In fact, many reputable luxury resale companies will provide their own type of authenticity card certifying that the bag is authentic. These are frequently lost (since they are not unique to your specific bag, but rather generic with all new Gucci bags) and the bag can of course be authentic without one.
On the other hand, if you do not see a “controllato” card with the pre-owned Gucci bag, you should not be alarmed. Do not just simply accept the presence of this card as proof that the bag is authentic. If counterfeiters can replicate a whole bag, they can replicate a card with ease. This card is issued with every new authentic Gucci bag - however do not be fooled. It is grey in color, featuring the ‘GUCCI’ font logo, 10 numbers, and says “controllato” in all lowercase font. When shopping for a pre-loved Gucci bag, you may come across something called a “controllato” card.
Authentic Gucci zippers are built to withstand the test of time. If the zipper feels cheap or flimsy, or has plastic covering it, it is likely a fake. Authentic Gucci zippers are solid metal and branded with a ‘GUCCI’ engraving. Note: be sure to closely examine the zippers! This is a hardware area where counterfeiters often make mistakes. It too feels dense and exquisite in the hand. Gucci’s bamboo, which originated during the leather and metal shortages of World War Two, is meticulously handcrafted over an open flame and lacquered to achieve that quality bronze finish. It will never be light, cheap, scratch-prone or covered in plastic.
Feel the hardware on an authentic Gucci handbag, and you will feel the weight and quality of the metal. While there are obvious differences between the Gucci hardware types, they all have one thing in common: quality. Some of the most iconic hardware featured on Gucci bags includes the horsebit closure, the piston lock on Jackie O Hobo bags and the bamboo closure and bamboo handles. Gucci hardware varies greatly across its several handbag styles, particularly because the hardware is where Gucci places heavy design emphasis, which has changed significantly over the years (even the Gucci logo has changed recently from interlocking G’s to the Marmont GG overlapping style). These QR codes can be scanned with smartphones to authenticate the bag.
#AUTHENTIC GUCCI SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER#
If the bag is purportedly a newer model, and doesn’t have a tag, this is an instant red flag of counterfeit.įurthermore, since 2016/2017 and through 2021, in addition to the serial number tag, Gucci began using QR codes, located on a black fabric tag inside the bag to help fight against counterfeiters. The shape and style of the tag also varies substantially in older vintage Gucci. The leather rectangular serial number tag is typically found on Gucci bags made in the late 90s and onward.In the late 1970s to early 1980s Gucci produced a Gucci Accessory Collection, which had a serial number printed in gold, which you can often now find partially peeled or fading.Ěround the 1970s Gucci bags had no serial or model number and just the Gucci script in cursive.Ěround the 1960s some bags would and others would not have a model number.Vintage Gucci bags from before the 1960s had model numbers on their tags.Gucci branding, tag styles, and presence of a number varied very substantially over the years:
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