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24 October 2010, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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What is "Random Serial Number"?
I see this more often now. Is Rolex doing away with the date code serial numbers?
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Hi Steve,
Rolex were using serial numbers to identify their watches. Then they went to a serial number prefixed by a letter. Now the are using random combinations of letters and numbers. Down the track this will make it difficult for owners/buyers to know when a Rolex was made/sold. Until we crack the code? Some say that knowing when a Rolex was made is of no concern. Some think it is important. ps. 'Random serial number' is an oxymoron? If it is random it can't be in serial order.
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will be interesting to see how the "resale" market addresses it.. right now it seems if you owned, for ex: 2 subs.. one was an F serial number, one was a V serial number. same condition, same accesories.. etc. the V serial would draw a higher asking price in the resale market.
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I have to ask. I bought a random# GMTII-C recently. The warranty card has the date of purchase 9/10. Wouldn't the card's date and the fact that random #'s are new show the approximate date of manufacturing?
So having the card will assist in resale on these random# models later. The older style serial# gave an approximate date, as will the new random# w/card. Is this a correct way of looking at this? |
25 October 2010, 03:17 AM | #8 |
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The watchmaker at my AD has a blog in which he discusses what he calls the new "Random Unique Identifiers."
He believes and it is a truth that these numbers are not truly random. Read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorit...andom_sequence . Whatever algorithm is being used by Rolex, it is likely with enough information, it can be cracked. If you'd like to assist in that effort, you might like to read this page and participate by listing your "unique random identifier" and the year the watch was acquired. It sounds like it's worth a shot. http://watchmakingblog.com/rolex-serial-registry/
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Have they started ramdom serial numbers on the DJ's yet?
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