Oakley Is Not Always The Real Deal, But How To Identify It?

Fake Oakley are all over the world, you can see it from the black markets, shops in metro stations
in Shanghai, to street stalls in Mazatlán, to car trunks on Canal Street.

1. See the price
Anything brand new, straight out of the box is not going to get at $50.00, and that’s if they’re used,

old, and probably a little worse for the wear. Without considering model the price of authentic
Oakley costs at least in the $80-$100+ range

2. Look at the color
The simplest way is to see the paint which often chips, scratches, or flakes easily. By this Oakley
can be identified easily.

3. Beware of an “o”
With limited editions such as the Tour de France, MLB, or Ferrari models, there are some Oakley
lenses that will have something other than “Polarized” or “Prizm” etched into the lens. You can also

get some custom etching from Oakley. Some shield lenses, like lenses for the M Frames will have
“Oakley” etched into the top of the lens, above the nose bridge.

• Oakley doesn’t put the icon rather than it markings will be etched. If you see paint on the
lens, then understand it’s not a real deal.

• Keep in mind that, authentic Oakley prescription lenses may have the Oakley "O" and
Ballistic and Industrial lenses will also have it etched into the lens.

4. Fake SKU
The SKU is a sequence of 2 numbers, a dash, 3 numbers in older Oakley and the example of it is
03-609 which is for the pair of Half Jackets.

The recent Oakley start with a double “O”—the letter, 4 numbers, a dash, and then 2 more
numbers. An example of this is SKU OO9143-03. There are some exceptions, like a “J” is included
at the end in some Asian Fit models.
To identify the fraud SKU you can simply plug your SKU into a search engine and see what pops up.

If you see a SKU with random letters, or a longer string of numbers than what’s been identified
above, they may be counterfeits. It’s a good idea to plug your SKU into a search engine and see
what pops up.

5. Don’t forget to check logo and it’s placement
The logo is mostly seen on nose bridge of Oakleys. But in the fake Oakley the logo doesn’t match as in thereal one. Like in the Holbrooks and Frogskins the logo is found on other place than nose bridge.

6. Check frame material
There are some sunglass for example, the Jupiter line has Jupiter Carbon, which are metal, and
Jupiter Squared, which are plastic which comes in multiple frames. The shape of each of these
frames is identical. But there are also some styles that only come in one material.

The easy way to find a 100% fake Oakley is if a pair of metal Oil Rigs.

7. See the finishing
Counterfeit Oakley and the plastic frames have the imperfect finishing. You don’t have to do
anything just simply run finger along it. If finishing is feeling much then you get to know that it’s fake

one.