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Code decoders

Every house dates its pieces its own way: a sticker, a stamp, a letter pressed into the leather. These tools read those codes and tell you when the piece was made. Free, instant, no account needed.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9CHANEL

Chanel

Bag serial numbers (1984–2021) and costume jewellery stamps, from 1984 to today.

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K1971–961997–20142015 →HERMÈS

Hermès

The blind stamp: a letter, a circle or a square, four cycles from 1945 to today.

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SR3179SR3·71·9ATELIER · SEMAINE 37 · 2019LOUIS VUITTON

Louis Vuitton

The date code: workshop, country, month or week and year, for every piece from 1982 to 2021.

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This result dates the piece; it does not authenticate it. A correct code can appear on a counterfeit. Only an examination of the piece itself settles the question.