Article by Poshdated Damier Neverfull GM is one of the most popular bags of Louis Vuitton due to its roominess and versatility, thus, you don’t see a lot of them of in pre-owned shops. If you see one at a good price, make sure it has the hallmarks of a genuine item. Here are some tips based on the Neverfull GM bought from Louis Vuitton, Makati: 1. Try to find the date code.
Most fakes would put the date code where you can easily find it thinking that it is all that one looks for to authenticate an item. The date code which is hot-stamped on a leather can be found behind the wide inner pocket. The hot stamp of the brand, LOUIS VUITTON PARIS made in France must be in 3 lines. And there should be an R in a circle on top of the LOUIS VUITTON. The color must be in red, and the “made in Paris” must be closer to the lower stitches.
Practically all metal studs in the bag bear the Louis Vuitton name no matter how small. The Louis Vuitton mark on the hardware is detailed and finely embossed. Fake ones tend to be thick. You should be able to feel the indented line that runs through the two leather ties on the sides, these should not just be a printed line. The stitches on the sides of the bag are in light color thread.
There are only 8 LOUIS VUITTON marks on the dark brown checkboard square on each side of the Neverfull GM. It would not take that much time for you to count them just to make sure. Louis Vuitton craftsmanship is unsullied. I normally count the number of stitches per inch and it is normally 7 or 8.
Each trunk has a serial number and can take up to 60 hours to make, and a suitcase as many as 15 hours.' Iconic bags of Louis Vuitton include the Speedy bag and Neverfull bags. Each season Louis Vuitton produces rare, limited edition bags that are generally only available by reservation through larger Louis Vuitton stores. [citation needed].
Fakes have less stitches per inch. The hardware of counterfeit products are normally very shiny with sloppy embossing. Make sure you have a good look at the quality of the embossed LV logo. 10.Always buy from a reputable re-seller. Their prices might be a little higher but you would have peace of mind that your time went through a proper authentication process.
The date code The date code which is hot-stamped on a leather can be found behind the wide pocket. The hot stamp of the brand, LOUIS VUITTON PARIS made in France must be in 3 lines. Practically all metal studs in the bag bear the Louis Vuitton name no matter how small. The lines that run through the two leather ties on the sides must be indented.
The Louis Vuitton mark on the hardware is detailed and finely embossed. The stitches on the sides of the bag are in light color thread. There are only 8 LOUIS VUITTON marks on the dark brown checkboard square on each side of the Neverfull GM. Stitches per inch - normally 7 or 8.
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All votes are appreciated! If you find the following information helpful, please scroll to the bottom of this page and vote 'YES' to the guide's helpfulness. Your vote will help my guides be more accessible to other people with the same questions. I appreciate any feedback and will be continuously updating new information. Knowlege is power and together we can combat the counterfeit market. First of all, I must say Date Codes are not an absolute way to determine authentcity of Louis Vuitton items.
Many Vintage Louis Vuitton do not have Date Codes at all and nowadays almost all fake bags have date codes. Date code (DC) is also commonly refered to as 'serial numbers' and can be used interchangeably. DC were only widely used after the 1990's.
The DC was meant for the use of Louis Vuitton employees internally to identify their own handbags. Not for authenticity purposes.
Not all handbags with serial numbers are authentic and not all handbags without a serial number are fake. Louis Vuitton made in the early 80's had three or four digits only and Louis Vuitton made in the late 80's had three or four digits followed by two letters. I've also seem some vintage handbags with one letter followed by 5 digits. Date codes since the 90's consists of two letters followed by four numbers.
The first two letters tell you 'the country where it is made' and the numbers tell you the 'month and year it was manufactured'. For defination of letters, refer to the following: (Be aware that this list is not complete and only Louis Vuitton has the complete list. The following is generated from personal experience): France: A1, A2, AA, AO, AC, AN, AR, AS, BA, BJ, CT, DU, ET, FL, FR, MB, MI, NO, ND, RA, RI, SD, SL, SN, SP, SR, TH, VI, VR USA: FC, FH, FF, LA, OS, SD Spain: CA, LO, LB, LM, LW Italy: CE, MA, SA Germany: LP The following are some examples: Example I, Serial number 'SP0011' means the bag is made in France and it was made on January, 2001. You take the first and third digit as the month: 01 means January and you take the second and forth digit as the year: 01 means 2001 Example II, Serial number 'LA0999' means the bag is made in USA on 09 (means September, take first and third digit), year 1999 (take second and last digit 99 meaning year 1999, only last 2 digits of the year is displayed for simplicity) Now what do you think serial number 'CA0917' mean?
Yes, your right, it means Made in Spain, January 1997. Since January 2007, Louis Vuitton has yet adopted another serial number reading system. Instead of first and third digit being the month, it now means the week of the year the bag was made.
For example, VI 2007 translates 'Made in France 20th week of 2007 meaning around the third week of May. This was perhaps changed to combat the counterfeit market. Now that you are an expert in reading Date code or Serial Numbers, I will continue to show you more ways to buy 100% Authentic Louis Vuitton.