Can we trust anything on Ebay...

Doc Daneeka

Just whiling away an hour or two browsing old Swiss makes, maybe looking to pick up an old automatic as a daily beater.

How are we to manage avoiding a fake, fraken, etc. without being an expert?! Ok, say I rule out India as apparently that hasn't a great rep? Anywhere we can be confident in buying from in the more tropical areas? This is where most of these seem to be located.

I see one seller that seemed to have some nice Titus and Titoni that looked reasonable (if a bit overly refurbed), fair enough it's in Thailand but with 99.7% rating and 3000+ sales... however, they're also selling something that looks awfully like my Seiko diver... apparently it's a 1980s Solvil Titus for $300!

Do we have to dismiss ratings, history, number of sales, etc? Is there any way to have confidence in a seller that isn't in Europe / US?


As aside, welcome thoughts on finding a cheapish (less than €200) vintage Swiss automatic as a daily beater? Like the look of the Titoni Airmaster.

Doc.

Wibbs

Short answer; not really. There are a lot of fakes/dirt out there. Personal research is where it's at. That and buy the seller, not the watch. I'd stick with EU countries too for the most part.