Patek Philippe

As a practical matter, if you must do the transaction over the internet and not face-to-face, attempt to have as much communication with the seller as you can. Ask for images of everything, including papers and box. Maybe have a "face time" or "zoom style" call with the seller (with a specific agenda that you set.) Throughout all of this, you must be looking for various red flags. For example, are the responses taking too long? Are there a lot of excuses for not doing what you ask? Is the seller traveling and in different locations so that there is not one, commonly used address? Is the seller not acting as you would if you were selling a costly piece of horology? Ask for references to other people and dealers that can verify whom you are buying from. As I said above, if you see one or more red flags, you should probably not move forward and politely extricate yourself.

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