The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Watch Forum > Classifieds > WatchOut!!!

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 19 February 2020, 12:32 AM   #1
Pantheon
Banned
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Real Name: Ritchie
Location: NYC & LI
Watch: VC and AP
Posts: 580
Horology House YouTube channel back online

Hi everyone, I just noticed horology house's YouTube videos are back online with the comments disabled, probably to prevent people from letting others of knowing the truth. Let's face it outside of the watch community probably not many know of the scandal. He still has 66k subscribers.

Oh he also deleted his how to tell if a Rolex is fake video
Pantheon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:33 AM   #2
locutus49
Banned
 
Join Date: May 2014
Real Name: John
Location: La Jolla, CA
Watch: Platona
Posts: 12,194
I can't believe Youtube allowed this.
locutus49 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:36 AM   #3
Pantheon
Banned
 
Join Date: Nov 2019
Real Name: Ritchie
Location: NYC & LI
Watch: VC and AP
Posts: 580
I don't think YouTube did anything. He probably disabled his YouTube channel to do some damage control and recently enabled the account in the last few days
Pantheon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:39 AM   #4
denmanproject
"TRF" Member
 
denmanproject's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Real Name: Wayne
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,347
Wow, what a piece of work this guy is
denmanproject is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:41 AM   #5
dimag333
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: IN
Posts: 1,979
What happened

steve
dimag333 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:45 AM   #6
denmanproject
"TRF" Member
 
denmanproject's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Real Name: Wayne
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,347
Quote:
Originally Posted by dimag333 View Post
What happened

steve
Get comfortable, its quite a read

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthre...horology+house
denmanproject is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 12:45 AM   #7
beshannon
"TRF" Member
 
beshannon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Brian
Location: Northern Virginia
Watch: One of Not Many
Posts: 17,895
Quote:
Originally Posted by locutus49 View Post
I can't believe Youtube allowed this.
I can.

This is how those websites make money. They are not interested in vetting anything which is why I tend to ignore any posted links to that site.
__________________
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent
beshannon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 01:33 AM   #8
Bigblu10
Banned
 
Join Date: Jul 2017
Real Name: Jaime
Location: Here
Posts: 5,606
Quote:
Originally Posted by locutus49 View Post
I can't believe Youtube allowed this.
What is YouTube going to do? It is owned by Google one of the most powerful companies on Earth. Do you think this bloke is the only guy selling counterfeit Rolex watches? He just happened to get his 15 minutes of fame unlike most others.
Bigblu10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 01:57 AM   #9
ThatExplorer
"TRF" Member
 
ThatExplorer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Real Name: Cory
Location: US
Watch: 114060
Posts: 652
I know it’s seen a not tasteful etc.. but would love 15min with this bloke alone... absolutely a piece of work. Scamming people out of hard earned money.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
--------------------------------------------------------------
116610-214270-116710-113700-114300-M79380RB-Zodiac GR
ThatExplorer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 02:10 AM   #10
Cesium137
Banned
 
Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: SoCal
Posts: 450
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThatExplorer View Post
I know it’s seen a not tasteful etc.. but would love 15min with this bloke alone... absolutely a piece of work. Scamming people out of hard earned money.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
“Not tasteful”, is selling fake watches, to say the least
Cesium137 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 02:56 PM   #11
daOnlyBG
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Odorious Onion
Watch: yes, it's hipster
Posts: 1,567
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantheon View Post
Hi everyone, I just noticed horology house's YouTube videos are back online with the comments disabled, probably to prevent people from letting others of knowing the truth. Let's face it outside of the watch community probably not many know of the scandal. He still has 66k subscribers.

Oh he also deleted his how to tell if a Rolex is fake video
Last I checked, many of his videos still had the comments sections active. So, needless to say, I left a comment or two (or five).
__________________
Here come dat boi Jerry
daOnlyBG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 04:21 PM   #12
Porsche
2024 Pledge Member
 
Porsche's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Real Name: John
Location: ɹǝpun
Watch: and learn
Posts: 2,983
Could just be that many of the videos are monetised and he ekes out a small $$ income from Youtube each month. Who knows, maybe he is trying to raise cash to make good those who were wronged (or is my faith in humanity misguided)
__________________
Obey Gravity, it's the Law!

ROLEX --- SEIKO --- HEUER

TRF REHAUT
T H E R O L E X F O R U M T H E R O L E X F O R U M T H E R O L E X F O R U M T H E R O L E X F O R U M T H E R O L E X F O R U M T H E R O L E X F O R U M
Porsche is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 05:39 PM   #13
Oodles of Noodles
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Earth
Posts: 25
Hes also trying to or has filed paperwork to cover his tracks: https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gKx-gn...=1favjzc9kl32v
Oodles of Noodles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 08:47 PM   #14
Travelair007
"TRF" Member
 
Travelair007's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: CA
Posts: 1,514
Not that it completely solves the issue, but a quick google of Horology House returns 2 pages of the industry writing about his scam.

I would hope anyone spending $10k on a watch online would quickly google?
Travelair007 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 08:50 PM   #15
Nadi090
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: The States
Watch: OysterPerpetual 39
Posts: 121
But isn't it supposed to be pulled down altogether?

Isn't there some sort of scam regulation team on you tube?
Nadi090 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 February 2020, 10:14 PM   #16
beshannon
"TRF" Member
 
beshannon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Real Name: Brian
Location: Northern Virginia
Watch: One of Not Many
Posts: 17,895
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadi090 View Post
But isn't it supposed to be pulled down altogether?

Isn't there some sort of scam regulation team on you tube?


Yes they work next door to the Facebook Helpdesk and Privacy unit
__________________
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar, Glashutte PanoInverse, Glashutte SeaQ Panorama Date, Omega Aqua Terra 150, Omega CK 859, Omega Speedmaster 3861 Moonwatch, Glashutte Senator Exellence, Rolex 116710 GMT Master II BLNR, Breitling Superocean Steelfish, JLC Atmos Transparent
beshannon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 February 2020, 03:47 AM   #17
Nadi090
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: The States
Watch: OysterPerpetual 39
Posts: 121
Quote:
Originally Posted by beshannon View Post




Yes they work next door to the Facebook Helpdesk and Privacy unit
Nadi090 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 February 2020, 01:22 PM   #18
brandrea
2024 Pledge Member
 
brandrea's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Real Name: Brian (TBone)
Location: canada
Watch: es make me smile
Posts: 73,115
Quote:
Originally Posted by beshannon View Post


Yes they work next door to the Facebook Helpdesk and Privacy unit
brandrea is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25 February 2020, 01:59 AM   #19
Overwound
"TRF" Member
 
Overwound's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: US
Posts: 422
Quote:
Originally Posted by beshannon View Post


Yes they work next door to the Facebook Helpdesk and Privacy unit


Overwound is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 25 February 2020, 06:12 AM   #20
daOnlyBG
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Odorious Onion
Watch: yes, it's hipster
Posts: 1,567
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nadi090 View Post
Isn't there some sort of scam regulation team on you tube?
...there is, but Chris Essery's situation doesn't exactly apply here:

It's tough for Youtube to do anything since technically his videos are not inherently scams, despite he being a scammer himself.

Don't forget that his scam happened outside youtube (i.e. through a facebook group, and then through WhatsApp). So I'm not sure they have a concrete reason, as specified in their terms of agreement, to take down his account- and since he has a substantial viewer base, it's not as though Youtube would be in a rush to overstep their written rules. If he published videos describing how to tell a fake Rolex but provided blatantly false info that led to financial losses elsewhere, then it might be a different story.
__________________
Here come dat boi Jerry
daOnlyBG is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 February 2020, 11:10 AM   #21
thegrandseikoguy
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Thailand
Posts: 34
Apologies. Ignore. Someone seems to have hacked horologyhouse's Instagram account.
thegrandseikoguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 February 2020, 01:17 PM   #22
S``
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Not Mars
Posts: 1,004
Quote:
Originally Posted by thegrandseikoguy View Post
Apologies. Ignore. Someone seems to have hacked horologyhouse's Instagram account.
It was not hacked... The account was deactivated, and someone decided to "sit" on it by taking that same user name
S`` is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Takuya Watches

Bobs Watches

Asset Appeal

My Watch LLC

OCWatches

DavidSW Watches

Coronet


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.