SINGAPORE – Saddled by debts, a watch shop employee cheated 14 victims, including his friends and former customers, of nearly $495,000 in total after offering to help acquire rare luxury timepieces.
Soh Jian Kun, who worked at Cortina Watch from 2015 to 2025, claimed he could help obtain multiple timepieces including Rolex Cosmograph Daytona watches priced at over $22,000 each, and Patek Philippe watches worth $35,800 each.
In reality, he had no intention of helping the victims and instead used his ill-gotten gains to pay his debts.
On Jan 2, the 33-year-old, who made partial restitution totalling $13,000 to two of the victims, pleaded guilty to four counts of cheating involving nearly $306,000.
Another 13 charges relating to the…