Authentication
Authenticity
Mismo Cielo has worked with trained professionals and suppliers from around the Globe to ensure that your item is a “genuine preloved item”. There is a lot of information online that can be confusing about what is real and what isn’t, but it is always impossible to fake quality.
The major Brands put hours of time into their products which helps identify cheaper faster made items, but they also put a lot of time into Authentication that help to confirm genuine items as well as age. If the Authentication sticker shows an item is Vintage, then its very hard to copy the years an item has been in exitance.
How to Authenticate Chanel Bags & Serial Codes
Authentic Chanel
Authentic Chanel handbags from the mid 1980s on come with authenticity cards embossed with a serial number (pictured on right). The serial number matches the serial number appearing on a sticker placed somewhere within the handbag’s interior lining. The serial number sticker has Chanel logos and was protected by a clear tape with hologram security feature from approximately 2000-on. The sticker, Chanel logo, and hologram design varied with the manufacturing date (see chart below).
Hermes Authentication Guide & Serial Codes
Hermes Authentication and Blind Stamp Guide
Every Hermes item is handmade and therefore has its own intricacies based on the craftsman and leather. Each Hermes item will be embossed with the logo stamping in the natural, gold or silver with Hermes Paris logo. Everything should be lined up - evenly and centred with the Hermes name.
Rolex
Rolex Serial Number and Year Guide
The Rolex serial numbers are found between the lugs on the side of the case at the 6 o’clock side, behind the bracelet. This 4-8 digit number is engraved by Rolex on every watch and it can be used to determine its production date.
Dior
Understanding Dior's Date Codes
Date codes are unique combinations of letters and numbers that provide valuable insights into the origin and production details of a Dior item. By deciphering these codes, fashion enthusiasts can ascertain information such as the manufacturing location and the year of production of their Dior treasures. Do note that he numbers on the authenticity card is actually the style number for the bag and is different from the date code.
Gucci
Get to Know: Gucci Serial Codes
Over the years, the label style, text and font of Gucci serial Numbers have gone through various changes until the current label format was adopted. Older Vintage bags don’t have serial numbers so the absence of a serial number doesn’t necessarily mean a bag is not original .