Designer watches worth £1.5billion stolen or lost as sick muggers use social media to find targets | V60G3VS | 2024-03-25 06:08:01

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Designer watches worth £1.5billion stolen or lost as sick muggers use social media to find targets | V60G3VS | 2024-03-25 06:08:01

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There are 100,000 logged on web site Watch Register — which has seen a 236 per cent rise up to now yr.

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DESIGNER watches value a total of £1.5billion have been stolen or misplaced, it has been revealed.

There are 100,000 logged on web site Watch Register — which has seen a 236 per cent rise up to now yr.

Designer watches worth £1.5billion stolen or lost as sick muggers use social media to find targets

Louis Wooden

£1.5billion value of designer watches have been stolen or misplaced prior to now yr[/caption]

A former Met detective stated thefts have been "out of control" — because it emerged gangs are using social media to determine rich targets.

"Rolex Rippers" scour posts from patrons at a few of Britain's prime eating places and clubs, searching for designer jewelry — and mug victims as they depart.

Ex-cop Peter Bleksley advised The Sun on Sunday: "Individuals assume nothing of posting movies sporting their nice £20,000 watch but there are hawks on social media who can be looking for it.

"They monitor individuals tagging themselves in any respect the swanky spots and as soon as they spot a watch, they'll ship a signal and a moped gang shall be there in minutes."

Barrister Andrew Dinsmore was leaving a Knightsbridge restaurant in London, in daylight, when machete-wielding thugs screamed: "Give me your f**ing watch."

The 34-year-old stated: "I used to be fortunate to get the watch off my wrist in time, otherwise he might have sliced my arm off."

Police figures present there have been 49,854 ­victims in England since 2019 — with the axing of Rolex's misplaced and stolen register blamed for helping robbers.

Till 2011, dealers and consumers might examine with the corporate whether each watch's serial quantity had been flagged up as stolen.

Paul Thorpe, 62, who worked within the watch trade for 40 years, stated: "It was just like the DVLA taking away the power to examine if a automotive was stolen. It's a disaster."

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