Lost and stolen watches triple, database shows

The Watch Register says the value of stolen luxury watches has surged in the past year to $1. 9bn (£1. 5bn) The number of watches listed as lost or stolen now exceeds 100,000 worldwide, the group says. The Watch Register is the world#39;s largest watch database.

The report highlights cases of retrieved watches, including that of a woman in the UK who was wrestled to the ground and had her £50,000 Patek Philippe Aquanaut stolen. It was recovered after being located to a dealer in California. After Brentford FC star Rico Henry’s £30,000 Rolex slipped out his pocket at a hotel in London, the watch was located after turning up at a local pawnbroker.