Is this normal? I'm in the market for a new watch. I collect watches, but have always bought new ones. I now want a Maurice LaCroix that I can't afford new and have been looking at watch dealers and pawn shops.
Last night a friend told me that if I buy used I could be buying a dead person's watch or a criminal's watch and suddenly I got turned off the idea of buying a 2nd hand watch even though I could save a bundle. The thought of knowing that the watch could have been on a dead person or could have belonged to a criminal just gives me the creeps. Are my feelings normal?

yes you are feeling normal I would probably feel the same way too, unless i bought it from its current owner.

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2003 E55 AMG
2007 FJ Cruiser

We do it cars all of the time...so why is it so creepy with a watch?

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

think about it like this. you are getting the watch you want, for a better price than you could ask for. Wheres the problem? I could care less if it was on a corpse or a criminal.

Alon

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'92 300CE - Sold
2004 C240 - 744 - C7 Wheels - Android Radio
2002 C320 - 816 - Sport Wagon - Sold
2006 E350 Wagon - 368 - Dead
2015 GL350 Bluetec - 197U

No big deal if its from a corpse......he won't be showing up at your funeral to see if your wearing it anyway! However, if you are bothered by the notion of a criminal or corpse ownership..I would ask the person who provided you with this information to back it up with proof. I also would only purchase from a reputible dealer who can provide a history of the watch. Not from a guy in the alley and the inside of the watch is still warm.

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