While completing a project, I was offered a Bugatti crane of questionable quality at a store. This crane raised a lot of questions for me. I specifically purchased it to tell you how to avoid buying a fake in these difficult times.
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So, how do I distinguish a fake from an original in this case?
First:
When buying a Bugatti faucet, look for this inscription and the manufacturing date (month and year) on the product itself. A country name without the initial "Made in..." (for example, simply "ITALY" or "SPAIN") indicates that this faucet was manufactured in an unknown location, which the real manufacturer deemed inappropriate to mention. More clever fakes may feature an untranslatable play on words, "Mode in Italy," although the letter "I" is not included in its entirety, but only partially. And most importantly, I've never seen the inscription "Mode in Italy"—it's spelled correctly, with an A. And the letter "A" is always capitalized, never lowercase. This also raises the question: if you have "Made in Italy" written in block letters on your handle, what's the point of putting the same inscription on the product itself in different letters? Does it make sense? I don't think so.
Second: any Bugatti faucet has a production date. If you see a faucet that's made in August, it's most likely a counterfeit, as the Italian factory is closed in August; almost all factories and warehouses close between August 5th and 25th. During this period, only shipments from warehouses are processed.
Third: Valvosanitaria Bugatti uses forged brass grade CW617N for its shutoff valves. CW617N brass is an alloy containing:
Copper – 57-59%; Tin – no more than 0.3%;
Iron – no more than 0.3%;
Aluminum – no more than 0.05%;
Lead – 1.6-2.6%;
Nickel – no more than 0.3%;
Zinc – 38-40%.
This is indicated on the faucet body.
Counterfeit products also refer to this grade of brass. However, to reduce costs, they simplify the design and use cheaper raw materials. Therefore, a counterfeit faucet differs from the original not only in its lower price but also in its weight. At best, the bodies of "illegible" valves are made of recycled brass. If you don't find any indication of the material used on the faucet, namely CW617N, then you are undoubtedly looking at a counterfeit.
Fourth: the presence of PCT, EAC, or Ukrainian Standardization Mark markings, as in our case, does not indicate the product's compliance with norms and standards. Why? Because the product has other undeniable signs of counterfeiting.
Fifth: the WSP symbol, which indicates the working steam pressure, and the WOG symbol, which indicates that the valve can be installed in various systems with different working media: water, oil, and gas. Unlike the original faucets, where these symbols have raised contours, the counterfeit is applied differently, namely, embossed into the faucet material.
Sixth: the WOG symbol applied to the counterfeit was intended by the manufacturer to have a value of 700 units, but somehow, the numerical value was incorrectly applied, and we see inverted numbers.
Seventh: These are the chamfers. In speaking with plumbers, I've heard more than once that a genuine Bugatti faucet should have chamfers in these areas on both sides. Like this faucet, for example. Our counterfeit also lacks these chamfers. But I don't think this can be considered definitive proof of counterfeiting. Other faucets—take Oventrop, for example—also lack chamfers. And the reason for the presence or absence of chamfers lies elsewhere: the presence of union faucets. If there's a union faucet, there are chamfers; if there's no union faucet, there are no chamfers. Perhaps some plumbers have an opinion on this matter; I'd be glad if you shared it in the comments.