Oakley X-Metal Authenticity Checklist

[Coth]

I'm seeing so many X-Metal fakes on Ebay and Craigslist, but people still seem to be buying/bidding. If you don't know what to look for it's easy to get scammed. This thread is meant as a guide for people to check the authenticity of their purchases.

The O-Review X-Metal Serial List is useful as a first step to verify authenticity.

Oakley X-Metal Authenticity Checklist (Penny and others):

1. Genuine Oakley X-Metal sunglasses have orbitals with rubber gaskets.
Fake sunglasses usually have no rubber gaskets.

2. Genuine Oakley X-Metal sunglasses have metal rivets on the nose bridge.
Fake sunglasses usually have regular screws.

3. Genuine Oakley X-Metal sunglasses have earstems with tips that curve with the stems naturally.
Fake sunglasses usually have tips that point outwards.

Update 2013-11-05:
Additional information for Oakley X-Squared:

1. Genuine Oakley X-Squared sunglasses have hex screws on the nosebridge.
Fake sunglasses usually have regular screws.

2. Genuine Oakley X-Squared sunglasses have torx screws for the earstems.
Fake sunglasses usually have hex screws.

3. Genuine Oakley X-Squared sunglasses have earstems with the outermost tips bent slightly outwards.
Unfortunately fake sunglasses usually have outward bent earstems as well.

Update 2014-05-17:
As per request, added a link to the O-Review X-Metal Serial List.

 

[JOBEN]

This is a good idea with the pictures! Thanks this should help some of the members that are new to X Metals out!!

 

[bad fishy]

Great contribution!

 

[washi me sensie]

great idea!

 

[thisguy]

I agree pics are worth the effort in trying to explain the differences of real and fake. Great idea!

 

[Cargo]

Only down side to a post like this is that it is showing the people who make these fakes exactly what to "fix" for there next run.

 

[bad fishy]

Only down side to a post like this is that it is showing the people who make these fakes exactly what to "fix" for there next run.

Possibly, but I think the counterfeit producers have held the actual items in hand and have certain reasoning for not creating an identical replica. Maybe if a certain amount of aspects are different there is a lesser criminal charge for producing counterfeits. Or maybe they just do not have the same production resources available to create an identical replica. I really don't think this will help them, but you never know...

 

[qtrain23]

Only down side to a post like this is that it is showing the people who make these fakes exactly what to "fix" for there next run.

I don't think they make them different on accident. It's not any harder for them to make an exact copy if they're already going that far. They do it for a reason.

 

[Rustpot]

I don't think they make them different on accident. It's not any harder for them to make an exact copy if they're already going that far. They do it for a reason.

To make them exact copies they'd be selling for a lot closer to the same price as the real thing.

Cheaper materials, cheaper production, cheaper assembly, cheaper packaging, cheaper all around.

 

[qtrain23]

To make them exact copies they'd be selling for a lot closer to the same price as the real thing.

Cheaper materials, cheaper production, cheaper assembly, cheaper packaging, cheaper all around.

That's what I'm saying. They're making them different for a reason. They could reverse engineer about anything. I don't think sunglasses pose a challenge