How To Buy Fake Hermes Collier De Chien Bracelet Online?

What do French pups, early 20th century couturiers and modern day street style stars have in common? They all wear Hermes, of course. Specifically, their closet commonality is the house’s ‘CDC’ or ‘Collier de Chien’ line, a style we know in English as the ‘Dog Collar’. How did this come to pass? According to Olivier Saillard in his book An ABC of Hermes Crafts, “At the turn of the twentieth century, Hermes excelled at making dog leashes and collars that turned elegant lady walkers green with envy. In around 1927, the house’s first belts were inspired by these handsome collars. At the request of a couturière, Marie Gerber, one of the three directors of Callot Soeurs, these leather lengths made to go round the necks of pooches were adapted to the waists of haute couture clients.”

From there the style was spun out to bracelets which are now a common sight on the wrists of the fashion conscious. And while they may have started out as pet accessories, trust us that makes them no less luxe than any of Hermes’ other exquisitely crafted leather goods. “Ranging in price from $1,150 – $142k, Hermes CDC bracelet replicas are a higher price point luxury accessory due to the amount of of work that goes into them and the fine materials they’re made from,” explains Senior Director of Authentication Graham Wetzbarger. “You’re attaching hardware components to leather and backing it with another piece of leather, and add to that that many of them are crafted from exotic skins and some are adorned with gold and diamonds.”

Hermes CDC Bracelet Hardware & Construction

“The hardware is what is makes a Fake Hermes Collier De Chien Bracelet a CDC bracelet,” according to Wetzbarger. “Hermes makes many styles of bracelet in leather, metal and both, but the CDC features the signature pyramid studs, slide closure, and, of course, the O ring component where one would attach a dog leash.”

How To Spot A Real Hermes CDC Bracelet“Currently Hermes CDC bracelets are available in palladium-plated hardware or Permabrass. Older models were available in gold-plated brass, which is denoted by a small square shape. Palladium is a silvertone metal, in the platinum family, with brown undertones. Permabrass is a very true yellow, brassy gold color. It shouldn’t look coppery or like rose gold. It’s called Permabrass because it’s much more tarnish and patina-resistant than a traditional brass alloy.”

On a Authentic Hermes Collier De Chien Bracelet, the hardware should be “very well affixed,” Wetzbarger says. “There might be a slight pivot to some of the studs, but that’s normal. The O ring should spin and move, but it should not have a visible seam and should be one continuous piece of metal. Hardware should be well cast and without any pitting or miraging, meaning the metal should be a very clean, uniform surface color and texture. Palladium, while strong, can still scratch, which is normal.”

Hermes CDC Brand Markings & Logos

Hermes-CDC-4“The only brand markings on the hardware should be on the back side of the slide. It should read ‘HERMES – PARIS’ in all capital letters. The other brand marking will be on the interior of the bracelet, stamped directly onto the leather. While most will be directly debossed onto the leather, sometimes you will have a foil stamped marking that reads ‘HERMES PARIS.’ On the edge of the interior, another series of alphanumeric blind stamps indicates the year of production.”

Hermes CDC Materials

“Hermes CDC leather bracelet replica are available in different leather types as well as exotic skins such as crocodile, alligator and lizard. On exotics, there will be a marking next to the interior brand stamp which denotes which type of skin was used. Niloticus crocodile is two dots, Porosus crocodile is a carat, alligator is a square (seen above left) , and the two types of lizard are denoted by a dash or an equal sign.”