Do I really need to be concerned that someone will file a police report accusing me of stealing their old Autavia? Seems like they could do the same thing with my car (VIN visible on the dashboard) or my house? I have been in the world of vintage Heuers for around 15 years, and you have been collecting watches even longer . . . Have we ever heard of this actually happening??

Like everything else -- it's about costs and benefits; risks and rewards. I see the benefits of serial numbers being published, but I have yet to hear of a real risk or cost, at least in the world of vintage Heuers.

Jeff

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: Jeff,

: This has bothered me too. People have been doing this in the
: American pocket watch world for a long time. In this world it
: would be very difficult to fake a watch because the serial
: numbers on American pocket watches are typically found in one
: place on the movement that you can see and on every other
: non-interchangable movemnt part such as every plate. Therefore I
: have always assumed that it was the police report thing. I think
: the police report thing goes two ways. Some folk may worry that
: their piece may actually have been stolen at some point. Others
: may simply worry about someone filing a false claim.

: JohnCote