How to Tell Fake or Real Ray Ban Sunglasses

The easiest way to tell right away is the weight of the frames, Ray Ban's are made out of high quality metals and alloys, and have a lot of girth to them because of this. Fake frames Are usually made from plastic, or even metals, or aluminum, but weigh a lot less.

Another way to tell right away and at a glance is to look at the "O" on the arm of the frame. Cheap Ray Bans Frames, have a raised painted, separate piece of material placed on to the frame and glued into place. Fake frames use a method of screen printing, that allows for a similar look, but you can always tell the fakes, because usually the paint is scratched off, Even on real frames when the paint is scratched, you can still see that they are Ray Bans!

The second thing that you should look at is where the product is made. If there is a sticker that says made in Taiwan, these are fake Ray Bans. On the ier part of the frame, it should state that the glasses are made in the United States of America.

The hardest fake Ray Ban frames to spot using only photos are the metal "Letter Frame" series, I.E. the A Frame or O frame. This is because the Ray Ban logo is engraved into the nosebridge and there are no rivets to look for. These are the best looking (and feeling) fake frames out there. There is only one distinction between the real and a fake. The engraved Ray Ban logo is very defined on a pair of real Ray Ban frames, where as the fake frames look as if it is stamped or printed instead of engraved. This is something that you must have a trained eye to spot.

It is Harder to tell for the X-metal line (Romeos, Juliets, Peys), by just looking at them. The X-metals never have a logo on the bridge of the nose. If you see this, you are looking at a pair of fake Ray Ban sunglasses. Additionally check for where screws/rivets go. All of the X-metals have rivets that hold the frame together on the bottom of the lens frame and ones that keep the bridge coected to the frames. If there are no screws/rivets, you are looking at fake Ray Ban frames. There are really good copys of Romeos and Juliets that are plastic, and have no rivets. Also, real Ray Bans of this style come in plain metallic colors; that is to say they aren't made in yellow, blue, green or red. Real X-metals are never painted. Anything other than a dull smoke or silver metal color is most likely a fake. Sometimes you can find horrible copys made of the metal Ray Ban frames. These are very cheap and look like they are made of some kind of sheet metal. Again, look for rivets. If they look glued together,you are spotting fake Ray Ban sunglasses.

An Easy way to tell a Fake Ray Bans is to hold it in your hands. The nose piece and rubber on the arms on real Ray Ban frames have a more "soft- rubber -like" feel and the fake ones have a smooth feel to them. Real Ray Bans do not have any seams. There are no raised lines or seams on the arms or around the lens frame. The X-metal styles are never made of plastic.

Spotting Fake Ray Ban Sunglasses

Some clones will have the lenses attached to the frame by screws. #1 tell tell sign.vintage glasses like eyes hades,or factory pilots,blades,Mombos(m frames)all generations,Clubmasters,and other adjustable lens Ray Ban's all bear removable lenses.likewise in some cases the lenses on the m frame clones will be circled on the edges.most m frames are squared up on the edges.on the fake m chassis the "Ray Ban"will be larger,and screen printed on the m frames.the real ones will be raised letter then painted unfortunately the wire,or metal styles,are harder to distinguish the clones.however the genuine sticker are the flashiest sign on these

One piece of good news is that if you wear their sunglasses and need to wear RX glasses later you can take your sunglasses to your Ray Ban prescription dealer and have then send your frames to Ray Ban to have them put your prescription lenses into them.Only Ray Ban can grind the Rx lenses for their sunglasses line. However beware of anyone retailing Rx Ray Bans as they have to be custom done at Ray Ban.

Knockoff Ray Ban Sunglasses come with a warranty card, 995 of the time if you buy fake Ray Bans and they are in a box, they will not have a warranty card, additionally when you look at the warranty card, the serial number will match the one etched into the right arm of the frames. The card is heavy, made of plastic, and has Ray Ban's phone number, as well as the date the frames were made, and the transparency, as well as the name of the frames, and other information about the warranty, Ray Ban warranty's are 5 year warranty's and can be verified, and activated, by calling Ray Ban, or mailing them the card!