Warranty Seals

[TJCoro]

I just received a box of Cohiba EL 06 Piramides. Every thing looks fine, except the outer box had the newer type warranty seal which I recently began noticing on newer boxes (Smoother to the touch and glows bright white under a UV black light. Also, the watermark glows pinkish-white under under a black light, instead of the bright, lime green on older seals).


I was a bit surprised to see the newer seal on an 06 box.

Has anyone else noticed this?

[TJCoro]

Ahem....has anyone else noticed this?

[Robusto]

I've never bought those, mate.

[TJCoro]

Thanks, amigo.

I guess this is probably of more interest in the US, where they are concerned with the authenticity of their puros, than in other countries.

The newer warranty seals show up many new boxes, however, not just Cohiba ELs.

[cohibaIV]

Check this link out mate...might answer a few questions..

http://www.vitolas.net/thumbnails.php?album=43

[TJCoro]

Thanks, Cohiba IV. I've added the link to my Favorites. Here's another link that addresses the various warranty seals used over the years.

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com

Look under "General Information" "Packaging" "Warranty Seals"

[TJCoro]

Mates - if anyone would like to see what the new warranty seal looks like compared to the old seal under natural lighting and UV blacklight (remember blacklights? ) click the link below.

http://s1seifert.shutterfly.com/

Note: the watermark on the new newer seal does not show up very well in the pictures, but to the naked eye under the blacklight it glows a bright pinkish-white, but not as bright as the older lime-green watermark.

I hope I haven't bored anyone with this'

but authenticity facinates me.

[cohibaIV]

No fakes from my source mate...

[TJCoro]

No fakes from my source mate...

Well done, sir. You must buy at a B&M (brick and mortar)