We all notice agree that there is a difference between being sold "overpriced" watches and being sold "counterfeit" watches.

I hate to sound like a lawyer, especially during the off-duty hours, but perhaps this hinges on the role that Mr. Dowling was taking -- selling as principal? earning a small fee as intermediary / broker? earning a large fee as intermediary; serving as a fiduciary? I expect that the details are spelled out in the complaint, but I haven't tried to track it down.

One thing we can all agree on -- it's great to have billionaire patrons, but these billionaires usually have good access to lawyers, and drawing up this sort of complaint is fairly inexpensive . . . even for mere millionaires!!

Jeff

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: In other news, here's a report of a New York billionaire suing a
: UK Rolex seller, claiming that he had been sold watches that
: were overpriced or counterfeit -- Billionaire sues UK watch
: seller for duping him out of $700K .

: Until a few days ago, the defendant was a Moderator of the Timezone
: Vintage Rolex Forum.

: Jeff