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Old 01-11-2003, 05:25 AM
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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?

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Old 01-11-2003, 06:14 AM
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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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Old 01-13-2003, 03:02 PM
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We do it cars all of the time...so why is it so creepy with a watch?
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Old 01-13-2003, 05:55 PM
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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.

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Old 01-13-2003, 06:04 PM
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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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