Lost and stolen watches

Fubars

Makes an interesting read, tip never put your Rolex in your pocket 😮‍💨.

BBC News - Lost and stolen watches more than triple, world's largest database says https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68596235

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TimeOnMyHands
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Bearing in mind that this is a cumulative register it will likely only ever increase in terms of the number of watches registered.

And it’s the steady state rate of registration that will - in due course - be meaningful. I have a slight suspicion that there has been an uptick in registering stolen watches (some probably stolen in prior years) as this (and the database) has gained a lot of publicity recently.

So we’re twice as many watches stolen last year as in all the prior years of the database - unlikely.

But it is positive that watch crime is under the spotlight more and the tools are there for owners, dealers and investigators.

So all positive rather than alarmist.