Many people despise it but they are wrong. Most people are not ready to spend so much money on clothes. So, replicas are a good way out. Didn't find the answer you were looking for? Ask a Question. Cormac Reynolds answered. Of course, the same letter and numbers will be added to all the other individual bags manufactured in that location and at that time, so still not quite a real serial number.
With this information we can then deduce that in the example K8P — , the bag was manufactured in October , and in the example B — , the bag was manufactured in February The last letter or digits before the dash denote the place of manufacture.
However, the specific meaning of these specific letters or numbers rarely play a crucial role in the authentication process, but can of course be helpful at times. Now, to the last and probably most important part: The style number. Each style of Coach bag has its own number. This means that all the bags of that style will carry this number, even if they have different colors.
An example of this is the style number of the classic Rogue You will see the style number in Rogue 31s in many different colors. However, if you have a certain model of bag that comes in different versions such as a plain one and one with rivets, they will usually have different style numbers.
While the examples above are the most common formats, there are a few exceptions. You have probably all seen a style number with the letter F in front of it. Like this: M — F This is what the style numbers made for the Coach outlet stores look like. F is for Factory. These bags are often referred to as Factory Outlet bags and these bags are genuine Coach bags, they just happen to have been made especially for the outlet store rather than the retail store.
Now, the difference between Coach retail and Coach outlet bags, and whether the quality of the retail bag is higher than the outlet bag, is a whole other discussion so we will leave that for another time. This could have been done to see how well the model would sell before starting production of it. So if you get a Pilot bag, it might be a rare bag depending on whether the model was put into production or not after the trial run, and at the very least, you know you have one of the first ones made.
This brings me to another thing you might run into. The Coach sample bags. Sometimes, the characters before the dash will be replaced by zeros as well. These bags are usually Coach sample bags and can be very special bags. If you want to learn more about them including what makes them special and how to find one, check out my blog post about this topic here. The last example I will bring up is not actually a style or serial number but something that is often confused with a style number.
In early versions of the Rogue, Dinky and Saddle bag from the collection, you might find a number on the creed patch that looks like a serial or style number but is not.
They look like this:. These numbers are not exactly style numbers and are not very useful when authenticating, so if you see these on a creed patch, have a look in a small pocket inside the bag for a small white tag, like the one I talked about earlier. This is where you will find the actual style number and manufacturing dates of the bag like on other Coach bags.
At least not with the number alone, but it is one of many important factors to take into consideration when checking the authenticity of a Coach bag, and as I explained earlier, this number can give you a lot of useful information and is actually in many ways way more useful than an actual serial number. The two most important parts of the number is the style number and the year of manufacture. These can help you authenticate the bag in a few ways.
First and foremost, check that the style number inside the bag is an actual existing style number and that it matches the style of the bag. For this, Google is your friend. The manager or sales associate will be able to do a database search to let you know if your bag's for real.
Shop carefully when searching for an authentic Coach bag. Coach stores, Coach factory outlets, Coach. The first three characters before the dash indicate the month, year, and location in which that particular bag was manufactured. The first and third characters are letters, and the second character is a numeral. Why are the outlet stores so popular?
Coach does not permit its retail stores and online products to be deeply discounted. The main difference between Coach and Coach Outlets is that the bags made for Coach Outlets are of lower quality. Authentic Coach handbags come in a chocolate brown dust bag that features a red drawstring, red stitching, and a white logo in the bottom right. The hardware on genuine Coach bags is heavy, and either real silver or real brass is used to create it.
The serial number is stamped into the fabric of the creed of an authentic Coach bag. If the bag is fake, it might contain a serial number that has been inked on. In recent bags, the style and productions codes have been attached separately from the creed.
These are seen on a small white tag often sewn inside a pocket.
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