Help: Legal concerns relating watchmaker

[Frederic Chopin]

Hey guys,
I‘ve been on this forum since August 2018, and I already got a pretty decent collection: a Noob 41 Datejust, a noob v7 sub ln and a hulk v5.
Neither the Datejust nor the V7 are serviced and I‘m thinking of doing a servicing.

I found a very skilled watchmaker in my city and he seems to know what he does.
But I‘m scared of the following situation:
Let‘s say the watchsmith says that he‘s ok with working on a rep and I‘d give it to him.
But let‘s say I‘d head back a couple of days later and he wouldn’t hand it out, bc it is an illegal good.

Could it theoretically be that he begins to start legal action? Or wouldn’t the police mind me having a rep, because I already bought it.

Thanks

 

[Hor-Fan]

If he says he’s ok with working on a rep, I’d trust him- he’s probably more interested in getting paid for his work than giving you a hard time.

 

[bobandshawn]

No. Possession is not illegal. Get a receipt at drop-off...

 

[Cicero]

Hey guys,
I‘ve been on this forum since August 2018, and I already got a pretty decent collection: a Noob 41 Datejust, a noob v7 sub ln and a hulk v5.
Neither the Datejust nor the V7 are serviced and I‘m thinking of doing a servicing.

I found a very skilled watchmaker in my city and he seems to know what he does.
But I‘m scared of the following situation:
Let‘s say the watchsmith says that he‘s ok with working on a rep and I‘d give it to him.
But let‘s say I‘d head back a couple of days later and he wouldn’t hand it out, bc it is an illegal good.

Could it theoretically be that he begins to start legal action? Or wouldn’t the police mind me having a rep, because I already bought it.

Thanks

You are overthinking this. I’m not sure what the law is in Austria (your location) but I don’t think your watchsmith will have any interest in confiscating your watch or reporting you to authorities. As previously suggested, he just wants to make some money and I imagine you will not pay him until the work is complete. If he is uncomfortable working on a rep he will let you know up front.

 

[efajri]

You can always say that your awesome Asian friend gave you the watch when he visited you. It is rude to reject a gift.


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[Frederic Chopin]

You can always say that your awesome Asian friend gave you the watch when he visited you. It is rude to reject a gift.


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Well I most certainly will say that ^^

 

[r0b9502]

He could report you to your local police or moral enforcement department and have you questioned, arrested or deported, all depending on where you reside and what your residency status is.

Or he could threaten all the above and keep the piece for himself.

Or, more realistically, a bunch of parts will break while dis-assembling, and you will have a nice bill for replacement parts and long wait till you get it back after service, and the watch will not be working any better than before.

 

[theinvestigator]

lol ain’t no police force in the world got the time to question mr Smith about his fake watch