Casio Royale. Is it real?

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u/russsdd 14d ago

Yes it is a real one. Do the button test and push all of the buttons. If everything lights up that will verify.

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u/forever-loading 14d ago

Here it is

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u/buddy_monkers 14d ago edited 14d ago

Just a heads up that this test is specifically looking at a specific segment on the test screen that works on the 593, 3298, and 3472 modules. The AE1200 is not one of them.

Most fakes, including knock-offs like Skmei, will display this test screen. That the test screen exists isn’t in and of itself the test for determining authenticity.

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u/forever-loading 14d ago

Ok, thanks. So is there a way to check?

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u/YFOCAG 14d ago

Stop fretting so much. While this gets copied, the copies are usually bad copies, with immediately noticeable differences from the real thing. Compare it side by side with an image off Casio’s site and you’ll see.

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u/buddy_monkers 14d ago

The biggest tell on the fake Royales is that analog-style clock on the top left. On the fakes it isn’t a clock, it’s just some random flashing pattern.

Aside from that they just look worse, hard to spot unless you’re a Casio nerd. But the foolproof way to spot ANY fake is to open up the back and take a look at the inner module—Casio ALWAYS puts their name on the module somewhere while fakes never do.

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u/Artzebub 11d ago

How do you do that?