Chanel mini rectangular in caviar with gold hardware instead of light gold?

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Annabella4

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Hi all!

i have a Chanel question and I just could not find a definitive answer online, so I want to ask it here, since so many of you are so knowledgeable about previous collections.
Do you know if Chanel ever issues minis in caviar in the past in the bright gold hardware instead of het light gold hardware? I know they stopped making caviar mini’s altogether around 2018, but all the minis in lamb now seem to come with the light gold hardware…
I would like to know if they ever did the caviar in bright gold?

Thanks so much! :heart:
 
I have two from 16C (square caviar and rectangular caviar) that have aged gold hardware.
Also mini square used to be part of the classics range and came with bright gold hardware but that was a while back possibly before 2012/13 that it could be found as a classic bag.
 
I have two from 16C (square caviar and rectangular caviar) that have aged gold hardware.
Also mini square used to be part of the classics range and came with bright gold hardware but that was a while back possibly before 2012/13 that it could be found as a classic bag.
Thank you so much! Did they not have edge stitching back when they were classics? I believe all classics had this feature? But there appears to be no bright gold around 2017 or 2018. The bag I got then might be a fake...
 
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Thank you so much! Did they not have edge stitching back when they were classics? I believe all classics had this feature? But there appears to be no bright gold around 2017 or 2018. The bag I have been eyeing then might be a fake...
2017 there was 17C mini but this was edge stitched and had light gold hardware.
Yes the classic minis were also edge stitched - the most beautiful shape and size were the original IMO. Such a shame they discontinued it! It was £1000 for the square back then which is insane compared to today!
 
2017 there was 17C mini but this was edge stitched and had light gold hardware.
Yes the classic minis were also edge stitched - the most beautiful shape and size were the original IMO. Such a shame they discontinued it! It was £1000 for the square back then which is insane compared to today!
Oh wow, those prices!
I bought a mini of Vestiaire but I highly doubt its authenticity. I just could not find any trace of a caviar mini with series 25 that had bright gold hardware and no edge stitching…
 
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Oh wow, those prices!
I bought a mini of Vestiaire but I highly doubt its authenticity. I just could not find any trace of a caviar mini with series 25 that had bright gold hardware and no edge stitching…
Maybe send to Zeko for authentication? Actually come to think of it 17B had a black rectangular mini without edge stitching and it was gold. It could possibly be that one?
 
It could be…?
its just that the dustbag is also off and when I compared the authenticity card to the ones from the boutique from years before and years after, it seems a little bit off. Just slightl, but still
 
I’m not too familiar with series but yes 17b had a burgundy interior from my recollection. Definitely get it authenticated. I have had a nightmare with VC before - it wasn’t a bag but there are fakes on there. I have noticed a few sellers who have a lot of ready to wear but are not professional sellers and I suspect some super fakes.
 
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