The website
A quick decoder and guide library.
- Manual serial decoder
- Serial-format guides
- Era coverage from 1941-2020
- No install and no uploads
Vintage Handbag Identifierby Vintage Bag Index
Identify a vintage Coach bag from its visible details.
Scan the Creed, search 629 documented styles, then compare the whole bag against catalogue evidence.
Catalogue comparison, not authentication.
Scan with your iPhone
- Field catalogue
- 629 documented styles
- 1981-1999
- Serial formats
- 1941-2020
- Era, month, year and plant where encoded
- Creed reading
- Not stored by Kovus
- Google Gemini reads it, or your iPhone when offline
Start with the evidence you have.
A serial, one catalogue clue or four bag views can each move the search forward.
Compare the whole bag
Add up to four views. The app compares shape, hardware, construction and Creed details against documented catalogue facts.
Read the Creed with the camera
Frame the serial patch. The photo is sent over an encrypted connection and read by Google Gemini. Kovus does not store or retain it; Google handles the request under its own Gemini API terms. Offline, your iPhone reads it.
Search the archive
Browse 629 documented styles by number, name or category without using an identification.
From photographs to a shortlist.
Add the clearest evidence
Use the Creed patch, a straight-on bag view, the gussets and the closure.
Compare visible details
The app checks the photographs against dimensions, production years and documented construction.
Inspect the shortlist
Review the likely matches, source support and limits before deciding what the evidence means.
See what the app actually shows.
The current App Store story, built from release captures of Creed reading, archive search and whole-bag comparison.
Choose the right tool for the question.
The iPhone app
The deeper collector workflow.
- Camera-based Creed reading
- 629-style field catalogue
- Whole-bag photo comparison
- Wishlist and private collection
For the release context, read the App Store launch note. Future research and material app updates live in Collector's Notes.
One plan unlocks the app.
Every Collector plan carries unlimited Creed scans and an allowance of whole-bag comparisons.
On every plan
Unlimited Creed scans, catalogue search, comparisons, wishlist and the private collection.
Collector Annual
50 whole-bag identifications a year, starting with a 7-day free trial where the App Store offers one.
Collector Weekly
2 whole-bag identifications a week, with no trial. Storefront pricing is shown in the app.
Privacy by design
Photos move only when you confirm.
Creed photographs are confirmed once
The app names Google Gemini before the first send. Each photo is encrypted in transit. Kovus does not store or retain it; Google handles the request under its own Gemini API terms.
Whole-bag transfer needs confirmation
The app names the possible providers before any whole-bag photograph leaves the device.
Processing is disclosed
Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude may process confirmed whole-bag photographs.
The collector ledger is local
Collection photographs, notes and identification history remain in local app storage.
Evidence has limits.
The app helps you inspect a bag. It does not make the final judgement for you.
Not authentication and not proof that a bag is genuine.
Not an appraisal or estimate of resale value.
No guarantee of age, condition or production history.
Independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Coach.
Common questions
Does the app authenticate a Coach bag?
No. It compares visible details with documented catalogue facts. The result is a research aid, not authentication, appraisal or proof of age, condition or value.
Do I need a subscription?
Yes. A Collector plan unlocks the app, and a new install has no free path. Annual includes 50 whole-bag identifications a year and carries the App Store introductory free trial where it is offered. Weekly includes 2 each week, with no trial. Both include unlimited Creed scans, catalogue search, comparisons, the wishlist and your local collection.
Why are the website and app different?
The website is a quick manual decoder and guide library. The iPhone app adds camera reading, catalogue search, whole-bag comparison and private collector tools.
What happens to my photographs?
The Creed photo is sent over an encrypted connection and read by Google Gemini. Kovus does not store or retain it; Google handles the request under its own Gemini API terms. The app names Gemini before the first send, and if you decline or your iPhone is offline the stamp is read on the iPhone instead. Whole-bag photographs leave the device only after you confirm the transfer and see which providers may process them.
Keep the archive in your pocket.
Free download. Collector subscription required.