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akhil rao
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Fake or Damage - whats the bigger issue when buying online from private seller?

When buying online what are you more worried about? The watch being fake or the watch not arriving as described?
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Returning a watch - Chrono vs eBay

How was your experience in returning a watch on Chrono24 vs eBay? Why did you return it and was it difficult?
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PRICE GUIDE?

When buying a pre-owned watch, how do you figure out the right market price? What do you use as a price guide? Especially the Aussies in the house, wo...
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Recent Comments

commented on Most faked watches other than Rolex? ·

Panerai too! ;)

Just kidding, love em a good radiomir!

commented on Most faked watches other than Rolex? ·

Thanks bud. Will check the videos out!

commented on Authentication - At what price point does it start to matter? ·

Thanks mate. I was looking for a number answer, because (I think) first time buyers of a pre-owned luxury watch will want authentication regardless of the brand. Overtime, we all wisen up, but even so Authentication remains core to most transactions. True that Rolexes are most faked, but so are casios, funnily enough.

commented on Authentication - At what price point does it start to matter? ·

True. At what price point would you consider doing it then?

commented on How often do you buy a watch? And does the budget increase ever so slightly, everytime!? :) ·

This probably means an alarming amount of watches!! ;)

commented on Buying a watch- Who’s responsibility is it to pay for authentication? And, would you accept a certificate with a past date? ·

Thanks mate. Appreciate your time and patience in answering!

commented on Buying a watch- Who’s responsibility is it to pay for authentication? And, would you accept a certificate with a past date? ·

Sorry, one more question!

I’ve never returned the watch on c24. Have you? Has that been a painless process?

More posts

Most faked watches other than Rolex?

While we all know Rolex is the biggest target for fake watches, I wonder, given increasing popularity of watches in general, have other brands also be...
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Authentication - At what price point does it start to matter?

I know budgets are subjective, and that you don’t buy the watch, you buy the seller. But independent authentication helps both parties. So the questio...
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How often do you buy a watch? And does the budget increase ever so slightly, everytime!? :)

I tend to buy 1 every year, except this year I bought 2. I have noticed that each year the budget goes up, almost as if I’m reaching for a subconsciou...
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Buying a watch- Who’s responsibility is it to pay for authentication? And, would you accept a certificate with a past date?

When buying a watch either on platforms, dealer or private, who pays for the authentication? If the seller already has a certificate, would you just t...
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Whats the most expensive watch you’ve bought on Chrono24? How was the experience?

Bonus questi on: is there a dollar threshold beyond which you’d go to a ‘brick n mortar’ dealer instead?
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Error while posting polls?

Is anyone facing errors/issues while posting a poll?
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Selling my luxury watch - Private vs Secondhand dealer

When selling your luxury watch (>$5K), do you prefer a private buyer or a secondhand dealer or an auction house? Some things to consider: - Private selling tends fetch better value, but has its ris...
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