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Here's a quick blog posting, The Dirty Dozen – 12 Questions to Ask When You are Buying a Vintage Watch. I have also copied the entire posting below.
We don't want people to be afraid of buying vintage watches, do we?
Jeff
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With this morning’s news that celebrity watch collector John Mayer is suing celebrity watch dealer Bob Maron, for $656,000 in a dispute regarding the authenticity of some vintage Rolex watches, there came the reaction, “That’s why I don’t buy vintage watches." While I will not claim that I could have brought peace and understanding between Mr. Mayer and Mr. Maron, I offer the following 12 areas of inquiry to assist the average purchaser in evaluating a vintage watch that she is considering.
To the extent that seller is able to send photographs to address the matters listed above, you may be able to evaluate some of these elements for yourself. Encourage the seller to send multiple photos, from multiple angles, even if the photos will have reflections, glare, hot spots, etc. Multiple bad photos are often more valuable to the buyer than fewer good ones.
You are Buying the Seller
Of course, the best advice in buying a vintage watch is that you are actually buying the seller, as much as the watch, so you should also conduct appropriate “due diligence” regarding the seller. The manner in which the seller addresses the issues covered by these 12 questions will go a long way to informing you about the seller (and the watch).
Jeff Stein
March 19, 2014
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