What watch do you wear?

So I dug a little in to all of this before posting on here originally. I asked Cw Sellors (supposedly the original sellor of this watch)

They have just got back to myself stating they were concerned as to why one of their authorised pieces were being sold on eBay….

Turns out the 2 serial numbers were a match and is exactly how it’s supposed to be, however the watch is stolen! Spoke to eBay too and have assured myself of the refund and Cw Sellors now need to regain possession of the returned watch.

How does anyone steal a 4.5k watch nowadays from said jewellers?
 
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hughtrimble said:
I absolutely would think it could get through - how would eBay staff know what to look for in a watch like this? I don't think there'll be training for all brands, and even if there is, it's a bit of a push to imagine eBay putting people through this training, let alone then having them assessed to see if they have actually learnt the ins and outs. They didn't even spot the serial numbers not matching... doesn't exactly indicate any attention to detail does it!

Rolex fakes/frankens can be astonishingly convincing to supposedly trained Rolex specialists, and that's a brand that's been around for yonks.

You've definitely done the sensible thing in returning it.
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Hahaha, eBay don't train staffers to authenticate things, they outsource it. For watches I believe it's Stoll and Co.
 
Cosmic182 said:
So I dug a little in to all of this before posting on here originally. I asked Cw Sellors (supposedly the original sellor of this watch)

They have just got back to myself stating they were concerned as to why one of their authorised pieces were being sold on eBay….

Turns out the 2 serial numbers were a match and is exactly how it’s supposed to be, however the watch is stolen! Spoke to eBay too and have assured myself of the refund and Cw Sellors now need to regain possession of the returned watch.

How does anyone steal a 4.5k watch nowadays from said jewellers?
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What did the seller of good repute say about it being stolen?! :S
 
Rikki said:
What did the seller of good repute say about it being stolen?! :S
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I don't think the OP would have thrown that at them. Rather pointing out the serial number non matching issue should as well as seeing it IRL change of mind stuff would have been enough
 
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Could be an insurance fraud rather than a "stolen watch". I can't say I haven't thought "this is quite an easy way to make £7k". I wouldn't then go and sell it on eBay though, to be fair :cry: #ethicalcriminal.

Edit: this is assuming it wasn't stolen from CW Sellors but CW Sellors checked the stolen database and just informed OP.
 
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