Do all Pandora charms have ale?

There are some older, retired Pandora beads that did not have the ALE 925 mark, for example the moonscapes. These were never marked. Some of the other older beads for example some of the 8 Balls were also not stamped.

Later, ALL of the beads were marked ALE 925 and today (2012) the new beads are all marked s 925 and ALE for silver or the 585 if its gold. However, even if the charm has all of this, it doesn't mean that its genuine. The best way to know is to only buy from an authorized Pandora dealer. There are several stores that are authorized to sell online as well.

But if you buy something from an on line auction, make sure you have a few days to return it and take it to an authorized dealer to be authenticated. The bead or charm could have all the right markings and still not fit the mold. I recently went through this and my fakes were perfect, even had the same designs, except when held next genuine beads, mine were noticeably not as wide.

Replicas will always be a little smaller and lighter than the original bead made withthe original mold.