newObj runtime.Object,
	oldObj runtime.Object,
) (res runtime.Object, err error) {
	equalities := getAvoidTimestampEqualities()
	if len(equalities.Equalities) == 0 {
		return newObj, nil
	}

	outcome := "unequal_objects_fast"
	start := time.Now()
	err = nil
	res = nil

	defer func() {
		if err != nil {
			outcome = "error"
		}

		metrics.RecordTimestampComparisonLatency(outcome, time.Since(start))
	}()

			Buckets:        []float64{0.0001, 0.0003, 0.001, 0.003, 0.01, 0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 1.0, 5.0},
			StabilityLevel: compbasemetrics.ALPHA,
		},
		// Path the code takes to reach a conclusion:
		// i.e. unequalObjectsFast, unequalObjectsSlow, equalObjectsSlow
		[]string{"code_path"},
	)

	watchListLatencies = compbasemetrics.NewHistogramVec(
		&compbasemetrics.HistogramOpts{
			Subsystem:      APIServerComponent,