News of another murder in Knightsbridge London related to an attempted robbery. Apparently Blue Stevens who was 26 years was attacked for his Rolex watch In Knightsbridge. Blue was a traveller and by some accounts I've heard was from a well known boxing family so probably wasn't shy of putting up a fight. Sad news.
Very sad and sobering. I have just been thinking about which watch to wear on my upcoming trip to Europe (which includes London) and what jewelry my wife should bring. May need to rethink it all. Scary. Be careful out there.
London is ok. Just don’t display watches or jewellery
I honestly wouldn’t define that as okay.
I honestly wouldn’t define that as okay.
The Rolex angle might be a beat up.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/cri...bbed-blue-stevens-knightsbridge-b1237722.html
"Mr Stevens had still been wearing his gold watch when officers and paramedics arrived."
I don’t mean it was ok what happened don’t take words out of context. Generally if you keep your watch hidden under clothing London is generally ok and you are safe. It is when people display wealth they attract criminals and spotters. In an ideal world I should be safe to walk down the street with a Rolex or keep my keys in the car and walk away from it and it is there on my return. Unfortunately, this is not the world we live in.
I don’t mean it was ok what happened don’t take words out of context. Generally if you keep your watch hidden under clothing London is generally ok and you are safe. It is when people display wealth they attract criminals and spotters. In an ideal world I should be safe to walk down the street with a Rolex or keep my keys in the car and walk away from it and it is there on my return. Unfortunately, this is not the world we live in.
It isn't the world we live in. I have no problems wearing my most expensive watches in public in Oklahoma City or Tulsa. No one in either city has ever tried to rob me. Even in cities like Fort Worth, San Antonio, Colorado Spring, Santa Fe, etc. I have never had a problem.
I know that we have bad folks living everywhere in the world, but in most corners your odds of encountering one is slim. It is only when you travel in extremely touristy places that your odds of being pick pocketed or robbed go up. And it isn't because London is inherently awful, it is because a place with that level of tourism attracts thieves. Thieves who know that there is a large number of tourists who will only be in the city for a day or two who make for easy marks.
