How to Spot Fake Ray Ban Aviators Full Guide - Sunglass Hut vs eBay 

EDIT: Just received the RB4115 wrap style Ray Bans directly from Ray Ban. Larger case than normal, looks fake, but the info packet is legit, box is perfect. But the case is smooth grain, with the larger stitching. I think I might take them in to Sunglasses Hut to see if they think they're real The stitching on the case is also different. The length of each stitch is longer on the fakes and it looks looser. Shorter stitches uses more thread and makes a tighter/stronger seam.

can you tell me what that mean 1 colors , 2 Colors in Ray Ban Glasses 🙏

No

Where the link for the fake ones now? The $30 ones

Ya it’s very annoying here on RU-vid hearing that as well. Like NO Sunglasses hut didn’t sell fake sunglasses THERE OWNER BY THE SAME COMPANY

@@ShadeReview Sir, I dont know if you can help me, I know the rb3025 did not come with Chromance glasses but can they be replaced with Chromance glasses?

@@yashbrojmohun5019 no they can not be replaced wiht chromance lsnes

In 2001 I bought my Rayban's at Sunglasshut. My RB 2045 Cutters w3289 serve me still today. The magic of Rayban's is that they mostly use " real glass " lenses. Real glass vs plastic and other materials = real glass is heavier, but don't scratch that easy. My Rayban's are now 21 years, and still look good and are amazing to use. So guys get your Rayban's at Sunglasshut ! Great service, good prices, and excellent quality. Ps some beauties in their shops too.

I bought a pair of Ray Ban Olympia,s I’ve always wanted and wondered if they were authentic, from all my research looks like they are. Anyway they look great. The lady that waited on me was very friendly and nice. Got a discount too.

I think I am going to grab a pair from you cant beat the price plus no TAX so you saved me an extra 13% IN CA

MSRP is $163 but you also have no sales tax

Got a pair it came in 5 days love it thanks _ SR

@@txstacker3283 No problem thanks for buying! Enjoy your new pair!

Yup.. And a $20,000 Rolex cost no more than $40 to make. Unless it has rare materials like gold

@@PsychoBenches True - but Rolex indeed is using good / expensive materials. Of course a big part from the price is ... 'branding'. The situation with glasses - same acetate frame cost 10 times more just because of the ... 'branding'. Ray Ban (same materials) long time ago was around 35 to 50 bucks - after Luxottica bought the brand suddenly they cost around 150$ or more. Branding != quality as it was on the past - on 80's a product price was related to it's quality, today is related to the brand - the connection quality / price is not important anymore. Humanking wannabe 'someone' therefore the need for validation trough 'high end brands'. Hmm ....

U got scam :(

@@javierchinchilla9981 You don't say..😂😂

Definitely! I am looking to buy a pair of Ray Bands for my boyfriend. I don’t want to buy him a fake pair! How’s

@@MsLee-oh7hy buy them straight from Ray ban

@@MsLee-oh7hy or any store which is selling legit stuff. Optic store or im my case boarder store. Its basicly tipe od store near the boarder where you can buy glasses, watches, perfumes, liquer, women and man bags, wallets, candies... You can buy stuff cheaper because of they're concrats with the companies and you can buy some stuff tax free. Well depends of the price. For the Ray ban aviat definitly you can get tax return. Its Like one of these shops on the airports. I Got mine for about 175$. Maybe a little too much because its not polarized glass but still aviat is mine favorite and i didnt want to order it online because of covid situation and possible damaging. I saw how some postmans handle packages and its Like "how far i can trow my frizby". And raybans are not that much secure for that kind of handeling. Some phones with hard boxes or some clothes yes but glasses, liqers, parfumes... And of course if you want to order it order it from the official site. other ones not. I didnt because of the waiting time and they would not Cost me that much if i ordered them. Iam from Croatia soo this price was good purchase.

That's insane. People rather buy the Bulls**t

Thanks man

Could you do a comparison of the differences between original RayBan Aviators manufactured in Italy VS manufactured in India VS manufactured in China? I think that would be quite useful.

I got a Ray-ban Aviator by exchanging point credits from a casino in Atlantic City.. my sunglasses 🕶 have similar gold frame but came in the tan colored case.. I was looking for the engraving on the left lens with the sticker and noticed the ‘’RB’ engraving was in the inside not the outside.. the casino placed a sticker over the UPC sticker, which in carefully removed.. what is P. ZLE Cadorna 3 ORB3025 L0205 58 Thanks.. On a side note, I own a Oakley Crankshaft (frosted white with purple lens) and William Painter ‘The Hook’ (black with blue lens).

@@K750Ric Those sound real man a casino wouldnt be giving out fake sunglases they could get sued so fast

they definitely put in $60 worth of effort!

If all you're interested in is fake name brand and not decent lenses that are good for your eyes, yes. Truth is they are probably made in the same factory 🤷‍♂️

@@SGW4K probably not made in the same factory real ones are not made in china and it’s in a very professional factory in Italy

As long as the fake ones still have the UV protection who cares right?

forget the frame, its the lenses. You get crap lenses with fakes. If you dont care about lenses, then i see no reason to buy Ray Bans or any high end sunglasses. Just buy cheap 20 pound ones in the style you like

@@snapercraker1440 damn that's dope, getting me another pair in the future then

I got a few pairs from them and they were all legit

@Chungus ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PvV6EHoA7CE.html

Are sunglass hut Ray Ban 100 authentic?

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But it doesn't say Ray Ban on them. While I do agree with you, such is the market for style. I can get a pair of sunglasses from a dollar store, but again... brand.

@@привет_лунатикам Right. They put the Ray Ban lettering on for their Ray Ban store and leave it off for their cheaper sales. Both are the same glasses.

Where?

@@JimS870 Slight fit and finish might be better on the name brand and the seconds and thirds go to Walgreens and the Dollar Store to unknown names. Does not justify a 500% to 1200% mark up. You can buy "real" Timberlands in Korea for $20 made on the same machines that the US bound Timberlands are for $120. They just go out the back door instead of the shipping door.

Baserocklove There’s a reason why this information isn’t apparent/easily accessible. It’s meant to be none of your business sadly.

Aliexpress itself is a fake version of the real Amazon

and i bought fake one in just 2.9$ with under writing and same fake model and without box lahore, pakistan

in India fake Ray-Ban $5 only and real Ray-Ban $100 +

Cheap sunglasses are generally between $10-30 depending on the brand and the quality. They can’t be ripped off because there’s no point to pretending plastic frames are acetate. Rayban will always be expensive but you get them for less on legit gray market sites and you can get used authentic Raybans for a substantial discount.

Bought some in Chinatown for $20 cuz who cares 😂

Yes there are different case sizes. For example the oval or round have a slimmer case size. Whereas there's also a bigger case

G15, not polarized in this case. So wrong information yours...

Hey so actually the fakes did have glass lenses (I checked afterwords) however the metal frames were complete Trash felt like the cheeper metal ever. Where the real ones felt very strange and substantial. Also it’s really cool that you work for Luxottica! But my question is are you guys even trying to stop fakes? Because about 80% of everything being sold on eBay is fake these days..

Shade Review unfortunately there isn’t really anything being done to stop it. It’s really up to eBay to stop all the counterfeit products. I recently bought some fake beats headphones on eBay. It pretty much turned me off from getting anything else on eBay.

If you aren't a moron you'd just get polycarb lenses anyway. Mine are prescription.

Ballsack You can’t get authentic prescription Ray-Ban lenses in glass, only polycarbonate or high-index

Just spit the truth they cost 30$ to make 😂

Couldn't agree more. I'm so glad I bought my fake Ray-Bans when they were $30. He was more concerned about stickers and manuals you never use or wear on your face ,than a millimeter hidden behind the ear and letters you need a microscope to read.

This is the comment I was looking for

You can feel the difference in build quality and quality of materials. Fake Ray Bans feel like shitty gas station sunglasses and until you've owned a pair of authentic Ray Bans you can't possibly comprehend the difference. Not to mention fake sunglasses don't have any regulation on the lenses they use so you can be damaging your eyes and not even realizing it with a junk fake pair just because you're a cheap skate. It's much more than a box or sticker. Quit being an idiot.

As anyone with half a brain cell knows the main difference is in the quality of the lenses, materials and construction, and their ability to give you a ‘crystal clear’ image whilst protecting your eyes at the same time. Chinese rip-offs won’t give you quality glass or construction. As the old adage goes, you only get what you pay for.

@@56GumballThe Rayban company has factories in China as well.

No they are not. I own an original set of Aviators made by Bausch & Lomb, the original sunglasses are impact resistant lenses.

Hey thanks for the insightful comment! Don’t forget inflation is the biggest factor in ray bans increased pricing, I have found old receipts ranging from the 1970s to 1990s and then I pop those numbers into an inflation calculator and the new ones were about $10-$20 more adjusting for inflation!

​@@ShadeReview Costs rise, no question. All around. But Luxotica put a premium on RB after their acquisition. This is the designer dilemma. Many frames, regardless of price, are made by the same manufacturers. Branding is a major component in consumer pricing, irrespective of build costs. They increased prices to elevate the appeal. But it is my opinion the product has nothing to ahow for that.

I’m also in the industry, and when I started out in the mid ‘00s, basic RB aviators were $99. But I’ve also seen the warranty pamphlet tucked into the cellophane along with the cleaning cloth. Ray Ban lost their hold on the market when Oakley became top dog. Lux buys Ray Ban, re-markets them, buys Sunglass Hut, then tries to force Oakley out. Associates were also *nudged* to sell RB over Oakley. At the end of the day, Lux’s motto is always “if you can’t beat them, buy them”.

@@nathansnyder8378 They were cheaper before that! Of course, the counterfeit industry wasn't as prevalent then. This also adds to cost now. And I do believe the product was better before Luxottica.

@Bob Boberson I agree with you 100%

@Sees Fisher mine is legit sir. i ordered it directly from Rayban online store.

Yes they do.

Incorrect. I have ordered multiple ray bans from their website and they do come with a QR code on the sticker box.

David are those fake in your profile pic LMAO

​@@DavidLee-uk6xg tbh they look like gas station sunglasses

Any images of that by any chance please?

@@AKDisobey I'll provide you with a pic

@@AKDisobey if you want I can send to your email? I'll attach the photo there.

@@AKDisobey email sent 🤙🤙

The "RB" etch is in the middle of the left lens toward the outside next to the hinge. Not the top. How incredibly clueless.

No they are clearly horrible fakes lol

Real Ray Bans are already cheap. Why do you need them cheaper?

Lol nice self exposing

$5 in Thailand

@@Sean-me4fv Ya ray bans are some of the cheepest deisigner sunglasses you can buy

Yeah.. We get those in India for like 10-12 dollars each

Exactly. You can buy Ray Bans Knock-offs for 5-10 euros from a market and they can do exactly the same job as the real ones. Maybe the frame do not have fancy writing on it,and maybe the hinges feels a little worse,but the lenses feels and look the same. They scratch just as easy,and you can buy 10 pairs of fake sunglasses for the price of a real one. I own a pair of real RB Aviators as in this video. They look so bad that everyone thinks they are fake (Because everyone thinks REAL ones cant scratch or look bad) I really try to search youtube for a REAL argument why real RB are better than fakes,but i have yet to find a legit reason. Who cares if the clean clothe is nicer,or the case is slightly better quality? Are you wearing those? Hmm ONLY reason to why buy legit sunglasses is because no one should support the illegal fake market. People working as slaves for no money and all that kinds of thing.

@@Kenneth86666 Great point! But honestly speaking, I don’t think you’d want to support Luxotica neither since they’re monopolizing the whole glasses industry. And their CEO said in an interview: “Things are worth what people are ready to pay for”. In other words: “I love charging 200$ for something that cost 10$ to make since people buy it’’. But yeah indeed, slavery is no good.

Be careful with fakes. Get them UV tested before wearing them. Your eyes dilate when you wear sunglasses and if they don’t have a UV light filter you can be harming your eyes by exposing them to harmful UV rays. It can cause eye cataracts or even eye cancer.

@@340395Andres You can check if they are polarized with an LCD screen. In my case I didn’t need the original lenses since I pretty much just needed the frames to get it relensed. Good advice though

Thanks man!

@@ShadeReview he is actualy relayed to him

G15, not polarized in this case. So wrong information yours...

@@aligul2964 are you saying that the video info is incorrect?

No this should be an answer to Karely Salas comment. My mistake, sorry.

They are produced in italy by luxotica, who ownes sunglass hut as well.

@@mikegrant8031 I just buy them directly from a official ray-ban outlet if they don't say the are made by Luxottica they're not real funny fact Luxottica make at least 75% of sunglasses frames in the world but don't usually indicate this unless you buy designer glasses

It’s true that some Ray-Bans are made in China. Go to Sunglass Hut and start looking at pairs on the shelf. You’ll find some of the metal frames labeled “Made in China”.

he made a video on another fake and it had zero uv protecton shit was like a oven for your eyes!

@@sillycripple435 But he said some expensive ones also have 0 UV protection. I'd like to know which ones if they really had that UV protection sticker on them. I thought it was illegal to sell them without the protection.

Haha yup

Its their right, they bought the company (Person, Rayban, Oakley) they invested big money to buy the company its business!

@@henrypido3152 No it's not, they inflate prizes on a monopoly. Free market rules are against such behaviour. Now these are sunglasses, there are people who need glasses which prices are also inflated by the same company on the same monopoly. Fair trade? Healthy competition? Or being a predator on the consumer from behind a smokescreen?

@@ShannaNL Lmfao your so slow in understanding..Answer this question How do luxotica have the power to have monopoly on the prize of sunglass? The answer is THEY BOUGHT raybans, they bought oakley etc..In simple words THEY INVEST.

@@henrypido3152 And there are laws in all developed countries against monopolization. Luxottica has proven already with their +400% prices that they doing exactly what's agains the free market. If you don't know that, develop yourself with some education instead of dwelling in your tunnelvision.

@@ShannaNL Lol... Fuck the law! hahaha thats the biggest joke of the century. If theres a law you must be the first one to report luxottica.

Definitely I forgot to mention that! On fakes it’s usually higher

I doubt you will you get much consistency on the fakes... I would bet the logo floats around quite a bit on them.

They don't thats the issue

If they are faking the brand just imagine what else they are faking

They were produced in the U.S. until the mid 1980ies, then in Italy until almost 2000; then mainly relocated their whole production to china where now nearly all Ray ban sunglasses are made; with only few exceptions to italy, where only prototypes and new coatings / models / designs are built in low quantities.

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You're right. Certain models like Clubmaster generally don't have the “made in Italy“ signature.

I got a pair of Ray Ban at Nordstrom and it did not engrave Ray ban on the top bridge

Yes but in person you’d 110% know the packaging is fake if you’ve ever owned real ray bans. Just got real ones today and any quality downgrades would definitely be noticeable because everything is just so flawless on the real ones.

@@Hghhhs I've had 2 pairs, but they're prescription glasses, not sunglasses. I'm impressed with the quality and comfort though. The packaging for mine is different tho, obviously.

I didn’t notice anything but the fact he needs a good manicure, holy smokes

It's not the packaging nor the logo that u wear, it's all about the product after all. The real deal for $158.00, or 2 pr for $126.00 and $32 in change, unless ur vanity levels are insecurely high and ur ego is super inflated who among the millions of people are really that concerned If it looks nearly as perfect as the real deal for 70% less in cost then I'm in. All the packaging is retrospective, it's the content that only matters..

@@Hghhhs You've owned your Ray Bans for three years now, so I'm guessing your case has already fallen to bits. Genuine Ray Bans = crappy cases.

Great video idea!

Kirkland's definitely. Same factory. $20-40

It’s millimeter he is correct on that. Fucken dumb ass.

@@nesco7615 no. No it's not.

This set probably cost less than 10 usd from china , i sell glasses too lol , i sell this glasses frame with prescription lens for 7 usd and i kinda feel bad for ripping people off.

Thats the same as 99% of all things in life. We the consumer get screwed by markups. Havnt you ever watched shark tank where people are selling products for 120% over cost??

You are grasping for straws if you're wanting him to talk about how his eyes feel after wearing sunglasses lol.

Yeah, the lenses are the most important part. If the lens is the same, I don't care if they are fake. But they most probably are not. Just having used regular cheap sunglasses, you can't see through them like you can from quality sunglasses. People who have never owned expensive glasses don't know this. That's why I buy the expensive ones, and to be sure the UV protective is real and active.

I will be definitely be doing more if this video dose well. Because I already owned this exact pair. But to make this video I had to buy a whole new pair so it gets expensive haha!

I recently bought a clubmaster for $55 from ebay. Now I will safely return it after seeing your video. Thanks a lot. I had one question, since you already have original one you are able to compare, how people will identify if they don't have original one to compare in first place?

Shade Review may I know why in sunglasshut or the certified resellers are more expensive than amazon almost double price?

@@pinakbhusanmohapatra8207 I also bought a clubmaster from Ebay. There were no signs of a knockoff as in this video. So I took them to sunglass hut and asked their opinion. They said it is the original. So, it seems that not all of raybans on Ebay are fake.

@@oksanakleo1176 I just got my sunglasses delivered. As shown in the video it turned out fake. Yes, if you bought from ebay at high price of around $100 then they may be original. But those $50-$80 are mostly fake. There is a video by youtube blogger Casey Neistat where he took the sunglasses bought from Amazon to Rayban store in newyork and store guys told it was original but he later found out those were fake. Now a days many people trying to fake Rayban. Best is to go to a store and compare your model with original thoroughly.

They don’t own Maui Jim, Randolph, Garrett Leight, SunGod, Native, Costa. And many many more so no they don’t have a monopoly there are other plenty of options

Mine are made in Italy. Do your research mate.

Sunglass hit is owned by the same company that’s owns ray ban

@@ShadeReview yeah, Luxottica

It means the production cost is way lower and the price mark up is ridiculous

@@faizalf119 exactly!!!

@@faizalf119 Is it surprising?

@@noahh914 no, but many people is oblivious about it

Yes you are right the remixes are different they don’t have the sticker because they are completely custom. One of my remixes even came in a completely different box it was more similar to persol then ray ban. But yes you are definitely right about that!

No stickers on the boxes for aviators or wayfarers when brought direct.

Thanks so much man! And yes sir it was a Spyderco Para militarily 2 in S30V

Shade Review I do like a Spyderco, I have a little Dragonfly II and it’s my favourite pocket knife. Cheers.

@@deltanovember1672 Sweet! I don't have a Dragonfly but I want one!

Shade Review Nice little knife with an unusual leaf shape blade. The Chinese have been faking Spyderco too. They have no shame.

Delta November on another channel of mine I actually made a video comparing a really good PM2 to a fake one haha

Yep 😭😭

should have tested the lens on the fake

I noticed mine also had that green layer. I got it in 2013 and 5 years ago I moved to a city that's next to the sea so now that you've mentioned this, it clicks.

This guys talking sh*t

i have this same issue, did a legit retailer just sold me fakes?

No problem thanks for watching! I hope the video was helpful!

you are correct

was beginning to worry I have fake one. bought it in dubai though

@@lollol-mg9cr no...not at all...but keep them as past issues will eventually gain some kind of vintage value over the years....you'll never know from marketing perspective what Ray Ban's policies will be in a decade from now for example....so at least for educational and archival reasons it is nice to keep your pairs.

Exactly , I got two aviators and one wayfarer in which one aviator is like 25 years old , yes exotic ! It's case is really thick and strong but the latest one (3year) old one got comparatively thinner cover , also it's quality has dropped a lot

What you mean?

@@cuben7196 just wacth adam ruins sunglasses

Adam always ruins everything :(

thank you for actually knowing what you're talking about!!!

Exactly!

I tried to watch your video on that...couldn’t find it. 🤔

I did a UV test off camera and the REAL ones passed it with 100% coverage from UVA and UVB rays but the fakes were only 90% coverage. This confirms that the fakes can BURN YOUR EYES and make you go blind. Because they are illegal they don't have to meet any standards set by the US or EURO government.

Exactly.