Guest zidder Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Is it possible to Identify the age of a Skywatcher scope, do they have serial numbers, date of manufacture etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Afraid not, with some of the models it was possible to give a rough age with the colour of the finish, some were sky blue, others in the pro series were gold. The more recent ones are black with a metallic sheen to them. Also some of the more recent optics have reference to the use of "Schott" glass. As these are mass market scopes, Synta, the manufacturer hasn't bothered. Previous to Sky Watcher they were Helios, and had reasonable optics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I think as long as the mirrors and optics are good it doesn't really mater how old the tube is every thing else can be upgraded anyway. Mount's might be a bit different but don't think that much has changed over the years with the exception of goto systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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