are you saying they did not manage to arrest the guys !??

Apr 08, 2018,03:57 AM
 

there are like tons of policemen on oxford street/regent street
I always visit this boutique when i go to central london for shopping.... quite sad and worrying that people are ready to go that far to steal watches....
i always thought london was a safe place compared to other big cities in Europe but looks like following Brexit announcement it's getting worse and worse ...

anyway thanks for sharing !

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Moped Gang With Machetes Robs Watches of Switzerland

 
 By: InHavenPro : April 7th, 2018-14:35
Via On Oxford Street in London.... www.mirror.co.uk mp ...  

That was good. [nt]

 
 By: TheMadDruid : April 7th, 2018-15:03

+1 😬

 
 By: Watchonthewrists : April 7th, 2018-23:45
Its sad it happend but your comment is funny 😁

Good one! [nt]

 
 By: amanico : April 8th, 2018-01:15

Thanks ! [nt]

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 8th, 2018-01:17

Goodness!

 
 By: Bounce781 : April 7th, 2018-19:24
The things people do lay their hands on a Daytona. 😀 Terrible for the staff. I hope no one got hurt

All jokes aside, what do you think will happen to those watches?

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : April 7th, 2018-21:57
Soon in the black market. Or deep web

It would be helpful if …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 8th, 2018-00:25
a full inventory of all the watches and the serial numbers was provided to us. The WatchProSite could then have a new tab that could list any stolen watch information. The last thing that any of us want to do it to unwittingly buy a stolen watch. Let’s fa... 

Terrific idea

 
 By: xxn : April 8th, 2018-00:34
+1

I am of the opinion that it’s time for this to become a reality …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 8th, 2018-00:35
It’s not without its problems though.

If they stole the watches only...

 
 By: piccolochimico (aka dsgalaxy1) : April 8th, 2018-01:52
they have the serial numbers list. Does Rolex (Cartier, anything stolen) have an online warranty registration system? Buying contemporary and recent watches without box & papers is a bit suspicious in these days...

I recently spoke with a Rolex rep

 
 By: jayeyedoubleemmwhy : April 8th, 2018-13:09
and he said that many stolen watches end up on gray market websites, so it's important to always ask the seller to provide photos of the box and warranty card. And yes, Rolex does maintain a list of stolen serial #s, so if the watches ever show up at a se... 

Thanks for that information …

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 8th, 2018-13:49
it’s always useful for us all to know anything about this subject.

Spot on....

 
 By: InHavenPro : April 8th, 2018-19:22
something along those lines would be outstanding! Cheers, Filip

thats a good idea.

 
 By: Gelato Monster : April 11th, 2018-19:00
Maybe one of the moderator can make a section for a stolen watch and serial number declaration

Anything is possible

 
 By: Cpt Scarlet : April 12th, 2018-01:33
Thanks for supporting the idea

are you saying they did not manage to arrest the guys !??

 
 By: Watch_kha_wen : April 8th, 2018-03:57
there are like tons of policemen on oxford street/regent street I always visit this boutique when i go to central london for shopping.... quite sad and worrying that people are ready to go that far to steal watches.... i always thought london was a safe p... 

Britannia is a place to exit from

 
 By: cronolog : April 8th, 2018-17:48
this is a single of hundreds of similar news of not only london attacks on cyclists, motorcyclists, shops, privates, all by gangs on scooters, but other cities, too. It's like in bad quarters of metropolitain areas in south america. disgusting society, wh...