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Phong?

sarron7

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Hi All,


Is Phong at jewelryandwatch still good to go. I wanted to place an order, but saw online that there may be some legal trouble going on and I didn't want to throw my cash down a black hole.
Thanks in advance for any info.
 

efajri

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I would wait. Yes, he is in a legal battle against the US and Swiss attorneys. :)


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lmagg00

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Did the status change? I was planning on ordering from him and stumbled upon this.
 

KJ2020

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I heard that he reached a settlement with Rolex that including him stopping copyright infringement. That would mean no more knock offs I would think. I doubt someone whose been targeted and settled with Rolex is going to dance too close to that fire again. Plenty of hits on google relating to this.
 
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alligoat

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I just looked at his site and he's removed all references to Rolex- now it's RLX and a lot of model numbers w/o the Rolex name. He's always been upright in the past, so I'd figure he's still a good source for aftermarket parts.
I didn't find his son, Jensen Dinh/Vintagewatchmaker.com anywhere, so it looks like he may have been shut down or quit the business- I do know Rolex was after him a while back
 
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TA1199

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I have been trying to get in touch with Phong for several weeks now with no response, I have 2 gens that need servicing. No response to text messages or emails that he normally used. I haven't been in contact with him in roughly 2 years. I thought maybe something happened to him som I googled him and I found out about the legal issues. I guess he is laying low.
 

thorne

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He’s fine. Business as usual.

Contact via email but his replies are a bit slow (couple days).

Contact him on WhatsApp (his number is on the website) and he replies immediately. I texted him just last week.

He’s on hols out of the US until the end of March, so that might be why there’s been a delay in his responses.
 
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Chroniker

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I have been trying to get in touch with Phong for several weeks now with no response, I have 2 gens that need servicing. No response to text messages or emails that he normally used. I haven't been in contact with him in roughly 2 years. I thought maybe something happened to him som I googled him and I found out about the legal issues. I guess he is laying low.

For west coast I’d recommend Craft and Tailored, Downtown LA.
For east coast I’d recommend John Brozek, Saint Petersburg

Shame that Vanessa Contreras has retired:


https://forum.replica-watch.info/fo...-service-explained-by-vanessa-contreras-cmw21

Just make sure to use a CW21 certified watchmaker. Not sure if phong is?


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milisub75

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Phong is still doing work. I just had him do a case engraving for a 5517 build.
 
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occb2

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Rolex took phongs son Jensen to court. Phong is still up and running.
 
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