Database aims to counter surge in luxury watch thefts

Sgt_Bilko · May 31, 2018

I almost wish there was a database for vintage watches as well.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/31/database-aims-counter-surge-luxury-watch-thefts/

Foo2rama · May 31, 2018

If only there where companies already doing this....

Oh wait, I counted 5 a year or so ago.

Sgt_Bilko · May 31, 2018

I wonder how many buyers are actually consulting those databases, especially when purchasing from eBay.

shishy · May 31, 2018

Sgt_Bilko
I wonder how many buyers are actually consulting those databases, especially when purchasing from eBay.

Yeah, I thought of making something similar before but this was the biggest reason I held back. It'd be useful, but of all the factors people take into consideration when buying a vintage watch, I feel like checking it against a DB of stolen watches is very, very low in the priority (if it's at all there).

Sgt_Bilko · May 31, 2018

It reminds me of the story with the sailor who was offered the opportunity to buy back a watch he claimed was stolen from him and this was heavily publicised in numerous newspapers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...hristies-after-british-sailor-claims-the-auc/

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