New Leica MP in 2025 but number starts from 589

[Sergey Golovkin]

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Leica changed the MP via the warranty this month, previous camera was bought late 2024 and had number started with 595 but the new one camera is labeled with 10.02.2025 on the box but the number starts with 589. How it can be possible? Camera was in the sealed box and everything is alright. I thought that the number should be incremented while producing new cameras. Any thoughts about it?

[250swb]

Cameras go back and forth during quality control, so in the small batch your numbers refer to it’s possible an earlier serial number spent more time in the factory before being called off by a retailer. And serial numbers are random within a batch anyway, or the whole production line would stop if just one had to go back and be re-calibrated.

Edited March 29 by 250swb

[pedaes]

8 hours ago, Sergey Golovkin said:

Any thoughts about it?

There are a number of Threads indicating there is no logic to Leica serial numbers, for either cameras or lenses. They like to keep us guessing.

Enjoy your new new camera!

[Sergey Golovkin]

16 minutes ago, 250swb said:

Cameras go back and forth during quality control, so in the small batch your numbers refer to it’s possible an earlier serial number spent more time in the factory before being called off by a retailer. And serial numbers are random within a batch anyway, or the whole production line would stop if just one had to go back and be re-calibrated.

Thank you, didn’t think this way

[Sergey Golovkin]

10 minutes ago, pedaes said:

There are a number of Threads indicating there is no logic to Leica serial numbers, for either cameras or lenses. They like to keep us guessing.

Enjoy your new new camera!

Thank you, just curious about this logic about numbers.