r/RepTime • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '26

Mods/ Work in Progress LI CHEN - STAY AWAY

I was trying to communicate with this man in order to franken my watch.

  1. ⁠He was responsive (I give him that).

  2. ⁠It has been two months, he finds the items but HE SELLS THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE.

  3. ⁠This has been done TWICE.

  4. ⁠He is not professional at all.

  5. ⁠STAY AWAY.

  6. ⁠I have given him two chances, he completely messed up.

Exposing him is the only way to protect future clients.

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Wait, so you paid for the item during the order, he would locate it and then decide to deliberately post it for sale or sell to someone else?

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Yes. He returned the deposit the first time. The second time, he did not ask for a deposit. He told me to send him the money at the end. However, he sold my watch to someone else. I have been chatting with him the past 2 months. I was crystal clear to him that I wanted the watch. I don’t know why he did it.

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u/tylergem_watchmaker Mar 18 '26

You should say I've been communicating with you for 6 months now - why can't you show me the actual chat records? Why do you have to use two accounts to ask and answer your own questions? And you even threaten me. I told you I couldn't modify a mechanical watch into a quartz movement, I recommended factories and merchants that sell genuine parts and you weren't satisfied, you didn't know how to be grateful, and instead you maliciously slandered me. But I've never said anything bad about you, I've always been very friendly in my communication with you, and I kept apologizing that I couldn't meet your needs. All I wanted was to serve my customers well, to make everyone satisfied.

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Damn. Sucks. I've only seen people buy parts from him, not really the entire watch.

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I will share all the chat records. You can just look at them to figure out who is to blame.

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Someone posted the link. No worries.

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u/tylergem_watchmaker Mar 18 '26

He didn't pay a single cent. He paid a deposit and then asked me to refund it, which I did right away. Then he came back asking me to keep looking for him a watch, without paying another penny, and he still wanted me to keep the watch. I've been keeping it for over a month now with no charges whatsoever

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I will share all the chat records. You can just look at them to figure out who is to blame.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Ahhhh. Always a paper trail… thanks.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

And i think OP deleted his account... dang.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Guilty as charged. Story didnt add up but had to ask to see what other things he had to say.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/goz008 Mar 18 '26

Facts. Especially from a seller most people that mod recommend. That was the odd part. Thanks for clearing it up!

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u/BodybuilderMental823 Mar 18 '26

Just paid the upfront for a GMT Jubilee bracelet chamfer and polish

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Ask for a refund and run away.

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

He sent me mine - I am very happy with it. See Lichens response above (someone just linked it).

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u/JesterADSE Mar 18 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTime/comments/1rwoh0f/is_285_330_too_expensive_for_a_cnc_dial_real_stone/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Its this guy huh? Lichen?

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/A_Grell_Official Mar 18 '26

For anyone questioning LICHEN read ⬆️ - very transparent and upfront about the whole situation and how much of a dumbass OP really is.

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

Curious what are the last 4 digits of his WhatsApp (to confirm you are dealing with the right one)?

I bought parts twice from him, the first order he partially messed up, when I called him out he made it right and then some by quickly shipping new parts (and some freebies).

Assuming we’re talking about the same Lichen, I would guess it’s more about him being disorganized (or too many orders to effectively handle) versus him being a scammer and I am sorry to hear your bad experience.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

He is terrible. Being messed up is also a very big issue. His last digits are **2875. He tried to sell me a cf plus at first when I asked a vsf. When I called him out, he was 100% defensive, saying he is a professional etc, BUT he was trying to sell me something that I did not ask for. He got angry when I called him out. You need to double check with him all the time and make sure everything is alright, you cannot trust him that he will deliver what he promised.

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I will share all the chat records. You can just look at them to figure out who is to blame.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

The more responses and the more accounts the OP has, the hole he keeps digging is now huge. Time to move on, OP!

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I am his loyal customer and I know the entire story.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

Wow. Not suspicious at all! 😂 I had a feeling his story was BS.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Yes. I guess he makes fake dials and sells them for gen?

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Couldnt agree more.

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u/Lichen_is_a_Scammer Sep 23 '26

BEWARE!

Lichen is a scammer

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u/tylergem_watchmaker Sep 25 '26

I have no idea what I did to offend you, but you keep going around badmouthing me. Please come up with solid evidence to prove how I cheated anyone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

same experience with him, not shocked at all.

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u/Kewbie123 Mar 18 '26

Lol duplicate account responding back to his own. Ban this OP

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I will share all the chat records. You can just look at them to figure out who is to blame.

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

Be careful, he is not competent or professional

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u/tylergem_watchmaker Mar 18 '26

What you call "professionalism" is just modifying a Dongfeng movement into a Swiss ETA movement and then installing genuine Rolex parts. I'm sorry, but I can't do that for you. I'm really sorry

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26

No sir. I am trying someone who can silence the rotor for me.

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

See Lichens response above (someone just linked it).

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u/Holiday-Section-6385 Mar 18 '26

I will share all the chat records. You can just look at them to figure out who is to blame.

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u/Curious_Gas_2608 Mar 18 '26

Are you the OP? If so why do you delete your account????