Patek Philippe

Hamster07
269

• Show profile
• Show other posts

Local deal better ...

I'd advise you to buy from your local dealer because:

1. Most importantly, you can examine the watch by yourself, esp. a preowned watch. I've bought a "brand new" Patek from a US dealer in Florida ( I don't reside in the States), but the watch turned out to be a "used and heavily polished" one. It ended up a nightmare experience because the dealer said the seller was a long-time customer of their store and they would believe him. They refused to take back the watch.

2. You can go back to the local store easily for service. Money is not that important when compared with all the trouble that might be involved if the watch has any problem (negotiation, shipping back, insurance...).

3.Your husband is not going to sell the watch. Since the paper only affects the resell value of the watch (it seems you don't have to worry about the authenticity of the watch), the paper is close to meaningless in your case (it might even have the name of the original owner, not yours or your husband's). So why bother about it?

4. Your husband will surely like the watch because he's been eyeing on it for 10 years, and it's a gift from you. The whole buying process has its special meaning. If it were me, I would enjoy walking into the store, chatting with the staff, learning from them, establishing a good (friendly) relationship with the store, the wrapping of the gift. This would be much better than going to the post office and getting a parcel with something of an unknown condition. You would have to pray that you won't be cheated.  

Again, good luck!