Advice on how to spot fake Markos?

Ward · May 2013

All,
I'm on the hunt for a pair but have heard there are counterfeits out there. Other than the common sense stuff (price way too low, dodgy looking site, etc) are there any tells on the glasses themselves I should look for? Any advice appreciated.

Asp9mm · May 2013

When I first glanced at the title, I thought people were out there masquerading as Bondtoys

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Ward · May 2013

Asp9mm wrote:

When I first glanced at the title, I thought people were out there masquerading as Bondtoys )

That went waaay over my head, I'm afraid.

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welshboy78 · May 2013

Asp9mm wrote:

When I first glanced at the title, I thought people were out there masquerading as Bondtoys )

Deaton?

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Higgins · May 2013

Yeah, you boys are having fun :v

Ward · May 2013

What am I missing? ?:)

The Bond Experience · May 2013

The easiest way to spot a fake is to look at the arms specifically at the end of them. The Tom ford emblem should be inset into the arm and not laying on top like the replicas.

Ward · May 2013

Got it, thanks, David. So the rectangular logo on the black part of the arm should be in a recess.

Bond Collectors' Weekends · May 2013

"Bondtoys" = Markus H., not Markos.

Ward · May 2013

Aha. I'm going to hand something to you. It's called the Noob Stick. I think you're going to need to hit me with it.

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Ward · June 2013

OK, so I picked up a pair online. They appear to be genuine and came with all the Tom Ford branded materials.

However, they just don't look quite like the Markos in the classic advertising picture. I can't put my finger on why. The lenses are darker, and the metal of the frames looks darker than in the picture, where it almost looks white. I'm guessing this is just a question of the picture being different? I'm talking about this image:

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The shades I have really don't read as being anywhere this blue. I was also in the Tom Ford store this weekend, and I although I didn't have mine to compare to the Markos on display, I swear that those looked more like the classic Skyfall ones. Help! Has anyone else found this?

welshboy78 · June 2013

Think maybe best you upload a pic of your glasses so we can see!!

Ward · June 2013

Here we go, guys. Excuse the thumb prints. These are clearly not the blue lens version. Thoughts?

ttdriver · June 2013

Looks like maybe you have the 09J version...what is the code on the arm?

Ward · June 2013

Thanks for all your help with this. Code is:
Marko TF144 18V 58 13 140

ttdriver · June 2013

That is the correct code-but it certainly appears that you have an amber lens and not a blue lens. I would contact the seller and see if perhaps you can return them for the correct lens. You might be able to get correct lenses and replace them as well.
I know that this is not much help-but they look like real Markos that have the wrong lens.

UNCLE27 · June 2013

Relax!!

I'm sure you have the genuine article. It's probably down to the fact that your photo is just not quite as professional as Tom Fords advertising!

Have a read through this...

http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/39413/tom-ford-markos-cheapest-price-online/page/2/

Somatic · November 2013

Got two questions after receiving mine.
Are the lenses supposed to be polarized? Mine definitely aren't...
And is there a way to maybe widen the arms of the sunglasses out a tad? Slightly too tight on my large head.

Bondyue · November 2013

I didn't get the rhodium colour with blue lens due to my skin tone, but I took my Marko to my optical store and they were able to slightly bend it to fit my wide face as well.

I don't think the originals are polarized.

Advice on how to spot fake Markos?

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