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kleinbl00  ·  352 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Exposing violent watch thieves and their young female 'spotters'

    Seems like a really simple fix. Serialize the watch and the case back and the movement.

What happens when a counterfeiter uses the same serial number 800 times, like they already do?

    Seems like a watch is a pretty poor black market currency because they are knocked off so often you would have a hard time verifying authenticity and most of the value is in the authenticity. I guess sufficiently discounted they might work in volume.

I just have to take a step back and marvel at your skepticism over a mundane illicit trade with a hundred year history.