You seem to be making progress with the police, OP. Keep it up. I really hope they catch this scumbag.
As a fellow Spaniard, I feel really sorry for you, my friend. I wired 13k myself to a national seller once, a private individual. I took a series of measures first (copy of his national ID card, buy/sell contract, video call, picture of his home address and work address, face to face meeting when picking up the watch) but it was a daunting experience nonetheless.
Engaging with international private sellers is of course much riskier. I bought watches from abroad and had no issues, luckily. These days though, I would simply not do it without some kind of protection like an escrow account.
Stay strong and keep pushing. Mucha suerte.
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