Thanks for reminding us to be aware. But being aware only goes so far. I doubt this couple could have done anything differently to defend themselves against these shitbags.
The thieves knew enough to recognize the watch so they are probably educated and middle class. We probably shouldn't make assumptions.
OK, as a Londoner I can say - this is by no means a sketchy area in London - quite the reverse. It's Mayfair, a prime zone for wealthy people out at night.
Also, that a rant list of parental blame & declining cultural values or whatever, will also need to recognise some pretty bad rates of poverty & child poverty in the UK and reduced life expectancy in deprived areas due to health underfunding.
These were out of towners taking a walk in a rich area at a deserted time of night. That's not something I like to do in London or any other City, whether I'm familiar with it or not. A bit of sensible precaution, like calling an Uber to get back to the hotel after dinner, would have kept these people out of harm's way. Their hotel is quite a walk from where they were.
Let's not get carried away with the rhetoric.
Take for example this thread itself…
I spend a few nights a week travelling up to London and using the transport network to get across town to my digs. As a result I am often on tubes and buses at quiet periods at nightime and have found myself removing even modest watches with oyster and jubilee bracelets in case they get mistaken for a Rolex. There have been two high profile murders in London within the last few years where Rolex watches have been targeted. One in the Greenwich area of London and another next to Harrods in Knightsbridge.
A fair amount of fearmongering going on and a few otherwise reasonable members acting like the end of the world is nearing. Add a few bits of unsightly xenophobism with some "the-youth-today" sprinkled on top. Lovely.
Just be discreet, out of sight out of mind and have it insured.
"weekly events" nowadays in Germany since 2015 (and before - "open borders - refugees welcome"):; Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf.
but we don’t have any ‘real’ poverty; certainly not in the South and M25.
To be honest, if I was robbed by a group of guys in the middle of the night, I would gladly hand over my Rolex and congratulate them on the loot. Not a hair on my mind that I would fight for a watch (let alone put my partner in danger). Only if the robber was five feet and naked (so I can see he's not carrying any weapons) would I consider going into a fight.
To be honest, if I was robbed by a group of guys in the middle of the night, I would gladly hand over my Rolex and congratulate them on the loot. Not a hair on my mind that I would fight for a watch (let alone put my partner in danger). Only if the robber was five feet and naked (so I can see he's not carrying any weapons) would I consider going into a fight.
You must not really love your watch.
