Burst
Written by: Peng Kaixin
2020-08-31 07:30
Last update date: 2020-08-31 07:30Police statistics show that there were 186 robberies in the first half of this year, an increase of 3.2 times compared with 44 cases in the same period last year. In the past two months, there have also been at least 7 armed robberies in Hong Kong, 4 of which involved watch robberies. The stolen watches included Richard Mille, Rolex Daytona, etc., which were worth more than one million yuan. Wounded or chopped by gangsters.
The famous watch became a target of gangsters. In July, the owner of the watch shop who was robbed and robbed of more than one million yuan worth of Richard Mille said that because high-end watches are equipped with unique serial numbers and birth certificates, they believe that stolen goods are more difficult to sell in Hong Kong. Will be taken to the mainland or Southeast Asian countries for sale.
The owner of a watch shop was robbed of a Richard Mille watch worth 1.4 million. The police arrested four men on July 26, but the watch has not been recovered. (Data Picture/Photo by Wang Yiyang)
List of robberies of famous watches in the past month:
On the evening of July 23, the male proprietor of a watch shop on Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, was assaulted by four South Asian Han men and snatched a Richard Mille watch worth about 1.4 million yuan from his hand.
In the early morning of August 1, a 23-year-old youth was chopped 10 times by four thieves in Fengjiang Village, Tianshuiwei, and snatched a Richard Mille watch worth about 1.6 million yuan.
On August 4, an Australian engineer returning to Hong Kong for refuge from the epidemic was cut off by two men when he was handing over his watch to the "buyer" in the lobby of the East Rail Tai Wai Station, and was robbed of a Rolex Daytona rose gold watch worth about 270,000 yuan.
On August 12, a man was handed over and bought three Rolex Chocolate Daytona watches at the entrance of Tai Hang Village, Tai Po, when he was suddenly frightened and beaten by three knives and fingers, with a bag of 630,000 yuan. The oblique bag for cash delivery was snatched.
Mr. Li, the person in charge of the "Famous Watch Family" of the watch shop, was also one of the victims. In July, he was robbed of a Richard Mille watch worth 1.4 million yuan. (Respondents provide pictures)
Each watch has a birth certificate with its unique serial number. Some people in the industry say that it is difficult to sell the stolen watch in Hong Kong. Regarding the recent incidents of robbery of famous watches, one of the victims, Mr. Li, the person in charge of the famous watch company, said that he was robbed of a Richard Mille worth more than 1.4 million Hong Kong dollars in Tsim Sha Tsui on July 23. Later, Mr. Li said that the current watch shop would go to pick up the goods or find someone to help out when receiving the goods. He believes that the economy is poor this year, and criminal syndicates have peeked into the watch market and robbed them after online settlement.
When receiving the famous watch, the person who issued the watch will be required to register the identity card
Mr. Li revealed that high-end luxury watches normally have birth papers, and it is more difficult to sell stolen goods in Hong Kong. I believe they will be taken to Southeast Asian countries or the mainland market for sale. Asked how to protect the watches bought and sold in his shop, Mr. Li said that his watch shop mainly focuses on new products. If he wants to receive second-hand watches, he will usually trade with acquaintances. When receiving a second watch, you will also be asked to show the paper. If it is not available, the watch will usually not be received. When someone puts out the watch, they will also ask the other party to register their identity card. If there is a problem with the watch, they can find the person who played back the watch.
After the brand-name high-end watch was stolen, the watch trader received the police notification of the serial number of the robbed watch. The brand usually has a list of stolen goods. Mr. Li said that he had a customer who had tried to carry the watch for maintenance. The serial number was listed in the Spanish stolen property list, so the table was only detained for investigation. Mr. Li suggested that if buyers do not want to fall into the trap, they should find a reputable watch shop to sell.
Four steps to avoid buying stolen goods
Checking the police figures, there were 186 robberies in the first half of this year, an increase of 3.2 times from the 44 cases in the same period last year. Among them, there were 8 robberies involving gold shops, jewelry stores and watch shops, an increase from 1 case in the same period last year. 7 cases. In the first half of the year, a total of 107 robberies were detected, 197 people were arrested, and the detection rate was 57.5%.
The Jewelry and Gold Shop Robbery Incident Book:
On August 25, two robbers used hammers to blast into a decoration cabinet in a jewellery and gold shop at No. 43 and Fung Street, Fanling, and robbed two to four plates of gold jewellery worth about 1 million yuan.
On July 22, a gold shop in Xinkang Street, Sheung Shui, was robbed by bandits with a hammer and looted a batch of gold chains worth 1 million.
On June 16, in a jewellery shop on the 1st floor of T Town (formerly known as Chung Fu Shopping Centre), Tin Shui Wai, several thieves with big hammers and clubs broke into and scared the staff, and used hammers to break the window glass and looted them. After walking a batch of gold ornaments worth about 1.1 million.
On June 2, in a jewelry shop at No. 2 Tak Ching Circuit, San Hui, Tuen Mun, two thieves used a mountain knife to intimidate the staff, and then smashed the decoration cabinet with a big hammer about 86 cm long, stealing about 300 Ten thousand yuan gold jewelry and jewelry.
On March 3, a gold shop at No. 7 Yuk Yuk Road, Yuen Long, was broken into by five masked bandits. The bandits broke the window of the gold shop with an axe and hammer and stole about 30 pieces of jewelry and gold objects worth more than 1 million yuan.
Man in Tai Po bought 3 Rolex watches in the early morning and was beaten by 3 swordsmen to steal 630,000 yuan in cash
Films｜Australian Engineer Tai Wai Station delivered $270,000 Rolex Daytona, which was robbed by two Hans
Four thieves beheaded to snatch $1.6 million Richard Mille watch 23-year-old personally described: 10 dollars in the middle
Tsim Sha Tsui watchmaker robbery police arrested 4 RMB 1.4 million Richard Mille lost watch but not recovered
Tsim Sha Tsui 4 Nanyahan ambushes watch owner: Richard Mille was robbed of $1.4 million
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