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[collection] friend left his collection with me and passed away. (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by No_Rent_6845@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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He’s also my business partner. He kept his watch collection with me since his wife doesn’t allow him to buy watches and made me promise not to ever tell his wife about them. Not only because she doesn’t like it but also because she will definitely ask him to sell them and probably spend the money on clothes and traveling like she often does.

He lets me use the watches in the condition that I don’t cause any damage. But now that he passed away it doesn’t feel right any more.

His watch collection is worth about 200K$ in todays market. I think the lawful and ethical thing to do is to break the promise and tell his wife but I’m not sure that’s the right thing to do since he made me promise not to tell her.

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[–] KingLuis@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

sorry for your loss. definitely take some time to grieve and what not and think things through.

it's a tough spot. but when he passed away, things that were his go to his spouse or next of kin. (without a will, i believe thats the legal way). tell his wife the story and if you'd like, offer to buy any watches as a memory if she allows. also, so she doesn't get ripped off incase she doesn't know watches, tell her the prices of those watches used. funerals and suddenly being on one income can be quite a burden on someone financially especially if it's sudden.