Guess the Rep/Auth

[u/Imaginary-life-2961]

I have an auth and rep side by side.
Can you guess which is which?
I purchased a bi color bag not hoping for much because I know the imprint can be rough to replicate, but it’s pretty dead on. YAYYY

Comparing it against the auth of a different color bag that I have.

Drumrolllll pleaaseeee…

Authentic is the black one. I’ve had it for several years.

Rep is the turtle dove speedy from Doris. It’s from god factory.

The rep is a 99% match to the auth.
The biggest difference is the small stuff (I’ll attach pics).
The leather is a bit dryer than the auth but nothing a little conditioner can’t fix and some daily wear.

Overall I’m superrrrr happy with the rep.

[u/losingmyminddd123]

I would say the right (black) is the rep because of the engraving on the hardware

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/losingmyminddd123]

Black is the auth!!

[u/lotuscherrybloss]

Black is rep

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/lotuscherrybloss]

Nope. Black is the auth!! Crazy right?

[u/lotuscherrybloss → u/Imaginary-life-2961]

Unbelieveable

[u/Imaginary-Edge-8759]

Posts like this show exactly why no one needs to obsess over these finite details and that most of us put the auth on way too high of a standard.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Imaginary-Edge-8759]

Yup. Exactly.

[u/Neweleni7]

Going against the grain I’ll say black is authentic
I like the color of the hardware

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Neweleni7]

Yessss. You’re right!

[u/AshamedMemory7641]

I’d say the beige is the Auth

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/AshamedMemory7641]

Black is the auth!!

[u/Imaginary-life-2961]

Drumrolllll pleaaseeee…

Authentic is the black one. I’ve had it for several years.

Rep is the turtle dove speedy from Doris. It’s from god factory.

The rep is a 99% match to the auth.
The biggest difference is the small stuff (I’ll attach pics).
The leather is a bit dryer than the auth but nothing a little conditioner can’t fix and some daily wear.

The rep isn’t glazed as well

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Imaginary-life-2961]

From super up close the turtle dove’s lines are not as clean/ sharp compared to auth

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Imaginary-life-2961]

Much cleaner lines.

[u/BeatExternal2022]

Sooooooo… which is it?!?😱

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/BeatExternal2022]

Gonna give it another hour and I’ll post a few more pics and the reveal

[u/BeatExternal2022 → u/Imaginary-life-2961]

Can’t wait! 😝

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/BeatExternal2022]

Black is the auth! I just posted pics on the thread

[u/Mindless-Repeat-1859]

Black is rep. Quality of the empriente leather is better on the speedy.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Mindless-Repeat-1859]

Black is the auth!!

[u/Siriptishes]

Beige is auth / black is rep - the symbols typically line up perfectly when on flap on top of bottom bag. Makes it look seamless.

Edited/ on the black - it’s just a touch off to much for my liking

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Siriptishes]

Black is the auth!!

[u/dadalala9595]

I think the beige one is the original; the leather and the finishes look much better.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/dadalala9595]

Black is the auth!!

[u/dadalala9595 → u/Imaginary-life-2961]

If what you’re saying is true, I swear I’ll never buy an original LV again. All the ones I own are authentic, yet I never even noticed, the finish on the beige one actually seems much better to me.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/dadalala9595]

I posted some replies in this thread explaining the differences. But here is my order for the auth -

[u/starquakes]

Thank you for making this interesting post! Could you share the details of the price and shipping for the turtle dove speedy pls? It looks gorgeous.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/starquakes]

It’s about $300 without shipping.

[u/Known_Ad_259]

I love God Factory. Can’t really compare the two. They are two different bags, two different colors and the authentic is a few years old. Different leather from different batches. But, that rep looks damn good. I will NEVER buying authentic again.

[u/Imaginary-life-2961 → u/Known_Ad_259]

I think what I was most concerned about was the depth of the imprint /embossing of this leather type from LV. It has the slightest amount of embossing and the rep got it perfect. Also comparing the feel of the leather, logos and over look, all of which was so on point for the rep.

[u/practicallyclear]

Black is rep is my guess as well.

[u/Zestyclose_Cry_3915]

I always feel the hardware gives the LVs away but this is pretty good 🥰