"omega" Watch Bought In Soi Buakhao

[Kf6vci]

Hi All: I was conned, because the watch is defective (one cannot set the time) and ticks unnaturally loud (comparable to a car's engine on its last 100 miles). When I bought it, the corner shop at the junction of Central Rd / Soi Buakhao gave me 12 months' warranty. Paid THB 3,000 pluas traded in a Russian Poljot chronograph, worth maybe THB 1500. The watch itself might be a fake - it resembles the De Ville though. // What steps should I take? I mailed the watch to a friend to returned it for repairs with the warranty card to the shop. ** I thought I might get my traded in watch back and write off the THB 3,000 to experience, letting the shop keep their "Omega". Thank you for any comment or advice! Chris, presently in Belfast

[davethailand]

Are you serious?

I'll list the errors made-

1, Never buy a so-called non fake watch from Pattaya, (or parts of BKK for that matter)

2, 3000bht with a 1500 trade in tells me that its fake or completely ****ed.

3, I've got a 20 year old seamaster thats still worth a couple of hundred quid.

4, A watch shop in soi buakao

5, unless you can eat, drink or have sex with it! Don't buy anything from places like soi buakhao.

sorry to hear it Chris but you might have to chalk it down to experience.

[Pattaya_Fox]

Chris Does the watch actually have the name OMEGA on it or is it a resemblance of an Omega??

[britmaveric]

3000BHT for a proper Omega? Bloody he*l should have paid no more than 200BHT for an obvious fake. Proper Omegas are high end and bought from jewelers. You should have serial number on the back of the watch and you register ownership with Omega - least the proper ones.

Edited August 16, 2005 by britmaveric

[thaiflyer1]

Chris you dont seem to be the luckiest guy on the planet do you.........in the passed year you've....

Been ripped off at the tailors.

Been ripped off at the travel agents

Max'd out your credit cards while in Pattaya

.........and now this.

I/d just add the watch to your tale of woes and forget about it.

[Sir Burr]

"Caveat Emptor".

[lovethailandlongtime]

One shouldn't cry over spilt milk,one should make sure not to make the same mistake twice.

[chechoie]

Are you serious?

I'll list the errors made-

1, Never buy a so-called non fake watch from Pattaya, (or parts of BKK for that matter)

2, 3000bht with a 1500 trade in tells me that its fake or completely ****ed.

3, I've got a 20 year old seamaster thats still worth a couple of hundred quid.

4, A watch shop in soi buakao

5, unless you can eat, drink or have sex with it! Don't buy anything from places like soi buakhao. 

sorry to hear it Chris but you might have to chalk it down to experience.

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He's taking the piss Davey, I'm suprised you took the bait, a savvy dude like you.

Sir Burr, excuse my ignorance, but what does "Caveat Emptor" mean?

[davethailand]

Are you serious?

I'll list the errors made-

1, Never buy a so-called non fake watch from Pattaya, (or parts of BKK for that matter)

2, 3000bht with a 1500 trade in tells me that its fake or completely ****ed.

3, I've got a 20 year old seamaster thats still worth a couple of hundred quid.

4, A watch shop in soi buakao

5, unless you can eat, drink or have sex with it! Don't buy anything from places like soi buakhao. 

sorry to hear it Chris but you might have to chalk it down to experience.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

He's taking the piss Davey, I'm suprised you took the bait, a savvy dude like you.

Sir Burr, excuse my ignorance, but what does "Caveat Emptor" mean?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm a bit slow today

[thaiflyer1]

Sir Burr,  excuse my ignorance, but what does "Caveat Emptor" mean?

Buyer beware.

[Kf6vci]

Thanks - it does look like an older modell, maybe from the 60s. And it is mechanical, of course and wasn't bad looking. Because of it's obvious age, I thought it was a genuine one, but it lacks a serial number. Oh well, I'll get it "repaired" under warranty. BTW, the shop also carries some neat croco bands for around THB 300. Unlike some Russian made leather bands which fell apart within 5 weeks, I'm delighted with the Thai made croco bands - and those are genuine. *Caveat Emptor* means buyer beware - the old Romans knew human nature well :-)

[newns.m]

Thanks - it does look  like an older modell, maybe from the 60s. And it is mechanical, of course and wasn't bad looking. Because of it's obvious age, I thought it was a genuine one, but it lacks a serial number. Oh well, I'll get it "repaired" under warranty. BTW, the shop also carries some neat croco bands for around THB 300. Unlike some Russian made leather bands which fell apart within 5 weeks, I'm delighted with the Thai made croco bands - and those are genuine. *Caveat Emptor* means buyer beware - the old Romans knew human nature well :-)

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What you need to do buying watches in pattaya is wear one on each limb:

1st will have no winder

2nd will be full of water from first venture in pool/sea

3rd will now be in your pocket because the strap has fell off.

4th will be 3.30 and 30 seconds as the hands are all stuck.

Now you must sit at Poppy bar on beach road with a bottle of Chang and when the sun goes down it is 6.30pm-BINGO-right time!

Easy peasy-martin.

[StevieC]

Thanks - it does look  like an older modell, maybe from the 60s. And it is mechanical, of course and wasn't bad looking. Because of it's obvious age, I thought it was a genuine one, but it lacks a serial number. Oh well, I'll get it "repaired" under warranty. BTW, the shop also carries some neat croco bands for around THB 300. Unlike some Russian made leather bands which fell apart within 5 weeks, I'm delighted with the Thai made croco bands - and those are genuine. *Caveat Emptor* means buyer beware - the old Romans knew human nature well :-)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What you need to do buying watches in pattaya is wear one on each limb:

1st will have no winder

2nd will be full of water from first venture in pool/sea

3rd will now be in your pocket because the strap has fell off.

4th will be 3.30 and 30 seconds as the hands are all stuck.

Now you must sit at Poppy bar on beach road with a bottle of Chang and when the sun goes down it is 6.30pm-BINGO-right time!

Easy peasy-martin.

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you gotta laugh.....wonderful sumation

[sriracha john]

Chris  you  dont  seem  to  be  the  luckiest  guy  on  the  planet  do  you.........in  the  passed  year  you've....

Been  ripped  off  at  the  tailors.

Been  ripped  off  at  the  travel  agents

Max'd  out  your  credit  cards  while  in  Pattaya

.........and  now  this.

I/d  just  add  the  watch  to  your  tale  of  woes  and  forget  about  it. 

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His "Been ripped off by the wife" thread (albeit it's closed now) is the most costly one.

[Khutan]

You can get a jeweller to put a new movement in the watch.

But a real Omega would start at 30,000 THB

[capco1]

Dude...I've got a deal for you!

Brand new Presidential gold & diamond mans watch....perfect condition

Purchased at Pat pong one year ago! worn twice.......yours for the sum of

3,500 baht!....Pm me if interested!

By the way I might also have insights on a bridge being sold in Arizona....I'll keep you posted!

hehe......sorry but some people are just born to be taken advantage of.

[capco1]

Oh...Did I mention it's Rolex????

[dr_Pat_Pong]

The OP is Irish

[thaiflyer1]

Chris  you  dont  seem  to  be  the  luckiest  guy  on  the  planet  do  you.........in  the  passed  year  you've....

Been  ripped  off  at  the  tailors.

Been  ripped  off  at  the  travel  agents

Max'd  out  your  credit  cards  while  in  Pattaya

.........and  now  this.

I/d  just  add  the  watch  to  your  tale  of  woes  and  forget  about  it.  

His "Been ripped off by the wife" thread (albeit it's closed now) is the most costly one.

I/d forgot about that one SJ.

[h90]

I have here 3 Rollex for sale, one from Pattaya, one from Phuket and one from Kuala Lumpur.

They are original, I asked the sales guy on the street and he told me that they are original.

for just 4000 Baht to sell....

Dude...I've got a deal for you!

Brand new Presidential gold & diamond mans watch....perfect condition

Purchased at Pat pong one year ago! worn twice.......yours for the sum of

3,500 baht!....Pm me if interested!

By the way I might also have insights on a bridge being sold in Arizona....I'll keep you posted!

hehe......sorry but some people are just born to be taken advantage of.

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[kerrs69]

The OP is Irish 

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He just said he was in belfast at the minute hopefully from another country cause im from belfast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lolLOL

[lovethailandlongtime]

The OP is Irish 

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He just said he was in belfast at the minute hopefully from another country cause im from belfast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lolLOL

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MMMmmmmm.... Belfast...Not exactly a mecca for tourists/ex-pats..

Having read the post,my moneys on him being mick through an through

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Absolutely