Rolex and other watches stolen in North West England, late October 2017

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6th November 2017, 02:14
Haywood_Milton

Rolex and other watches stolen in North West England, late October 2017

These watches (some of them without bracelets) are reported to have been stolen in late October, 2017 :

Gents Rolex Date 1500(0) 4122084
Gent’s Rolex Datejust 16234 X121672
Gent’s Rolex Datejust 16233 X437021
Gent’s Rolex Datejust 16234 E249903
Lady’s Rolex Oyster 176200 M460489
Lady's Rolex Datejust 69173 8435251
Midi Rolex Datejust 178273 27U51705
Gent’s Omega 2255.80.00 80897463
Gent’s Omega Constellation 1502.30.00 80110655 << identified with a dealer soon after the robbery, along with a number of other watches therefrom, but only recently and after much messing recovered.

Edited to add details of more watches reported lost in this robbery :

Gents 18ct rose gold AP ROYAL OAK 6492/J34934 26320OR.0012220OR.01
OMEGA SEAMASTER 91000473
TAG HEUER CT1110-0 QM0720
ROLEX 15000 R974595
BREITLING COLT AUTOMATIC A17380 924276
ROLEX 16200 F620471
LADIES BREITLING B13355 ?? 15380 ??
LADIES CARTIER SANTOS 2878 465196NX
OMEGA SEAMASTER 2000AUTO 60468023
ROLEX DATEJUST 16233 W338175
BREITLING FOR BENTLEY 0937/1000
GENTS ROLEX 16220 X928633
LADIES ROLEX 6917 CASE BACK 6900 816587
ROLEX GMT 16710 / 16713 ? T450371 < See update below!
BREITLING A32350 1308685
ROLEX PEARL MASTER 80318 K551149
BREITLING A13352 258949
ROLEX DAY DATE 118238 F021734 -- this number has now been corrected.
Rolex Turn-o-Graph 116261 F819938
BREITLING BLACKBIRD A13350 51593
BREITLING D52065 31426
TAG HEUER 4000(CASE & BRAC) 9620061 2
TAG HEUER 962006F-2
TAG HEUER Monaco CW2113 TG9540

I have relevant police details etc, if anyone comes across them.

Haywood
16th July 2018, 14:20
Haywood_Milton

I am delighted to report that Rolex GMT-Master 16713-T450371 was brought into one of my stores this morning, its bearer wishing to buy a spare link.

Haywood
16th July 2018, 14:32
bwest76

Interesting, what happened?
16th July 2018, 14:34
Normunds

Haywood offered him a coffee while fitting his link, sorry, call a police.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwest76

Interesting, what happened?
16th July 2018, 14:52
Haywood_Milton

The watch is now in my safe, awaiting involvement of the officer dealing.

Gentleman bearing it was unhappy but decided to leave, despite my invitation to stay.

Usual recording was in operation.

H
16th July 2018, 15:32
bwest76

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haywood_Milton

The watch is now in my safe, awaiting involvement of the officer dealing.

Gentleman bearing it was unhappy but decided to leave, despite my invitation to stay.

Usual recording was in operation.

H

Excellent result at least it wasn’t sold on to some poor unsuspecting so and so.
16th July 2018, 22:24
anz3001

Do you memorise every stolen watch serial or just check every watch you handle?
16th July 2018, 22:58
Coronet king

Bravo Haywood, I bet the owner thought he would never see that watch again. Hope the cctv provides a few leads to recovering more watches & a prosecution.
We can live in hope
17th July 2018, 11:07
Haywood_Milton

Quote:

Originally Posted by anz3001

Do you memorise every stolen watch serial or just check every watch you handle?

I'd like to think that my memory of Rolex numbers is rather strong, but remembering the number of every one that I'd seen reported stolen would be impossible.

As well as accessing one or more of the third party registers of lost / stolen watches, I also built my own proprietary software system which helps us to identify watches that have been reported.

It helps that my watch team are as diligent as they proved in this instance, something peculiar about the watch arousing their suspicion as soon as it was shown to them.

H
17th July 2018, 12:19
anz3001

Lol, I was being a tad facetious. I find it quiet remarkable (though commendable) that a guy comes in for a link and ends up losing ‘his’ watch. The fact that he’s left it without kicking up a fuss tells a story in itself of course but you must have many customers come through your doors, vigilant doesn’t cover it! But then I guess, sometimes it’s just a hunch.
17th July 2018, 12:29
Kingstepper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haywood_Milton

The watch is now in my safe, awaiting involvement of the officer dealing.

Gentleman bearing it was unhappy but decided to leave, despite my invitation to stay.

Usual recording was in operation.

H

Would you put him up overnight?
17th July 2018, 12:48
Haywood_Milton

Quote:

Originally Posted by anz3001

Lol, I was being a tad facetious. I find it quiet remarkable (though commendable) that a guy comes in for a link and ends up losing ‘his’ watch. The fact that he’s left it without kicking up a fuss tells a story in itself of course but you must have many customers come through your doors, vigilant doesn’t cover it! But then I guess, sometimes it’s just a hunch.

Indeed. Did not wish to speak with the police - possibly had a parish council meeting to get to.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingstepper

Would you put him up overnight?

I know a place which offers a thin mattress and meals on a tray, but the ensuite facilities are basic.
17th July 2018, 13:21
JasonM

At what point do you say the Police have been called? Shame you can’t string them along until they turn up but I guess that could be anytime, or do you have a decent relationship with the constabulary?
17th July 2018, 14:33
Haywood_Milton

Quote:

Originally Posted by JasonM

At what point do you say the Police have been called? Shame you can’t string them along until they turn up but I guess that could be anytime, or do you have a decent relationship with the constabulary?

Typically we will try to draw what information we can before it becomes necessary for us to state what the position is.

We are sadly in the same boat as everyone else as far as awaiting police response when human life does not seem to be in imminent danger.
17th July 2018, 14:50
uktotty

This is most excellent news. Good work
17th July 2018, 16:36
Haywood_Milton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coronet king

I bet the owner thought he would never see that watch again.....

Just hypothetically, if the victim had been trying to claim that this watch were worth between £7,000 and £9,000 then he would perhaps be most disappointed to find that it had been recovered.

Hypothetically.
17th July 2018, 17:04
Coronet king

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haywood_Milton

Just hypothetically, if the victim had been trying to claim that this watch were worth between £7,000 and £9,000 then he would perhaps be most disappointed to find that it had been recovered.

Hypothetically.

Dam you & your high levels of due diligence always spoiling someone's fun.

Hypothetically

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30th July 2018, 11:51
Haywood_Milton

Hypothetically again, if a private seller of some of these watches explained that they had "found them in a bag on a train" . . . . . which happens all the time, of course . . . . . then when next speaking with the investigating officer, I might ask if he is familiar with the offence of Theft by Finding.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_by_finding
30th July 2018, 11:56
unclealec

I would tend to believe the vendor if it were in the Bucks area in August 1963.