Thank you so much everyone for your feedback.
So what I have understood is, serial number can be in:
1. Case back
2. Inside case back
3. lugs
4. Movement
About which thing?
Everything, nothing, where serial numbers are, if serial numbers even exist, and why do any of us exist.
Hey that’s the same amount of numbers in the new Speedmaster reference
301765294778379505511524369071258178
i distinctly remember having a Speedmaster reduced where the serial number was inked on the caseback and no serial number on the movement.
I hope you've got them on something with at least 11% or they'll go wheels up as soon as they hit Darwin.
You're not using kiddie beer are you? (Bud or something?).
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Yes i also notice that on Speedster reduced which usually has the serial number only on the case back are some models which are the serial 'printed' inside on the case back and in time the 'printed' was gone so the watch had no serial at all..
On the movement very easy to date
The serial numbers in Snowman's table differ from those in AJTT on page 792, does anyone know why this is?
Movement Snowman Richon
1,000,000 1895 1894
2,000,000 1902 1902
3,000,000 1908 1906
4,000,000 1912 1910
5,000,000 1916 1915
6,000,000 1923 1923
7,000,000 1929 1930 (Richon has 1920, assumed typo)
8,000,000 1935 1934
9,000,000 1939 1936 (Richon has 1926, assumed typo)
10,000,000 1944 1944
I have always assumed that the dates noted above are typos that have been perpetuated since the list (also shown in AJTT) was published.
