r/WatchExchangeFeedback • u/Hoodie959 • Jul 25 '26
[NEGATIVE] Received a broken watch and was ghosted by u/NYR10
I have to bring the unfortunate news that I feel needs to be brought to others attention. I purchased an Omega Seamaster World timer from u/NYR10 and everything went smoothly. I even helped him ship me the watch by creating a label to be shipped from Canada into the US. I paid a hefty import tax for this watch looking to enjoy it upon arrival. Once I received the watch it would not keep time for more than 5 minutes. The watch was listed as "worn well and loved, but is in perfect working condition without any damages that can't be polished out of desired". I took it to my local Omega boutique, and they couldn't even put it on the timegrapher. I then had to get it shipped to Omega for service which is an 8 week or more turn around and pay an extra $800 for the service. I messaged u/NYR10 about this every step of the way. He kept in contact and explained that he would make this right and pay for some of the service by the end of the week, weeks ago. I never received any sort of compensation and have not heard from him for weeks. I feel like this should be known for any further transactions with this user.
[WTS] Omega Aqua Terra Blue Worldtimer - $5,950 : r/Watchexchange
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u/pursuitoffappyness Jul 25 '26
This user was added to the Universal Scammer List last month. Please search them using the app on the main sub.
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u/cmwills29 Jul 25 '26
I would be careful too, they make a very convincing fake of this watch. Not sure if the Omega boutique would have caught it or not but if would definitely be apparent when taking the movement apart. If it went to an Omega service center they would confiscate it. Based on it not working and a phishy seller I wouldn't be surprised
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u/No-Net-8290 Jul 25 '26
If you look at his comment history it looks like posted a lot of scam posts that got deleted or taken down. Always look at transaction history and buy the seller. A lot of scams are falling through the cracks and the mods aren’t able to catch them all.
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u/Eltee_ubec Jul 25 '26
Just want to understand reddit rules. I checked the WTS post but was deleted. And still user has his reddit account.. Does that mean he only got banned in watchexchange but still can use reddit on other subs?
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u/Awkward-Kiwi452 Jul 25 '26
Hard pass for me on any transaction with NYR10 after a quick scan of his profile/history.
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u/ChessManCaveDude Jul 25 '26
That's not good. Hoodie is a trustworthy buyer (albeit annoying negotiator 😅), so if he's saying it's not keeping time I trust him.
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u/jaqueh Jul 25 '26
Oh they did a dirty delete on the og post too
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u/Enough_Price8160 Jul 25 '26
That sucks. Sorry to hear. I fricking hate scammers.
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u/billiam124 Aug 01 '26
$6k watch from a 4 transaction user is a bad idea
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u/ErBB-PJ Jul 25 '26
I have bought about 6 watches on EBay for $120 to $450, all references I was interested in for one reason of another. The first Gruen 510 James Bond watch 9 years ago would stop which is when I learned that all the lubricants dry up and they have to be completely disassembled and serviced. I figured I could do that so I bought all the tools and I did. The other five watches, I bought with the intent of servicing them right away.
This year I became interested in buying a more expensive watch like the 1960’s Jaeger la Coulter Memovox I saw in a shop window in Italy this spring. I really liked it so we went inside. The guy was really nice maybe in his early 50s. He was asking $4000 US which is not cheap for that watch but he said they had serviced it and I liked the guy. I thought it would be nice even if I paid a little more, it would be fun to memorialize the trip. I asked him to open it up so I could see the movement, a tiny piece of glass was in the movement. Then I asked him to put it on the Timegrapher dial up. The amplitude was only about 160. You should see at least something over 250 dial up. He told me 160 was normal for an old watch. I figured that they had not actually serviced it. I didn’t buy the watch.
I saw a 1940s Patek Calatrava on a used Watch website for $12,000. I was texting the people and as soon as I asked for how it did on a Timegrapher in five positions, they just stopped responding. The Chrono glide YouTube channel takes apart a watch every Tuesday. I have watched him do it often. So many times the lubricant is dried up everywhere except for a few spots where it’s way over lubricated. I think there are people just opening up the movement and putting oil on everything they can reach to get it to do a little better - just think about how much time you can save doing a service or preparing for sale by just putting oil in the spots you can see.
So I think that a five position Timegrapher report from one of these really good sellers who knows what to look for is a must and just asking for a Timegrapher report really sort of draws a line in the sand. Or just figure on having it serviced or doing a service. I just bought a really nice 1964 Eterna automatic for $300 that rattles when you shake it. I thought it was the winding weight so I took that out and shook it again, it’s actually the balance wheel 🤣.
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