Swiss luxury watchmaker turns to banknote technology to stop counterfeits

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

GENEVA, April 9, 2008 (AFP) — Luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin said Wednesday it had turned to security features more commonly used in bank notes and passports in its fight against counterfeiting.

At the annual exhibition of luxury watch brands in Geneva, the brand said it called on banknote and Swiss passport printer Orell Fuessli as well as Roger Pfund, a Swiss designer who produced graphics for banknotes and designed the current Swiss passport, to develop the security features.

"These techniques are so complex and require machines that are so expensive that they guarantee against all attempts at counterfeiting," a spokesman told AFP.

First to benefit from this new technology is its new Quai de l'Ile line, which incorporates several security...