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General Questions...
Does the manufacturer ever keep a database of stolen watches or do some others like resellers also keep a database of stolen watches?
If they don't, maybe it's because of liability or potential hurt to the secondary market?
Or maybe it doesn't happen enough for them to act?
If the robbers don't have a market to resell these watches, a lot of them probably would stop (excluding some that want to wear those watches). It's like VINs on cars in the US, outside of using the stolen cars for parts, these stolen cars cannot be resold on the secondary market easily.
Stolen Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetuel Ref: 5548 "Swiss" only enamel dial, Full Set
Hi all! I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to share with the community that I got stolen a Vintage Audemars Piguet Quantième Perpetuel Reference 5548, Serial B62999, from 1982. It's a "swiss" only enamel dial that shows almost no spidering/crack...
I hope you'll get a favourable outcome.
...but why were the box, papers got robbed too?
watches
"A rare Audemars Piguet Quantieme Perpetuel Ref: 5548 with a 'Swiss' only enamel dial has been reported stolen. If seen or offered, please report to authorities or the rightful owner immediately." reflexions.pk /
General Questions...
Does the manufacturer ever keep a database of stolen watches or do some others like resellers also keep a database of stolen watches? If they don't, maybe it's because of liability or potential hurt to the secondary market? Or maybe it doesn't happen enou...
I can at least confirm the service centers do.
I would think the factory does as well.
Were you robbed?
Or the watch and its accessories stolen? It's scary if you were robbed on the street as Hong Kong is a relatively safe place.
in Hong Kong, it is safe, but I got into a scam
I actually sold the watch to a "scammer" that paid me with a fake transaction. Although I got notified from my bank that I had received the fund, it got bounced back after a few hours. I had already given the watch + accessories to the "suppose client" wh...
I am so sorry to hear this, which was another cheque (uncleared funds) scam.
I hope the police could locate the cheque account holder (unless the cheque book was also stolen), as a bounced cheque is a criminal offence.
Oh my! I don’t understand how the bank can verify funds and then have the money bounce back.
Are you sure this is a bounced check as opposed to a wire? Although a wire can’t bounce back once funds confirmed received, I believe. But even with a check, doesn’t bank notification of received funds mean that they verified money is there? Very scary an...
Indeed, this is leading to confusion
the HSBC banks does indicate the amount as Credit when a cheque is desposit into an account, however the amount can be removed after clearance. I am trying to raise a complaint to the bank as I think they have also "played a role" in this case....
Yes I could get the check and fwd to police
So far no updates though, I think these process takes for ever. or under a certain $ amount the police just stops investigating....
