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đŚHow to Spot Fake Oakleys Guide
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Thank you, It was an Internet sale and individual said he was unaware and agreed to refund all the money.
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@cacatman hereâs a write-up from Revant that @BoostBear sent me a link to about spotting fake Holbrooks
How to Spot Fake Oakley Holbrooks Updated
Holbrooks (thanks @mustangjt)
Thanks for the info @mustangjt
Iâve copied the info below in case the website goes down or disappears...
How to Spot Fake Oakley Holbrooks
By Kirsti Smouse
March 24, 2017
6 Ways to Check Authenticity
There are some really, really good fake Oakley Holbrooks out there. So good, they pass for the genuine article.
And that means unsuspecting people are getting ripped off â paying a premium price for counterfeit Holbrooks.
That price isnât as much as what youâll see on Oakleyâs website or other reputable sites. And not too little to make you suspicious.
The sellers charge right in that sweet spot â between $40 and $70. Just enough to make you believe they might be real, but low enough to make you think youâre scoring a sweet deal.
We went in search of counterfeits that sellers were passing off as real. Beyond the universal signs you can look out for in spotting fake Oakleys, below is a list of specific details for checking the authenticity of Holbrooks.
Double-check against everything here, and you should be able to spot fake Oakley Holbrooks.
1. Look for OO9102
SKU stands for Stock Keeping Unit, and itâs the service identification code for a product. On Oakley Holbrooks, it almost always starts with OO9102 (the only exception being a few collectorâs editions).
Notice that those are not zeros at the start - they are double Os (the letter). There should be a difference in shape between the Os and the zero that follows after the â91â later in the SKU.
A lot of counterfeiters have started to use real SKUs, but they slip up here, using zeros instead of letters.
Note: the absence of a SKU doesnât automatically mean the Holbrooks are counterfeit. They could be warranty replacements, customized Holbrooks, or the numbers may have just worn off.
2. Double-check the SKU on a search engine
The SKU format of Oakley Holbrook should look like this: OO9102-##. AS noted above, OO9102 specifies that itâs a Holbrook. The 2 numbers after the dash specify the colorway (frame and lens combination).
If your Holbrooks have âOO9102-01,â then the sunglasses you have should be Matte Black with silver Oakley icons. If you purchased them from an authorized dealer, the frames will also have grey lenses.
Legit third-party sellers do sell real Oakley frames with aftermarket lenses, so different color lenses isnât necessarily a red flag. Trust-worthy sellers will note the aftermarket lenses in the listing.
Again, the makers of fake Oakleys are wising up slightly and putting real SKUs on their counterfeits. However, the SKU often doesnât match the real product.
You may get a frame that has âOO9102-01â on the arm. That indicates you should have a matte black frame. If itâs any other color, those are fakes.
The best way to check this is to plug the SKU into a search engine and see which pair of Oakley Holbrooks is returned as the main result.
3. Verify the format of the frame specs
Most eyewear, from any manufacturer, has the frame size somewhere on the inside of the frame. These measurements are the size of the diameter of the lens followed by the size of the bridge (in millimeters). It often looks like this: 55-18.
Oakley does not use a dash to separate these two numbers. It does not use a square.
On Oakley Holbrook, the frame specs are separated by the elliptical Oakley O.
Standard Oakley Holbrook specs are 55-18. Asian Fit Holbrook specs are 56-17. You shouldnât see any other numbers for these measurements.
4. Check for part numbers inside the hinge
Fold in the arms on your Holbrooks. Do you see âR3â on the right hinge and âL4â on the left hinge? No? Then you might have fakes.
5. Compare the font of âHolbrookâ to a certified real stamp
This might be a little tricky to do without a side-by-side comparison in real life, but whip out a magnifying glass and study the âHolbrookâ stamp on the inside of the left temple.
In the example below, the fake Holbrooks have a slightly skinnier font. For an idea of what to compare, look at the âOsâ specifically.
The âOâs in the genuine Holbrooks are thicker on the sides and narrower on the top and bottom. Instead of forming a perfect circle inside and out, the inside of the âOâ is actually more of an oval.
On the fakes, the O is round on the outside and on the inside.
6. Study the set of the icons in the arms
The O icons in real Oakley Holbrooks are not flush with the rest of the arm â both the outer edges and the inside of the O sit above the plane of the ear stem.
Fake Oakleys are often inconsistent when it comes to icons. The icon will be flush with the ear stem, the inside of the O wonât indented, or the icon might not be level.
In 2 pairs of fake Oakleys that we compared, the top of each icon jutted out while the bottom of the icon tilted inward.
Some fakes are obviously fake â the counterfeiter isnât trying too hard. They know theyâre fake, you know theyâre fake, and youâre paying $10 to some guy on the beaches of Mexico for your knock-off Foakleys.
But if the seller is claiming theyâre real, the quality seems passable, but youâre questioning the authenticity, remember: the devil is in the details.
Hopefully, these tips will help you identify whether your Holbrooks are Oakleys or Foakleys. And remember, if you have the real deal, a scratched lens doesn't mean you're out the $100-plus you spent on your sunglasses. Find out more about refreshing your Oakleys with new replacement lenses for Oakley Holbrooks. 
Added the Minute Machine link to the first post - Hope you don't mind. This is an awesome and much needed guide IMO. Let me know if there's any way I can help. Similar threads
