I just received the band from a friend, and told him I would post it to see what the pro's thought. I'm still new at CC's, so I just want to be sure before I tell him it's a fake. I'm sorry the text is a little distorted (scanner issues), but take my word for it, the text looks genuine. Raised gold lettering (not to flashy), and I didn't notice any bleeding into the red. What I thought was the give away was the shade of red. Instead of a darker, almost maroon red, it's a bright vibrant red. The color in the pic came out great. The cigar itself is dry, chipped, and it's wrapper is starting to warp a little mid cigar. Let me know what you all think. Badly kept CC, or a fake?

http://s304.photobucket.com/albums/nn181/flyboy25177/?a...urrent=seriedno4.png

If you look it up in the counterfiet gallery you will see that it is probably the genuine article.

Probably just a poorly maintained Partagas

Thanks Doc. I did look it up last night, and my picture seemed a little brighter than the genuine picture that was posted. I just wanted a couple other votes before I said anything. Thanks for the feedback.