it bag: Chanel Classic flap bag and Chanel Reissue 2.55 bag

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One very commonly asked question about Chanel is on the difference between the Chanel Classic Flap and the Chanel Reissue 2.55 bags.I’ve scoured Google and find something differences between the two,and there are some my opinions.

Chanel Reissue 2.55 and Chanel Classic flap are slightly different, have different chain,lock etc.
THE DIFFERENCES:
1. Closure/Locks: Classic has the double CC turn-style lock, the Reissue has the Mademoiselle lock with Chanel logo on it(rectangular shape called the Mademoiselle Lock as Ms Coco Chanel never married, the ‘CC’ lock was introduced to the Classic Flap Bags only in the 1980s by designer Karl Lagerfeld.)
2. The handle: The reissue has an all chain handle, while the classic has leather interwoven between the chain links.
3. Leather:Reissue has a different type of leather, that is made to seem more worn than the caviar leather on the classics.
4. Flap:I think all the reissues have a double flap, whereas the only the small and medium classic have double flaps
5. The sizes: The sizes on the Reissue are different than the sizes on the Classic Flaps.

Chanel Reissue 2.55

Chanel Reissue 2.55 in its name refers to the first release of the 2.55 bag in February of 1955 by Ms Coco Chanel,The 2.55 is also known as Chanel Reissue.The Size of Chanel 2.55 is from 224-228 and I think 226 and 227 is the most popular sizes.

The sizes and prices for the Chanel Reissue 2.55:

$1,795 A302224: - The Baby 7.5 W x 5.75 H x 1.75 D inches
$1,895 A302225: - Small 9.75″ x 7.06″ x 2.16″
$1,995 A302226: - Medium 11″ x 8″ x 2.5″
$2,095 A302227: - Large 12.25″ x 9.18″ x 2.5″
$2,495 A302228: - The X-Large aka Jumbo 14.2″ x 9.8″ x 3″ (rare)
--These are the old prices for reference only.

All size of Chanel Reissue 2.55

Details of Chanel Reissue 2.55:

Closure

The handle

Interior

2006 Reissues

2007 Reissues dark silver

2007 Reissues silver

2008 Reissues Metallic Black

Size 227 VS 225

Chanel Classic Flap
The Chanel classic flap bag is derive from Reissue 2.55.Though its history is shorter than 2.55,it is Chanel's most common and popular design.
It is the classic design from Chanel boutique,and Have 2 leather:Caviar and lambskin.Colors like Black and Beige are the classic colors.

The Chanel Classic Flap Bag comes in 4 sizes:

mini
small 9" W x 5.5" H x 2" D - $1,795.00 Caviar + $200.00 more for lambskin
med/large 10" x 6" x 2.5" - $1,995.00 Caviar + $200.00 more for lambskin
jumbo 12" x 8" x 3" - $2,295.00 Caviar + $200.00 more for lambskin
and i also believe there's an east west. Chanel also produced an XL jumbo that's discontinued now.
The above are the old prices for reference only.