drphileasfogg
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I wonder….
Why we see more and more watches stolen from manufacturers’ boutiques. What can you do with such timepieces? Obviously these watches have serial numbers and will be spotted if ever returned for service, same if serial numbers appear tampered with. If broken down to metal and jewels their face value is somehow low, as any stolen goods there will always be people buying these watches knowingly. But in IMO, the only serious way to make money will be to sell them fraudulently on the internet market place. Could these be contracted robberies to feed the internet?
Cheers
Stan
Audemars Piguet store in Paris has just been robbed!
http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/armed-robbers-face-time-for-paris-watch-theft-at-place-vendome/story-fnh81p7g-1226776570503...
Not suprised at all, in fact am suprised more are not hit.
Very unfortunate for AP and those involved. People in the know could do pretty well. Hope they catch them fast.
I wonder….
Why we see more and more watches stolen from manufacturers’ boutiques. What can you do with such timepieces? Obviously these watches have serial numbers and will be spotted if ever returned for service, same if serial numbers appear tampered with. If brok...
The robbers
The robbers easily sell or pawn away these goods for a large amount of money before someone at AP can spot them. Grey market dealers will buy without box or papers and lots of collectors will buy from dealer with no box or papers. or it could be auctioned...
Eastern Europe destinations
Networks are organised from the European eastern countries to "obtain" those watches and make them travel to their future clients. Those last don't want to pay the full price and get the watches from that method.