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Hi all! I know this forum is famous for critiquing every aspect of a rep watch under macro photos, and rightfully so, as the goal is to get as close to gen as possible! So this has made me wonder why there isn't much concern for the fact that the biggest tell of all on many of the best reps is going to be your serial number anyway. Now, I know some will say "nobody is going to notice your serial number", but if that's the case, then why are so many of us concerned with even the tiniest of discrepancies that literally 99.99% of people aren't going to notice? (Including rehaut flaws). I mean one of the watches that I'm very interested in purchasing down the line is the new Noob V3 116500, and in my research on it I have learned how there is a minor difference in the "R" on the bezel between the V2 and V3 versions, with of course the V3 being fixed and as per gen, but literally 99.99% of people won't spot the V2 flaw on your wrist. I'm not an expert, but I am an enthusiast, and even I needed to have that pointed out. The only people that are going to spot it are serious experts, and guess what? You don't need to be concerned about the tiniest of flaws at that point because your serial number may give you right up anyway. Now, in the case of Noob, this may not be the case, as it does seem that Noob uses truly random serial numbers, but I was just using the Noob 116500 as an example for the flaws. Really I'm pointing out the other makers that are touted so much here, like ARF. The ARF 116610LN 2824 seems to be touted as the best OOTB Sub-C, but in my research in looking over many, MANY QC photos of it and also the 3135 version, I have noticed that the serials pretty much all begin with 9 and end with J2R0, with the numbers in between being random. That's not truly random though, and the second I saw a Sub-C in person whose serial on the rehaut began and ended with that number, I would know it's a fake, even if you modded the crap out of it.
Anyway, am I wrong in my thinking here? How come no concern over this? The serial numbers on ARF are easy call-outs, whereas with Noob it truly seems random. Like I said, I'm not an expert though, so they might not even be fully random on Noobs either. I saw a post by Smoke stating how Noob does something like make 30 cases with the same serial, then the next 30 will be a different serial, and so on, so you'll only have 30 that have the same. But then I saw another post of his talking about the Noob V6S having come with repeating serials on the 1st and 2nd batches, and how that was fixed on the next batch to where there were absolutely no repeating serials the way it was meant to be, so I'm a little confused.
Anyone know if Noob serials are currently truly random with none ever repeating? Or how serial numbers between the different makers work in general? That's a big plus to Noob if they're the only maker doing truly random serials, imho.
Thanks to everyone in advance!
Anyway, am I wrong in my thinking here? How come no concern over this? The serial numbers on ARF are easy call-outs, whereas with Noob it truly seems random. Like I said, I'm not an expert though, so they might not even be fully random on Noobs either. I saw a post by Smoke stating how Noob does something like make 30 cases with the same serial, then the next 30 will be a different serial, and so on, so you'll only have 30 that have the same. But then I saw another post of his talking about the Noob V6S having come with repeating serials on the 1st and 2nd batches, and how that was fixed on the next batch to where there were absolutely no repeating serials the way it was meant to be, so I'm a little confused.
Anyone know if Noob serials are currently truly random with none ever repeating? Or how serial numbers between the different makers work in general? That's a big plus to Noob if they're the only maker doing truly random serials, imho.
Thanks to everyone in advance!