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Watch sellers have revealed the rising menace of theft they’re dealing with following a £2.8m jewellery raid in Richmond that preceded the shop’s salesman taking his personal life.
Oliver White, 27, died at his household residence in Shepperton, Surrey, only a day after two unarmed thieves entered the 247 Kettles retailer in prosperous Richmond in south-west London on Saturday Might 25.
Horrifying video footage reveals one of many robbers restraining Oliver with a chokehold whereas his confederate is seen sweeping up massive numbers of watches and placing them into the backpack of the person assaulting the younger gross sales supervisor.
A person and a lady have since been arrested in reference to the theft. However the incident has left different watch dealerships within the capital tense following a speedy rise in watch thefts lately.
Chatting with The Sunday Occasions, The founding father of Atlas Watches in Hatton Backyard – an space of London famend for its jewelers – mentioned the tragic occasions in Richmond has had a profound influence on the enterprise.
Oliver White, 27, died at his household residence in Shepperton, Surrey, only a day after two unarmed thieves entered the 247 Kettles retailer in prosperous Richmond in south-west London on Saturday Might 25
Oliver along with his girlfriend Alana Dredge. A person and a lady have since been arrested in reference to the theft
A video displaying 247 Kettles watch room goes on to show these gold Rolex watches. The incident in Richmond has left different watch dealerships within the capital tense following a speedy rise in watch thefts lately
Joel mentioned: ‘It has been very sombre within the watch neighborhood. You’ll be able to actually really feel it.
‘This might have occurred to any certainly one of us.’
It is not simply dealerships which might be dealing with the specter of having their luxurious timepieces stolen. In recent times there have been a lot of excessive profile instances of movie star victims of watch thieves.
Final 12 months, Method One driver Charles Leclerc’s £265,000 Richard Mille watch was stolen whereas he was signing autographs in Italy on Easter Monday.
In June 2018, comic Michael McIntyre had his £15,000 Rolex torn from his wrist by a gang of armed robbers who waved a knife in entrance Mr Mcintyre and his terrified younger son.
Joel defined that the rationale thieves are more and more focusing on watches is as a result of they’re small and straightforward to grab. Whereas in addition they retain their worth on the second-hand market with large manufacturers usually fetching over £40,000.
For second-hand watch dealerships like Atlas, it’s essential that they will spot stolen items.
The 32-year-old Joel says he places the serial variety of watches he’s shopping for from members of the general public by means of a misplaced and stolen database. If a watch comes up as stolen, sellers can insist they preserve maintain of the watch whereas they name the police.
Final 12 months, Method One driver Charles Leclerc’s £265,000 Richard Mille watch (pictured on his wrist) was stolen whereas he was signing autographs
As Atlas normally holds as much as 70 designer watches at any time safety is essential and for that motive Joel’s store has cameras, a panic alarm and an airlock entrance to lure would-be thieves within the retailer.
Joel mentioned: ‘Some would possibly name me paranoid however I attempt to be overly cautious since you by no means know who’s going to show up at your door.’
The collection of current thefts and the occasions in Richmond have introduced the jewellers of Hatton Backyard nearer collectively, in an trade the place they’re usually jostling for a similar clientele. Joel insists the watch sellers have one another’s again.
