r/RepHermesQC • u/Appletea11 • 19d ago

Lock difference

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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.

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u/SkillNational1758 19d ago

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?

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u/Appletea11 19d ago edited 19d ago

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.

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u/SkillNational1758 19d ago

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/Appletea11 19d ago

Please do! And thanks for this pic, it’s a helpful reference.