Warranty Seal

[FlyFishingDude]

Could you please clear something up for me? I have heard/read that ONLY boxes sold in Cuba have the "watermark", is this true? Or do the boxes that are exported also have this "watermark"?

Thanks

Mike

[habanohal]

No, boxes in Cuba have the Hologram sticker on corner. Sort of looks like a sticker from NBA Merchendise

[Ginseng]

All boxes distributed and sold anywhere should have the UV-fluorescent coat-of-arms "watermark" on the tax stamp/warranty seal.

Wilkey

[Trevor2118]

You can find a bit more information at:

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/8-packaging.htm#Seals

Includes details on the different paper types and the different watermarks.

[FlyFishingDude]

Thanks. I must of got confused between the holographic label and the uv watermark on the warranty seal. All good now. I did happen to notice under the uv black light that a couple of warranty seals revealed the watermark as bright green and then on another the watermark is a barely distinguishable pale orange or pink. Any thoughts on this?

Mike

[Trevor2118]

Thanks. I must of got confused between the holographic label and the uv watermark on the warranty seal. All good now. I did happen to notice under the uv black light that a couple of warranty seals revealed the watermark as bright green and then on another the watermark is a barely distinguishable pale orange or pink. Any thoughts on this?

Direct from my website:

Seal Types. Currently there are several variations of this seal being used.

Paper & Ink. There are two paper & ink types. The first type is a bright white paper printed with a darker shade of green ink that provides a good contrast. Under a UV black-light this white paper strongly fluoresces. The second type is a creamy white paper printed in a slightly lighter green ink shade and has less contrast than bright paper seal. There is no fluorescence from the creamy white paper.

Watermark UV Image. Above the serial number there is a watermark image of the coat of arms (similar but larger than the printed shield) visible only under ultra violet black-light. On the bright white paper types, the image is a poorly defined pinkish-orange colour on the larger box type and not visible on the smaller pack seal. On the creamy white paper seals (including the smaller pack seals) the image is a well defined lemon-yellow colour.

[nocsious]

One of my current boxes I can barely make out the seal under the black light. It is very very faint. I wonder if my UV bulb is the wrong wavelength to effectively make the coat of arms fluoresce?

[FlyFishingDude]

One of my current boxes I can barely make out the seal under the black light. It is very very faint. I wonder if my UV bulb is the wrong wavelength to effectively make the coat of arms fluoresce?

My box of Hoyo's has the same faint uv mark

[smokem]

I'm know Wilkey has explained this scientifically on another site, so I won't attempt. I noticed also on some boxes the watermark is fainter. Perhaps it's the wavelength of my light (cheap one from ebay) and/or some variability with the fluorescent material/stamp itself.

[SofaKing]

I wouldn't worry too much about it, you are forgetting that Cuba is not the best when it comes to strict quality control. As long as you trust your supplier no need to really worry about a variance in one detail.

[Ginseng]

The UV-fluorescent coat of arms varies from extremely bright and prominent to practically invisible. The is a function of their ink composition and coating consistency. On the other hand, the wrong wavelength will not show it up at all. So, if your light is showing some imprints brightly but others almost not at all, it's not your lamp or the wavelength of the bulb.

Wilkey

[FlyFishingDude]

Pretty soon they will be using a UV watermark that doesn't show up under any wavelength blacklight......DOH!