Lost and stolen watches more than triple, world's largest database says - BBC News
The world's largest watch database says there are more than 100,000 watches lost or stolen worldwide.
2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy George WrightBBC NewsThe number of watches recorded as lost or stolen has more than tripled over the last year, according to the world's largest watch database.
The Watch Register says the value of stolen luxury watches has surged in the past year to $1.9bn (£1.5bn).
The group has reported a 236% increase in the number of watches registered across its platform.
The number of watches listed as lost or stolen now exceeds 100,000 worldwide, the group says.
"Watch crime has gone from a niche problem to front page news," the group says in a new report.
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