Speedy Tintin information gathering

jetkins · Apr 30, 2018

Not every watch within that range was a TinTin.

Alex06 · Apr 30, 2018

Les chiffres XX sont uniques pour chaque montres ,du moins je le pense 😀

Beefylugs · Apr 30, 2018

Alex06
Je pense que les deux derniers chiffres secrets xx appartiennent à une seule montre ou alors je suis comme vous je ne comprends pas comment faire le calcul 😀))

Vous avez vu 856 numéros distincts ? Si ce n'est pas le cas, je ne comprends votre mode de calcul...

blubarb · May 4, 2018

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="Alex06, post: 955606, member: 23303"]Les chiffres XX sont uniques pour chaque montres ,du moins je le pense 😀[/QUOTE]

Oui, correct.

TimeTicker · May 9, 2018

TINTIN PRODUCTION QUANTITY: In his post on April 30, 2018, @blubarb reported that he had counted almost 80 TinTin serial numbers being listed on this site. Thus if about 10% of TinTins have been reported here the total build quantity would likely be around 800. If about 5% of the total build quantity has been reported here the total quantity built is about 1,600. Around 1% reported here would equate to about 8,000 watches. So what do you folks think, 80 serial numbers reported on this site equate to how many watches manufactured in total? What percentage of TinTin owners have reported their serial numbers on this site? Know that and you closely know the total number manufactured.

omegadave · May 9, 2018

irta · May 9, 2018

77812xxx checking in.

dm13 · May 9, 2018

I also have a number: 77812xxx

Kringkily · May 9, 2018

I dunno but off the top of my head 25-30 or so have gone to forums members through my hands so we can boost that number up

TimeTicker · May 9, 2018

Kringkily
I dunno but off the top of my head 25-30 or so have gone to forums members through my hands so we can boost that number up

So my question with your distribution is how many of your 25-30 TinTin customers previously reported their serial numbers on this thread? Obviously we don't want any double counts.

TimeTicker · May 9, 2018

omegadave
2-3%

Likely a very good guess in my humble opinion, thanks.

blubarb · May 10, 2018

Using this reverse method, I would still say about 1500 and for arguments sake add Kringkily's 30 to the 80 known then 110 which would be a little over 7%. So working out number by % is dependant on the total, so I can't see that working - the German Tank method is still more likely to lead to a better calculation of numbers if I can find a watch loving statistician to do the head work 👎👎👎

CTS-V · May 10, 2018

blubarb
Sorry, @Dwix, but yours is somewhere in the middle of the collected range. The lowest serial number I have recorded to date is 77 727 1xx and the highest is 77 798 0XX. I have a little under 80 serials to date, but all falling within this range.

EDIT: I have corrected this in a later post - apologies to Dwix.

Not sure if got mine....it's 778103XX

jetkins · May 10, 2018

TimeTicker
So my question with your distribution is how many of your 25-30 TinTin customers previously reported their serial numbers on this thread? Obviously we don't want any double counts.

Mine was one.

TimeTicker · May 10, 2018

blubarb
Using this reverse method, I would still say about 1500 and for arguments sake add Kringkily's 30 to the 80 known then 110 which would be a little over 7%. So working out number by % is dependant on the total, so I can't see that working - the German Tank method is still more likely to lead to a better calculation of numbers if I can find a watch loving statistician to do the head work 👎👎👎

The German Tank Method is excellent but will it work with only partial serial numbers? Most folks on this thread are not listing their complete, full serial number. As for me, based on the total of this threads reporting, I strongly suspect the number of TinTins produced is between 1500 & 2000. As an aside, I recently spoke with a longtime OB manager. When I asked that manager how many TinTins were produced the answer was simply, "not many!"

blubarb · May 11, 2018

TimeTicker
The German Tank Method is excellent but will it work with only partial serial numbers? Most folks on this thread are not listing their complete, full serial number. As for me, based on the total of this threads reporting, I strongly suspect the number of TinTins produced is between 1500 & 2000. As an aside, I recently spoke with a longtime OB manager. When I asked that manager how many TinTins were produced the answer was simply, "not many!"

I suspect you are right re the German Tank approach -

blubarb · May 11, 2018

Just to let you know. I have been picking up more serials from owners on Instagram as well. Slowly building numbers. Right now I have a little over 80 numbers. Not a lot, but very rough estimates based only on that number would be 995.3 (like to know who has the rest of that one) 😗🙄 so still a very long way to go to have any real estimates beyond guess work. My gut is still saying 2,000 to 2,500 👎 If you like arithmetic and % analysis - go for it 😀😀

TicTacToc · May 12, 2018

Hi there!

Just want to add my Tintin

and her serial number
777766xx

Best regards from Germany,
Christian

Jonas_ · May 13, 2018

Hi!
My BNIB Tintin have serial number 778077xx.
Br

sevenhelmet · May 13, 2018

778103xx checking in! I bought this from another member here on OF, so hopefully it isn’t a repeat. I’ll PM the full serial if it’ll help with research.

Personally, I’m in the <2000 camp for these. They planned a run of 1954, and how many spare dials would they have made?