Audemars Piguet

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...  

...but why were the box, papers got robbed too?

Hope your watch will be discovered and returned to you.

"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 /

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 would think the factory does as well.

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.

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 hope the police could locate the cheque account holder (unless the cheque book was also stolen), as a bounced cheque is a criminal offence.

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... 

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....

So far no updates though, I think these process takes for ever. or under a certain $ amount the police just stops investigating....

Sorry and hope you recover it fast!