D
dragonvoi
Guest
nice a$$cans.
- Take 30 seconds to register your free account to access deals, post topics, and view exclusive content! Register TodayJoin the largest Oakley Forum on the web!
Real or fake
- Thread starter Papertrails
- Start date
- 6,793
- 3,823
Wow that's a big display of fake Oakleys!Spartan235
Oakley Beginner
Fake
- 3,321
- 1,843
Not even good fakes.
thatoakleyguy
Oakley Expert
Typical counterfeit gascans. The "GASCAN" font is supposed to be a stencil type. Also, they don't have OAKLEY on the nose of any Gascan as far as I know
Harold of the rocks
Oakley Enthusiast
Besides this gascan, are there typical known characteristics that indicate a fake?
Some time ago I read that Oakley will never place a sticker on the lenses, but that's was maybe true in the early years.Polarized pairs will have a P sticker on the lens. Other than that, I'm not sure about other types of stickers.
It helps to look at pairs in real life. If you get familiar enough with how oakley marks their pairs (I.e. Font used for various markings and whether or not certain pairs get Oakley printed on them and where the model name gets printed) it becomes fairly easy to spot a fake. You can also usually tell by the reflective coating on the lens. A lot of websites selling fakes the reflective coating looks nothing like a true iridium coating from Oakley. Harold of the rocks
Oakley Enthusiast
I grew up in a time where no stickers were placed on the lens, but I guess you are totally right.
Unfortunately I saw a bunch of different stickers, which frightens me off a bit. See below.
My feeling tells me, the only original sticker is the red "P" at the very right. What would you say?
I'd say, most other O typical specs I'm able to judge right, especially the lenses.
Most fakes can be found under the latest models. It seems that the old glasses are not forged, yet.
Similar threads
