Rolex Newbie here. What is reasonable?

[Alienbaby]

Lately I've been thinking about the YM II. This afternoon, I went to a local watch retailer in town at Tourneau. Even though they were not an authorized retailer, they sold other high end brands and I had some general questions about watches that I asked their sales associates just to get a feel for how people do business.

One of the biggest unsettling issues for me was exactly what Tourneau considers to be a "new" watch. I was reminded that they move their watches in and out of display cases on a nightly basis. This sort of transport makes watches vulnerable to the inevitable scratch, which they said "If you find a scratched watch, we have our local service shop that will repair it" and that sort of thing.

Now I don't know if this sounds completely unreasonable because I am a newbie, but if I throw down cash full price for a new Yacht Master II, I am not going to want anything less than a newly manufactured, factory sealed watch sent from the manufacturer. The last thing I want is a watch that has been on display at all, tried on by others, carried to/from display cases, etc. I'm sorry if that sounds crazy.

Another thing I'm concerned about is the ability to verify the authenticity of the new watch outside of the watch company I buy from. Will it be possible for me to call up Rolex USA and ask them for a model number on one that is being manufactured, then cross reference that model number with what I get when it arrives in the store?

For my requests, I don't mind waiting as long as it takes. Even a year if necessary. What are your thoughts on my questions? Do you feel that I should be more trusting to authorized dealers who I've never met before? Believe it or not, I've been screwed from very reputable high end designer stores before, screwed out of thousands. So I am not as trusting as most people, especially not when it comes to something so valuable.