I am a long time watch collector and I have been eyeing a VERY expensive Breguet for several years. I saw that Motion In Time had the watch and the asking price was approx 25% below retail. I emailed and asked if they would take partial trade and sent a list of several watches I was hoping to trade. I was pleasantly surprised at the trade in value I was offered. I was ready to make the deal - but how to do the transaction? I had spoken to Boris at MIT several times and he said all of the right things, but I was still nervous about shipping almost 100K in watches. I thought about flying to NY, but honestly, I didn't have the time and I didn't want to pay sales tax which i would have had to if I had done the deal in person. I asked Boris how people moved items of this value around the country and he recommended Ferrari Express - I had never heard of them either! But they checked out so I held my breath and took the plunge.
My watches made it to NY and Boris noted 1 discrepancy in my description. He was right about what he said, and the final trade in value was within 4% of what he promised.
At this point, I had to wire him the difference. I was pretty nervous at this point. He already had my watches, and he was about to have my money too! At this point I had nothing but his word!
I wired the money and Boris shipped the Breguet the same day. It arrived via Ferrari Express the next day in absolutely perfect shape. I love the watch and at the end of the day, I got a very good deal.
Boris was always VERY professional and accessible. Never once was I told he was unavailable. Never once did he become impatient. We probably talked/emailed 30 times over the 5 day period during the deal - which I think is reasonable for the dollar value of the deal.
Before I decided to go with Motion In Time, I read every review on this site, and I take issue with a few of them.
One complaint is that MIT is not an authorized dealer for the watches they sell. Ummm - to anyone who has been to the Jewelry District in NYC this will just make you laugh. They are correct, but I don't think there are any authorized dealers of anything sold in the Jewelry District. You shop in the Jewelry District to get the genuine articles at a steep discount. I shopped this watch at the Breguet boutique on 5th. No negotiating - period. If you want authorized dealers, be prepared to pay A LOT more for the same watch!!
I also take great issue with those who claim that every review is posted via fake accounts through Motion In Time. I can say that mine is not! And the kind of service and professionalism that I received from Boris was very polished. I am certain that this is representative of how he treats his customers. And treating customers this way precipitates great reviews - its as simple as that!
I decided that if the deal for my Breguet went through the way I hoped - in this age of phishing, scamming etc., I would write this well deserved review and it has been my pleasure to do so.
You can buy high end watches from MIT with confidence - I did, and the deal was as smooth as silk!!
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