Thread: How to spot a FAKE!

Just some quickies:

The hologram sticker should match the authenticity card.

The zipper on classical colours (black, white, beige etc.) use an EP stamp, the seasonal colours use YKK

The number zero on newer hologram stickers should have a slash through it.

The quilting should align.

The dust bags from bags made in the 1980s come with white dust bags. The later bags are not made with white dust bags.

Any bag that has plastic around the handles,zipper or chains are not authentic.

None of the classic caviar leather medallion totes have the four gold or silver feet on the bottom.

Any 05 and up shoe should have silver dust bags.

The hologram sticker should be scored in a criss-cross patern.

The CC closure the right C should always overlap the left C at the top.

Also, the CC closure should be stamped either on the top left corner of the left C or not marked at al.

The color of the stamping ("CHANEL" and "Made in ...") should match the color of the chain.

The screws on the back of the closure should be flat head and NOT phillips head screws.

Beware of holograms that end in 5454 because this number has been mass produced on fakes.

The "Made in France" or "Made in Italy" should be properly aligned under Chanel on the interior tag.

I know for sure that the black and white cambon bowlers, reporters, buckets and pochettes have hot pink (fuchsia) lining.

The pink and beige reporters, bowlers, buckets, and pochettes have black lining.

The brown and green reporters, bowlers, buckets, and pochettes have orange lining.

The white cambon camera bags have white lining.

The pink Camera bags have matching pink lining.

ALL about the holograms:

Basically holograms indicate when the bag was produced.
If the hologram has 8 digits starting with a 10, its from 2005-2006.
For the last couple of years:
2006-2007 11
2005-2006 10
2004-2005 9 (7 digits)
2003-2004 8
2002-2003 7
2001-2002 6
etc, etc....

So for bags made in 2006 You would see holograms with 8 numbers
10XXXXXXXX and 11XXXXXXXX
2005 - 7 numbers if its a nine
9XXXXXX and 10XXXXXX
2004 (7 numbers)
8XXXXXX and 7XXXXXXX
etc, etc....
I think this is a pretty good method, until you get around the 2's and 3' and 4's. The first hologram started with a 0 (7 digit) number.

There is another kind of zipper that Chanel uses. Not sure what the markings on the actual zipper are, but the pull reades Chanel on one side and interlocking CC's on the othe

On SUNGLASSES and OPTICAL Frames:

There are 4 numbers on the left arm:
Model number
Frame color/lens color number
Lens diameter/nose bridge length
Bar length
On the right arm you will find ©CHANEL® Made in Italy C€ + CC logo

There is a laser etched Chanel at the top of either one or both lenses and at LEAST one must lense should have a serial number etched on it.

Also, a new pair of Chanel sunglasses bought in the stores comes with:

here is a list of some of the known serial numbers that are being used on mass-produced counterfeit Chanel bags. It is by no means a complete list, but I will update it as I come across more. Each Chanel bag should have a unique serial number - no two bags should ever have the same number on them.

7244764
8890212
9133021
9395451
10218184
10216144
10350533
10316128
10387881
10401243
10486163
10501943
10501946
10634341
10905401
10903785
11063908
11136858
11387879
7244764
11136858
10501946

awesome info diane!

i hope all this helps someone avoid buying a "AAA+ mirror image chanel"

More fake serial numbers:

7244764
8890212
9133021
9395451
9721460
10153323
10216144
10218184
10350533
10316128
10387881
10401243
10486163
10501943
10501946
10634341
10714978
10885140
10903785
10905401
11022843
11022848
11062948
11063908
11131833
11132646
11136858
11155659
11195156
11258448
11355938
11357137
11387879
11435776
11546099
11595889
11636723
11659931
11754575
12385562
12965832
12986537

If you see half the kids in the mall carrying one you know it is a fake.....Every other kid in my town carries one...Really drives me nuts!!

Originally Posted by coachnut

If you see half the kids in the mall carrying one you know it is a fake.....Every other kid in my town carries one...Really drives me nuts!!

sooo true