It is good that Ralf has this excellent reputation, and that he treats his customers so well, but listing watches for sale using "sample" photos -- without any indication that he is doing so -- just seems wrong. How would we react if the "Mom and Pop" eBay seller offered a $10,000 watch, without disclosing that the photos were not the actual watch? We would be screaming and reporting this to eBay.

Perhaps another instance in which we have a dealer that focuses on the high-end watches, and whatever happens with the low-end Heuers will be good enough?

I should also add that World of Time did not send responses to my last three or four messages -- over a period of six or eight months -- so this does not leave me with the right feeling about him, from the start.

Jeff

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: Let me add a view from a Munich local. I have been to his store
: often and he and his team repaired a lot of my vintage watches.
: The quality of services received is excellent and these guys
: really know what they do. Their services have become a bit
: expensive over the years but it is still ok. The store is
: located in the centre of Munich in a beautiful side street (just
: behind the famous Bayerische Hof Hotel) and he enjoys a very
: good reputation in the local market here as a reliable and
: trustful watch dealer.