This seller who I wanted to buy a Swiss watch from…it's all too suspicious.
- The photo of the watch they had on Chrono24 was the model I wanted. Said I wanted it and asked about payment etc., and then they said the manufacturer wasn't making it anymore. So why did they have a false listing? The guy's story kept changing as well. First, it was "Yes, we sell both variations of the watch", then it was "Can you confirm which model exactly you want?" (despite my sending the first email as a "question about this listing"), then "Sorry, that model isn't made anymore."
- They list on Chrono24 but do the transaction on their own system.
- The email is clients at bestswisswatches.ch, but their SSL certificate is only valid for .org.
- A luxury watch company based in Lausanne whose rep replies Sunday dinnertime within minutes?
- They said that if I paid by bank transfer, I'd get 3% off (because there'd be no CC fees etc.), but said it would be enough to put my name and a mention of the watch brand (not even the exact model) in the transfer notes. Didn't offer a reference number or any sort of traceability.
- The straw: I can only find this seller/company mentioned on two forum threads. One never reached a conclusion, the other's OP concluded that he got scammed.