Ray Ban Markings

[Nickje]

Hi all,

I have a simple question about my pair of Ray Ban aviators. I bought them like a month ago and as far as I know they are the real deal. They came in the grey box with the codes and the leather case looks legit also (Ray Ban logo on the button etc.).

Anyway I have this weird problem that all the letters on the inside of the "legs" that rest on your ears are completely gone from just normal use. Sweat must have caused this but it is not something I would expect from Ray Bans.

Is this a more common problem? Hope you guys can help me. :-)

Cheers!

[mmafia]

No definitely not common with Ray Bans. I would guess they are fake if this has happened. Happy to help out further if you wanna upload some pics etc.

[Nickje]

Thanks for your reply.

Yesterday I went to a local optician and she told me that the lettering probably came off from sweating. It is no final answer but she did not think they were fake because of that.

Anyway I also took some pictures.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1102.jpg?t=1312884595
The box they came in. Notice the recycle logo that can prove authenticity.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1103.jpg?t=1312884596
Coding at the box.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1104.jpg?t=1312884702
This logo can be found on authentic boxes also as far as I know.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1105.jpg?t=1312884702
Ray Ban logo on the leather case. I was told only real cases have the logo.

[Nickje]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1106.jpg?t=1312884703
The leather case. Notice how it shines - proof of authenticity I was told.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1107.jpg?t=1312884816
Here another photo. No stitching - another proof of authenticity.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1108.jpg?t=1312884817
Here the weird cleaning cloth that is not the right colour I believe. This looks fake.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1115.jpg?t=1312884890
Here a comparison with a friend's cloth (she didn't buy an aviator though).

[Nickje]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1110.jpg?t=1312884817
Etching. Looks great.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1112.jpg?t=1312884988

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1113.jpg?t=1312884992
Here you can see that the tip slightly flares - proof of authenticity afaik.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1120.jpg?t=1312884991
Right leg.

[Nickje]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1121.jpg?t=1312884992
Left leg.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/crush123/IMG_1122.jpg?t=1312884992
Hard to see but there is a small bit of paint that chipped off that is normally under the silicone pad.

[mmafia]

Hi

You are right about a lot of your pictures, they do all look pretty good. I'll go down the
list and give my opinions on them.

You are right about the recycle symbol, this is a pretty good sign but it's not always on them and many fakes do have this too. Afraid I haven't got any of my boxes on me.

Again coding on the box does look pretty good but i'm not quite sure if it's spot on. I only have one of my boxes available with it on which I have taken a pic of so you can compare. E.g the code should be 0RB.. looks like yours is ORB, and the bar code at the bottom looks a little off.

The logo on the button again does appear on many of the authentic cases but it sometimes doesn't. I've taken pictures of a few of my buttons so you can see. They are slightly different angles and a bit closer but from what I can see they look a little different.

I've taken a couple of pics of the stamps on some of my cases so you can compare the lettering on the stamp. Again a little hard to tell but the "sunglasses by luxottica" looks a little off?

The no stitching on your case is a very good sign of authenticity. As far as I know no real ones have the stitching there.

The cloths are a little hard to tell. As you can see i've taken a few pics of mine, which same as yours do look like slightly dif colours but the middle one is from the "craft" collection so this may explain that, and also a lot newer.

Your lens etching again looks pretty good but if you have a look at my pics, again dif angles but i'm not sure if maybe it doesn't quite look as "clean" as mine? Maybe not as sharp?

Your "Ray Ban" on right lens looks good, have a look at my pics, see if you can notice any dif?

Yep, the flares at the ends normally show they are authentic. Not a lot else I can say about that one!

The big thing for me is the lettering on the arms. I just can't believe they would rub off with sweat... I've taken a few pics of some of mine, but they have all survived fine. Some of which I have owned for 5 or 6 years without any rubbing off.

The nose pad i'm not quite sure what I'm looking at? From mine it's not possible to move the nose pad like that? They are clipped in place pretty tight.

What is the stamping like on yours under the top nose bridge? They are normally a pretty good sign though yours should say RAY-BAN 58-14, not 55-14 like the pic I've taken.

How about the icon booklet, did you get one of them? Also I've taken a pic of the screws on one pair.
Ray-ban use quality screws, do yours look the same?

I've also taken a few pics of some of mine just straight on as this is normally the best way to judge, just by how they look and feel. Unfortunately I can't exactly have a hold of yours from here but how do they feel? Tight hinges? You can normally tell if they feel like good quality. Also where did you get them? That's normally a pretty good start.

Have a compare against the pics i've taken and see if there is anything you pic up on and let me know what you think. As i'm sure you can tell i'm a bit of a Ray-Ban geek so more than happy to help out where I can!


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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[mmafia]

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[dannynash285]

No unquestionably not common with RB glasses. I would approximate they are fake if this has emotional state. felicitous to help out further if you wannabe transfer some motion picture etc.

[Williams CTS]

I think this is an original Ray Ban Aviator. In 1999 Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group. After that the etching on the left lens changed from BL to RB. The etching on our Ray Ban looks original. The Ray Ban on the right lens also looks good.

[Nickje]

Thanks for all the replies and I really appreciate the long answer from you mmafia! :-)

You are right about the bar code but I am guessing it should be different as you have another size and is probably made elsewhere (I can't imagine Ray Ban having only one factory. Also, I believe fakes don't come with bar coding.

I think from all your pictures it shows that my pair is completely the same, save the size and lettering inside the legs... And it does say Ray Ban 58-14 under the upper bar.

It is not the nose pad itself, but the silicone that can be moved a little, though I must say that the pad itself can be moved slightly.

So as an interim conclusion it appears from the pictures that our glasses are pretty much alike and that my pair is probably authentic. They also feel like the quality I would expect from a Ray Ban. The hinges are tight and there is even some weight to it! Also, the screws are of high quality. The legs look slightly different. Yours look like a flathead screwdriver if you know what I mean. Mine have that too but not as much as your pair.
The things that are weird are 1) lettering coming off (after a month!) 2) cloth 3) no icon booklet.

I bought them on the internet from a guy who also sells fakes. I e-mailed him asking he perhaps made a mistake and swapped the cloth around or anything like that. I hope I get a response soon but I know he is on a holiday.

Cheers and thanks again for all the help. It is well appreciated. :-)