eBay used to be a bit of a Wild West when it came to luxury watches. You could most certainly find some absolute gems – vintage originals, discontinued models – but there was always that element of caveat emptor about the process. Not anymore. Watch connoisseurs can browse easy because eBay – which is now one of the largest luxury watch marketplaces in the world, with a watch selling every 28 seconds – has introduced its new eBay Authenticity Guarantee programme for watch listings valued over £2,000.
Rather than rely on the honesty of the seller,