“Can we speak with Mr. Tran?”
“Tran speaking!”
“Rolex here. You owe us $2.2 million”.

7,000 fake Rolex watches are steamrolled in Philly

(AP) – Apr 27, 2010

PHILADELPHIA — A steamroller has crushed about 7,000 fake Rolex watches in Philadelphia under the orders of federal authorities seeking to deter would-be counterfeiters. Customs officials staged the destruction Monday to highlight law enforcement’s role in protecting intellectual property rights. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say the watches were seized from Binh Cam Tran, who pleaded guilty last year to charges including trafficking in counterfeit goods.

Tran is serving six years in federal prison. He has been ordered to pay more than $2.2 million to the Rolex Co. Authorities say Tran fabricated hundreds of thousands of fake Rolex watches in his home near Philadelphia. Officials seized about 24,000 counterfeit watches and enough parts to create 1 million more.

After nearly 35 year behind watch repair bench, I think I am ready for downsizing. Servicing ‘all brands, all makes, all models’ is no longer practically possible. Swiss manufacturers refuse to supply spare parts to independent watchmakers and with no spare parts there is very little I can do to fix your timepiece.
I’ve started apprenticeship in my fathers workshop at age of 12. I clearly remember times when we could get almost any spare part shipped in no time. Swiss spare parts dealers were bending backwards to get our business!

Unfortunately for watchmakers, time has changed. Small, independent, highly skilled and experienced watchmakers are now seen as ‘pain in bum’. Big brands wants all the repair work done ‘in house’ which allows them to act like any other monopoly. They charge what they want, they give no options.

In all fairness, if you are perfectionist then you should have nothing to worry about. Your watch will be serviced/repaired/restored to factory-new condition by it’s Swiss maker. Yes, such service is expensive and will take for ever but quite frankly no independent watchmaker can provide service that can come even close to factory standard.

Since I have run out of most spare parts for most brands (except for Rolex for which I am still able to source spares from overseas supplier) as of this month I am providing repair service for Rolex watches only. More precisely for makes and models manufactured between 1960 and 2005. This includes all Datejust, Date, Precision, President, Submariner, GMT, Explorer and other sports and standard models. The only exception is Rolex Daytona, Tudor and OysterQuartz line.

Focusing on one brand will allow better turnaround time and hopefully better overall service. It will allow me also to step away from work bench and spend more time sourcing, buying and selling other fine timepieces and to finally commence restoration of vintage Rolex watches from my own collection. It’s time to move forward!

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Straight’s body shape, with strong and the body lines, more suitable for gucci twirl women’s watches. Body work is very strong, and no loose situation. Face up to 90% body area covered are broken diamonds, noble atmosphere especially strong. In the sun, the Rolex mobile phone as luminous gold teeth, allowing users to pull in outdoor air more. Body with a warm, pink color, a hint of intimacy.
Built-in 2.2-inch touch-display screen, the resolution reaches 240 X 320 (QVGA) level, display acceptable, grainy somewhat obvious. Touch-screen equipped bar just below the gucci stainless steel ladies watches, left to right followed by the call button, menu button and hold button. Button below the set with a transparent watch movement, the user can intuitively understand the time information. But the movement is from the original Rolex movement, remains to be tested.
Built a lot of suction gold software, users need to be cautious
Rolex mobile phone tailored for business people a "stock machine" "private guards" and other business software. Not only for business people to provide real-time stock information and more for escort. In addition, the Rolex mobile phone built-in comprehensive general features, such as "Bluetooth" "computer," "ebook" and so much user-friendly for daily use. paolo gucci ladies watches is worth mentioning that a large number of suction Rolex gold phone built-in software, users must be careful.

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Since this watch is made of plastic glass, unfortunately, it is not scratch resistant. My Clock has gotten scratches after just one day. My point for hobbyists and craftsmen, it is not as good pick, the better a model that has a Sapphire Glass. Otherwise light in weight and easy to operate.

Big Plus: Casio indicates battery life of 10 years.

Resin case, domed glass clocks Water resistant to 5 bar, stainless steel bracelet with safety lock-Trisnap, LED Light, Neo-Display, Auto Calendar, 12/24-hour Timekeeping, World time, stopwatch with start / stop signals for selection, daily alarm, snooze function (Snooze).
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The Baby-G is suitable not only for women, but also great for guys with small wrists. I can only recommend. The Clock is easy to use, the key features and a great bracelet, which certainly can stand a lot. It is also waterproof, which in a "water rat" is very important. My son (13 years) is totally inspired by his baby-G. Not forgetting of course the very fast delivery.

Safe & Style. Paired with shock and a host of features, the Casio digital watch is Baby-G BG-169, a companion for every day. The textile strap in fashionable colors also promises comfort ..
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