John,

No offense taken. In fact, I appreciate the fact that you took time to think this through and respond in such a comprehensive fashion. Watches are a hobby for me and I don't have a lot of skin in the game, and I recognise and respect that the folks who do need to have their own private sources and ways of doing things.

I was under the misimpression that you were referring to a brick and mortar place, which got me quite excited. I'm currently in Paris for work and I did some research on places to hunt for vintage watches, but all indications at that point suggested that known sellers had done sufficiently well as to graduate to renting their own shop space. I've been to a few of these but felt that either the selection wasn't to my liking or the premiums just weren't worth it. I thought I had covered the bases but I see I still have a long way to go. Thanks for the heads up!

Best,
L