What Say You? Monte 2 and Siglo VI - Real/Fake?

[taylorgov2]

A friend of mine recently made a purchase from a very new and unproven vendor that I've never heard of and he thinks his sticks are completely real. I got a couple of them from him to cut open and post on here because I am very dubious. I cut open the Monte 2. What say you?

[Jimmy_jack]

I’m gonna day those rolls look loose. I’m leaning towards non genuine HSA. I posted my Monte 2 from FOH

[Jimmy_jack]

Also your Monte bands don’t appear embossed

[taylorgov2]

They are embossed. You can see it better in this pic that didn't post. 

[ianperrymccarthy]

The Cohiba bands look a little funny on the top and bottom gold ring sections - are they true holograms or just printed on?

[taylorgov2]

Holograms 

[Fugu]

On 25.4.2018 at 7:20 PM, FatherOfPugs said:

One could chalk that up to CCs being CCs and lack of quality control on HSA

Those bands are not being printed in Cuba.

Both Cohiba bands are fake, as is the Monte - and I suspect the OP knows....

[steelcity]

Uneven gold hologram trim on the Cohibas.  The top one in the pic also has some white showing beneath the yellow.