Looks and Name, and that you can’t purchase a set of Brunswick Centennial balls or Brunswick Centennial blue circle cue balls from an Aramith dealer, only from a Brunswick dealer.
Why would anybody care if you can not get them from Aramith, if you can get them from another source?
I would worry about knockoffs. I saw the link you had above, which looks sort of legit, though the whites in the Centennial balls look way off, way too white. Believe Brunswick is pretty much overseas now, which wouldn't give me a lot of comfort in thinking I was really buying an original Centennial ball, whether numbered or Blue Circle cue ball.
If Brunswick sells them, you do not trust Brunswick?
Well, everything Brunswick is China. China does knockoffs on everything. I wouldn't trust it to be original Aramith/Saluc.
If you do not trust Brunswick to sell Brunswick, who do you trust to sell Brunswick?
The giveaway to me that the blue circle shown on pooldawg’s website is indeed legit is that pooldawg is also selling Brunswick Centennial full sets. Obviously they have some sort of dealership arrangement with Brunswick, at least for selling Brunswick Centennial balls if nothing else with the Brunswick name. If they were priced any cheaper than $30/ball or $450 for a full set, I would be suspicious, but they are not.
China sells both Brunswick and knockoff Brunswick tables, for examples. The Centennial replacement balls, coming from China, make your own decision.
Precisely. The red circle are a cheaper resin. They wear faster and therefore will get lighter faster than a measle ball
For what I do it makes sense. I always try to use one for a show because it is a good visual.
Did you mean Red Circle? There is a Red Dot cue ball made by Aramith, but it's rarely seen.
Saluc is the parent co. Aramith is just a brand name. All come from same factory. Semantics.
Saluc/Aramith has made the Centennials for 30+ yrs. Have any PROOF that says otherwise?? That Brunswick has its table made offshore has been known for a long time. Are there KO Centennials? Probably. I'd only by from a reputable dealer and not some fly-by-nite web listing.
