Watch Affinity Reviews 4

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My recommendation is to avoid this…

My recommendation is to avoid this dealer! I paid and for 14 days he mislead me that the Custom or Insurance is a problem, but he never provided requested video or pictures to prove that he actually has the watch. He never had the product that I order through Chrono24. By the way, avoid Chrono24 as well. They have no means to verify if dealers are really selling a product or just a picture.

Date of experience: July 02, 2025

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Reply from Watch Affinity

As previously explained to the customer, which seems that he did not understand the message. Due to the tariffs and trade war the US has with other countries, it has been extremely difficult to ship out of the USA. We offered the customer many different types of shipping within the US if he had someone in the country, which he did not. From the beginning we told him there might be delays, and that it was up to the insurance. We would not risk a product of high value being shipped without insurance, as the consumer would obviously not be obligated to pay for the watch if it got lost, or was not allowed to be let in the country. We have no issues sending items inside the US, but this customer did not say the whole truth. He does not reside in the US, and was upset when we let him know the insurance was not covering the shipping and we could not ship to his country of residence. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time experience for a very nice…

First time experience for a very nice Rolex. Luis was professional and all transactions were prompt and zero surprises. Will absolutely feel comfortable doing future business with Watch Affinity. Everything delivered was authentic and prices were excellent.

Date of experience: April 04, 2025

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Reply from Watch Affinity

Thank you so much for the kind review, we just learned Trust Pilot is another source to verify business and are very glad to begin working with them!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Watch Affinity did not honour my purchase

Via Chrono 24 I placed my order with Watch Affinity (San Antonio, Texas) for a Rolex OP41 Celebration dial 18 February 2025. I paid in full on the same day. Two days later I messaged the Watch Affinity to enquire if they had shipped the watch. They hadn’t. Bearing in mind Watch Affinity’s sales post included the UK as a shipping destination. The only responses I received from Watch Affinity were excuses as to why they couldn’t ship to the UK. Such as “We have been battling with customs and Fedex to ship to your country due to new law implementation. Have been trying to figure this out all day today and no luck. I am expecting a call from a Fedex agent tomorrow.”

Shipping from the USA to the UK is routine. Even the customer service agent at Chrono 24 confirmed this. Communication from Watch Affinity was always extremely poor. Even Chrono 24 Europe and USA didn’t have any luck trying to contact them. There’s an irony here, on their website Watch Affinity state “We are the most reliable local watch dealers in South Texas. We excel at efficiency, trustworthiness, and communication. At Watch Affinity, we strive to be the most dependable watch dealers in South Texas by offering efficient services and building trusting partnerships with customers through effective communication.” What a joke!

I was even advised by a Chrono 24 customer service agent to provide a USA address, which I did. Still no response.

On Thursday 20 March I received messages and emails stating my purchase has been cancelled and a refund issued. Th reason was " Sale can not be completed, transaction will be cancelled and buyer will be refunded”. It is my belief Watch Affinity never had the watch to sell in the first place.

I am extremely disappointed with Watch Affinity because they did not honour my purchase. I cannot in good conscience recommend purchasing a watch from Watch Affinity. Certainly not if you physically want to receive the watch.

What is equally disappointing, is the poor customer service from Chrono 24. They basically stated they don't have any control over the sellers on their platform. This is my second experience of a purchase through Chrono 24 not being honoured. There hasn't even been any offer of a gesture of goodwill. As such, I would seriously consider using another platform, because being one of the biggest platforms in the world doesn't always equate to a positive buying experience, or good customer service. The buying experience through Chrono 24 is far from seamless, and don’t count on any assistance from their customer service agents.

Update 24 March 2025

In response to this post, I received an email from Watch Affinity questioning this feedback. Their CEO offered the following explanation "No reason to leave a negative review when the watch was unable to ship and it was communicated. It’s not Fedex is the insurance company we use and I believe it was communicated sir". Unfortunately the reason stated to me for non-shipment of the watch was due to customs issues, not insurance cover for shipment to the UK. (which Chrono 24 assured me was routine) However, in an attempt to resolve these issues amicably, I offered the CEO an alternative secure shipping address in the USA (as I did previously during my correspondence with Watch Affinity via Chrono 24). Despite saying he would have his office look into this, the CEO has gone silent once again.

Once again, I am left wondering whether there was ever a watch for sale in the first place.

Date of experience: March 20, 2025

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Reply from Watch Affinity

Same issue as the one above, we do not have control on which countries are allowed for us to ship to, we are working with Chrono24 to make sure there is no issue in the future in sending to destinations which are not inside the United States of America. Chrono24 has issues when it filters countries in which we are allowed to ship to, and that can change at anytime, especially with the current administration. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will make it right if the customer allows, thank you! :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Watch Affinity Scam

This guy Luis Barajas, took a deposit on a watch that he described as brand new. Turns out the watch had been already registered not only in the store but also online with the watch company in another person's name. He refused to refund the deposit. Avoid this company at all costs

Date of experience: February 06, 2025

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Reply from Watch Affinity

To all readers,
We just learned that Trust Pilot is another outlet to verify business and are more than glad to work with this site to make sure all transactions are safe and accounted for!

To begin with, this customer's accusations have circulated on some threads and all accusations have been put to rest. The customer wasted our time by securing a timepiece, in which we told him a pre-payment that was made towards this timepiece meant the timepiece was his. We let him know that by sending a payment we would lose a sale, but would guarantee that the timepiece was his. He had no issue in doing so, he just had to verify with his accountant that this transaction was doable based on his finances. We had no issue with his, and even gave the customer more than 3 days to verify, with follow ups, and us still holding the timepiece out of good faith. After 3 days, the customer gave us the greenlight and sent a pre-payment towards a Vacheron Constantin 222 (67K or 69K agreed price). He sent exactly $4,000.
Futhermore, once the customer sent the pre-payment the stalling lies began. He told us that he was unsure if he could come up with the full amount, or that he was considering trading some watches in towards this purchase. We said there was no issue with this, and gave the customer more time to do so (about a week). After several follow-ups the customer said that he was on his way to the bank to send us pictures and information about the timepieces he wanted to trade. He got to the bank, and everything was fine, sent the pictures and we worked out numbers in which we sent right then and there as we valued his time and ours (1.5 weeks had already passsed). Once we gave him the numbers, we did not agree on the prices, and he mentioned again that he was going to trade some and wire the rest. Comes the next day, he told us that the deal was off as his wife had no allowed him to get the timepiece.
At this point, it had just gotten frustrating on our side. We had allowed the customer plenty of time to let us know if he could follow up with the purchase, we lost a sale that would have made us more than selling it to him, it was an overseas sale so the original buyer was willing to forfeit the sale if someone else wanted it. We gave this costumer plenty of chances, and plenty of time to come through with the sale. At the end, it was all games and he thought it was okay with just wasting a dealer's time and playing with them. We told the customer if he agreed on the price and sent a pre-payment this would be his watch. We understand if things change in a couple of days, but not on the length of time he took just to tell us his wife had not allowed him. We have plenty of text messages and dialogue we can show as proof, yes, unedited dialogue unlike he claims. If anyone has any issues and/or wants proof of this whole transaction feel free to contact us at 210-983-0096. We would never risk our reputation for any dollar amount, and as a business we do make mistakes, but we always stand behind our products and make it right. We would never let an honest and good-faith customer in the dark, we have more than these reviews to prove ourselves. We will just not allow someone to threaten us with reviews and slander when it comes to playing with our time. We appreciate you taking in consideration both sides of the story, and like I mentioned, if anyone wants any proof, please feel free to reach out. We stand behind transparency, honesty, and good faith.

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