Watch scam is very common, even many old birds are being cheated… next one may be you!
2. No WhatsApp Phone number. Always no phone contact. Suspect!
3. You should propose place for meeting such as Restaurant, hotel lobby or VIP lounge inside a bank, if they counter proposal another place such as MTR station, beware as they know they will be CCTV recorded in the bank and Restaurant area.
4. Don’t underestimate these people as they are pro. Check and proceed with caution always.
5. Always go with a third person for an expensive watch, a friend of yours or a body guard and or boxer.
6. Don’t seat at the widow side and if they have more than two, they can grab your watch and run whilst another one blocks you. (It happened!)
7. Suspect more if they don’t do too much pricing negotiation as they have prepared to give you e-check deposit. Don’t give the watch to them when you smell something abnormal.
8. Don’t buy those watch which is 30% lower than market price, very susceptible to be problematic goods.
9. Don’t think that watch and with paper are not possible to be stolen one, many watches are stolen one with paper even full set.
10. Always CASH deal, don’t believe they say cash is dangerous, we sold last Patek 5270P and RM-011Ti in cash, dealers will give you in cash.
11. When during e-bank transfer “CQM DEP” is meaning check deposit… that is a possibly a scam. Don’t give watch!
12. Don’t buy stolen watch one day the police will call on you and you will be in deep shxt!
13. Always keep origin receipt of your watch and Keep a Record on the watch S/N in case stolen police will be able to trace them back, of course not 100% guarantee to get back your watch.
14. Don’t talk to stranger no matter sweet lady or men dressed in a banker look in bar, they could put put some medicine into your drink, then when you feel very sleepy, your watch will be take away and you only know it after an hour or two.
15. Many people will say pay you 15% more if you bring the watches to Italy, Paris…wherever, forget it, as you may be robbed just outside the airport.
16. Don’t be feeling you are the lucky man to know one lady you meet in bar and bring her home for sex! Friend of mine was being photoed right at spot and asked for all his watches and money. They are pro… he is so afraid now, I told him go Police!
17. I had a friend who we know more than 2 years, asked someone’s three Rolex and he can sell to his celebrity friend… well, he pawned it and claimed loss…. took us two years with the help of police to salvage those three Rolex back from pawn shop… his name is Marco Chan… stay away with this scumbag!
18. If your watch is known to be stolen, Patek and or Rolex can have the right to confiscate them right at your presentation to repair, or service. They have company lawyer to “deal” with you for years. I had spotted one couple to take one Patek watch into Patek repair centre for service, good luck the clerk lady told them that is known to be stolen watch and returned them at the counter, they took it and ran at ultrasonic speed out to the door and disappeared in fraction of a minute.
Lesson had been learnt… Don’t
want you to be the next one!
HK Snob
