New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 392. Second-hand watches

A. “Person” shall be deemed to mean a person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.

B. “Consumer” shall be deemed to mean an individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation who buys for own use, or for the use of another but not for resale.

C. A “second-hand” watch shall be deemed to mean:  A watch which, as a whole, the case thereof, or the movement thereof has been sold to a consumer;  provided, however, that a watch which has been so sold and is thereafter returned, either through an exchange or for credit, to the same person who sold such watch to the consumer, shall not be deemed to be a second-hand watch for the purpose of this act if such person keeps a written or printed record setting forth the name and address of the consumer, the date of the sale to the consumer, the name of the watch or its maker, and the serial numbers, if any, on the case and the movement of the watch, or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks, the aforesaid record to be kept for at least three years from the date of the sale of the watch and to be open for inspection during all business hours by the district attorney, or his representative, of the county in which such person is engaged in business;  or

Any watch whose case or movement, serial numbers or other distinguishing numbers or identification marks have been erased, defaced, removed, altered or covered;  or

Any watch, the movement of which is more than five years old and has been repaired, or any part or parts of the watch, including the movement, have been replaced, whether in the vendor's hands or while in the possession of another;  and this provision shall apply whether or not the watch has been returned, either through an exchange or for credit to the same person who sold or disposed of said watch to the consumer in any manner.