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#16
The letters of the date code stand for the cities the factories are in. While they don't advertise what cities they're in for secuity reasons, you can find them on Vuitton.com. I posted them in another thread awhile back.
 
#18
AA is a new one for me! I need to add that to my list. Made in France, right? DU is a France one. I need to go to the LV site and see the cities so I can actually match them up to the letters... just for fun! ;)

Of course, there were prefixes A0, A1, and A2 back in the early 90's... I bet they don't actually match up to any cities (at least not as abbreviations).
 
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caannie said:
AA is a new one for me! I need to add that to my list. Made in France, right? DU is a France one. I need to go to the LV site and see the cities so I can actually match them up to the letters... just for fun! ;)

Of course, there were prefixes A0, A1, and A2 back in the early 90's... I bet they don't actually match up to any cities (at least not as abbreviations).
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yup, it's made in france but i got in singapore :)

you know what's weird? i know mine is real for sure coz i got it in the store and i have the receipt and all but somewhere at the back of my head i keep wondering if there is an evil SA out there who would switch a real for a fake. ahahaha. :laugh:
 
#26
jstreete said:
i'm confused. there's no way a my speedy was my vavin was made last month if i bought it two years ago. can someone explain the whole date code thing?
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The first two letters are the factory of origin. VI is for France, as is the older V.I. date code (with the periods).

The first and third number are month, the second and fourth are year. So VI0013 would be made in a French factory in 01/03 (Jan. 2003).

This is helpful to know in regards to authentication, such as all Cherry blossom pieces have a date code ending in 3 because they were all produced in 2003, etc...
 
#27
With this information, when buying on Ebay, you can always check the date code letters (TH, SD, etc.) against the tab that says "Made in ____" and make sure they match. Also, some older SD date codes were made in France, now they are USA.

I'm not sure if this was mentioned already, but LV bags are also made in Italy, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland with corresponding date codes.
 
#29
Natalie said:
The date code on mine is CA1015

So does that mean it was born on January '05?? In Spain?

Sorry I'm having problems figuring it out :sad2:
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It was made in Spain in November 2005. 1015 = 1.0.1.5 = 1st & 3rd numbers are the month, 2nd & 4th numbers are the year - 11/05

Hopes this helps.:D
 
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