With a series of hot stories on Michael Kobold who promised a lot of things for Nepal and his own responses in facebook https://www.facebook.com/mkobo... , the following forum posting in provides an interesting perspective. The Truth Behind Michael Kobold &amp; the Kobold Watch Co. Fri, 26 January 2018 10:44 Since Kobold Watch owners recently posted concerns about the lack of service available for their watches, I tried searching for answers. My takeaway was enlightening. The Kobold Watch website is down, and the company's telephone numbers are disconnected. It appears Michael Kobold now focuses his efforts on a new charitable venture to benefit the people of Nepal. Although details about the charity are sparse, a paragraph on the Soarway Foundation website highlights Kobold's accomplishments: In 2009 and 2010 Michael reached the summit of Mount Everest via the South Col. Both expeditions raised money for the Navy SEAL Fund. In 2012, Kobold opened the first watch company in the Himalayas, employing two Sherpas mountain guides as watchmakers. That year, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of Nepal appointed Michael as Goodwill Ambassador of Nepal. Yet, I discovered several contradictions of facts concerning the paragraph, above. First, according to the charity, neither Michael Kobold nor the Kobold Watch Co. donated monies to the Navy SEAL Fund. Second, according to the surviving Sherpa, neither watchmaker was paid during their four years of servitude. Instead, both Sherpas left Kobold Watch Co. years ago, resumed their dangerous occupations as mountain guides, and one was killed in a Himalayan avalanche in November 2016. Finally, the Nepal Government does not list Michael Kobold as a Goodwill Ambassador. THE NAVY SEALS CHARITY Michael Kobold, Ang Namgel &amp; Kenton Cool display a Navy SEAL flag at Everest The nonprofit 501c3 Navy SEAL Warrior Fund supported families of US Navy SEALs "who have died while serving our country, or who are presently serving in harm's way in trouble spots around the world". The Kobold Watch Co. website even linked to a publication claiming, "When Michael Kobold decided to summit Mount Everest, no one thought it was crazier than he did. But he accepted the challenge, and raised more than $250,000 for wounded warriors in the process." Ethos, Volume 6. <br style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position-x: 0%; background-position-y: 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-image-outset: 0; border-image-repeat: stretch; border-image-slice: 100%; border-image-source: none; border-image-width: 1; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); b