The Met are dedicated to chasing posh watch thieves.

I always remember a very well known radio presenter (Derek?) saying he always wore a fake Rolex because everyone would assume it was real. I like his thinking!

mae13

Scotland Yard have formed a covert team whose aim is to prevent the growing theft of Rolex, Cartier and other very expensives watches. We have escalating knife crime, highly organised shoplifting gangs, domestic violence and to top it all sex crimes routinely committed against women by police officers themselves.
But, apparently, thieves targetting flashy wrist watches has got priority.....

A very simplistic outlook on what is actually happening.Anyway,hope you realise that some of the people that are robbed by these thugs are also injured.

Oops, our family watches are not fake by the way.

What a strange way of looking at crime Chardy, to blame the victim
Police officers are not ‘routinely sex offender’
OCGs are very dangerous criminals and it’s good to see attempts to disrupt abd even arrest them

Totally agree Sago I feel naked without my watch, when a looky looky man noticed it abroad once, I replied yes it’s a good fake purchased from your friend down the road…

Why can’t we have anything nice?

How is an expensive watch any different to the diamonds that a lot of us women wear on our fingers?
My husband doesn’t wear jewellery but has an expensive watch he bought with some of his Mothers legacy.
I don’t see how a watch can be flashed around any more or less than an engagement ring.

As GSM says, it’s about the gangs and their other activities.

I found this article www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/luxury-watch-robberies-police-undercover-b1132741.html#:~:text=An%20undercover%20police%20operation%20in,from%20the%20%22sting%22%20operation.

This is just one of the Met’s undercover teams, so they are hardly ‘dedicated’ to, or giving priority to, preventing the theft of expensive watches. Evidently it’s proving successful in preventing violent thefts around nightclubs in the West End. As AGA says, this type of theft is probably tied up with other crimes. These watches can be worth huge amounts.

I too would take issue with the statement that police officers ‘routinely’ commit sex crimes.

I heard this being discussed on the radio this morning. The watch thieves are not the only ones being targeted by undercover officers as there are also female officers putting themselves in danger,in the line of duty, to catch sex offenders. Organised crime gang activity is not trivial. It is not only watches that they are after.

An old schoolfriend of dh living in fairly central London actually had a p/t retirement job, delivering such watches from shop to customer. He would drive his oldish, very ordinary car, so not at all an obvious target.

We don't know what the money from these expensive watches is being used for - drugs/ weapons smuggling? I don't agree that sex crimes are 'routinely' committed by policemen. There have been incidences but hardly routine.

I googled Rolex. The first watch up cost £95k, the second £6k!

If I walked round town waving £6k in notes and got robbed, wouldn't people and police imply I deserved it. What's the difference?