VIDEO: Suspected thief swipes Rolex from the wrist of a sleeping man
Time+TideIt adds a whole new meaning to “you snooze, you lose”. A suspected thief pinched a Rolex right off of the wrist of a man while he took a nap in the Residence Inn by Marriot Convention Center lobby in Washington DC. Unfortunately for him for the whole thing was caught on camera
The victim says he was sleeping inside the lobby of the hotel when the suspect walked up and took his Rolex off his wrist.
The video below shows the alleged thief spotting his mark who’s fast asleep in a chair with his wrist stretched out in front of him. He peers at the exposed watch and takes a moment to assess the situation.
Edging closer he touches the man’s wrist to get a better look. The victim still doesn’t move a muscle.
The thief checks no one is watching and then moves in, attempting to unbuckle the bracelet with one hand. With the victim still dead to world, the thief puts his phone into his pocket and then uses both hands to lift the man’s wrist and slip the watch off before making a hasty exit.
According to www.fox5dc.com when the victim awoke and realised his watch was missing he called the authorities.
The suspect’s room was searched, but the Rolex was not found.
The website doesn’t name the model of watch but mentions that it was valued at $18,700 USD. Taking a speculative look at the Rolex pricing guide for 2021, one watch that matches this specific price tag is the Yacht-Master II in steel.
If this was indeed the watch in question, then it’s a pretty tempting proposition to an opportunistic thief. The Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph was the first watch in the world equipped with a programmable countdown with a mechanical memory. This unique complication utilizes a rotatable ring command bezel that allows yachtsmen to cross the line as soon as possible after the starting gun.
It’s a watch that’s certainly handy at a regatta, but something of a liability when you’re catching a few Zs in a hotel lobby.