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Stukov,there was an invoice that came with the parcel,meant for the customs (obligatory) with my phone number on it (obligatory also ) ....The wrong address might be believed (perhaps) but the corresponding phone number seems to show that this was an internet purchase ....and of course it was...then there is the Mastercard transfer (first thing the police asks is to see your bankaccount ,huh huh).Maybe Western Union is safer in this respect !Anyway I will report on the ongoing of this nasty thing .....

Hi Stukov,I am sorry to report here that the shipment from WE has been caught and confiscated by the ever overzealous Swiss Customs.WE sent the watches 9 days after ordering,this time being so long because the PAM 127 1950 was out of stock, and I had to choose another one of equal price.Shipping took three (!!) days,and the morning of the fourth day I got a VERY unpleasant ,unfriendly letter from the authorities ,all about breaking the law and fines up to 10.000Swiss Franks (ca.8000 Dllrs.) .WE put the watches in a speaker ,wich made things worse because that meant the company (WE) knew about the illegality of it all (according to the Customs).I mailed WE this sad matter and they immediately offered to reship (at their expense) the same watches.I had to say NO because I first want to see what happens now with the Customs ,also worrying that the shipment might be trapped again ,making things even more worse.In the meantime I choosed a watch that should pass the Customs because it has NO brand name watsoever on it ,thus not infringing the copyright laws.This is the Panerai Kampfschwimmer vintage model.WE shipped two days ago,so I should get it soon. I must say here that Sarah at WE was immensely:friendly,helpful and kind.EVERY email has been answered by her quickly,and I will surely stick with WE when ordering other watches I want ,as soon as I find a way to safely aviod customs trouble.And: I WILL see the watches,as per Swiss law (being the watches MY property) I MUST be present when the authorities destroy them,in front of my very eyes!!! SOB!!!

About Watcheden... First of all I went to the RWI forum to learn about the so called TRUSTY dealers ,as i am a little,unknowing noob in the rep area.When I read Fakemasters list of scam dealers it made me sick.How can so many people in the business be so mean? But I went on and contacted Watcheden (a reccommended dealer at RWI) to order a Rolex AirKing (88 Dollars discounted) and a Panerai Luminor 1950 for 356 Dollars.Payment was via credit card and they offer the security option now obligatory if you use the card from here in Switzerland.Contact was nice from the start (with Sarah) ,I was notified that the money arrived to them,and they would send the watches off as soon as possible.That was two days ago,since then I got no mail anymore.Lets see.... Strange (for me) was that my credit card company forwarded the sum to a rolex2u.com place,first I thought that for some odd reason it took a wrong way,but it seems that Watcheden and rolex2u.com are the same place ,as Watcheden got the money alright.To say the truth I do not expect too much from these watches,at least the AirKing,as it really is too cheap (was 108 Dollars).The Panerai is said to have a Swiss ETA movement,so that one should be quite satisfactory?Now I wonder how long it will take the parcel to get here,and (shiver...) if it will pass the Customs alright.Watcheden are really confident that Customs are no problem,so much in fact that they will ship the same watches for free again,should the Customs get hold of them.