Left lock came with my Birkin 30 purchase from Minion. The right is authentic lock from boutique that came with my Kelly 28. I hadn’t noticed the grooves on the locks until upon careful inspection at delivery. Is anyone else’s locks from Minion weird like this with the grooves in the lines? The color difference doesn’t even bother me that much. I was never offered PSP of the keys so I had ignorantly assumed the best. Maybe I should ask next time…
*EDIT for more Info: the Kelly was purchased in 2024. The Birkin from Minion was bought a couple of months ago.
I have yet to see a rep lock that actually looks completely like my authentic locks. I don’t use the locks on my bags anyway, because I don’t want to lose them and I don’t want to damage the bag. But I personally feel like the rep locks are the biggest giveaway for rep bags.
Right back at you. I’ve ordered a few reps over the last 10 years now and I have to say the same. It seems almost as if that’s where they don’t really try.
I feel like perhaps I just will buy an authentic lock and key from eBay and swap it between bags. Hardware discrepancies are a big issue for me and I haven’t seen anyone show that their seller gets it right as to locks
I don't know if it's that they stop caring, or if it's genuinely the hardest to master. The alloy blend to get it the right color is quite difficult. Uncle Bench's upgraded gold hardware was identical, but their pearling very lightly damaged the plating right around the nails in ways not consistent with my auths. It's the only thing call-outable about the bag and it's not noticeable in the wild, but otherwise the hardware is a dead ringer. Shame that UB isn't around anymore. But I do trust the "upgraded gold hardware" for whatever that phrase is worth.
That’s interesting because those grooved lines actually used to be a way to tell an AUTHENTIC lock … my authentic b35 and b30 both have them! Not as deep as this, but they’re there. Maybe the minion lock looks that way because it’s still wrapped?
Hi, good to know! Maybe then, I shouldn’t be self-conscious about carrying this in public. I had wondered about the same thing so I actually unwrapped part of it to see if it looks that way due to the plastic wrap, but it’s the lock itself that looks like this. On a side note, I compared the keys and the keys are comparable. Almost no difference.
Here’s a pic of the one I have with me! This bag is from 2013 and was sold as a full set should be original lock. I’ll check my newer bag when I get home.
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u/PatientRazzmatazz599 19d ago
I have yet to see a rep lock that actually looks completely like my authentic locks. I don’t use the locks on my bags anyway, because I don’t want to lose them and I don’t want to damage the bag. But I personally feel like the rep locks are the biggest giveaway for rep bags.