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25 December 2019, 03:23 AM | #1 |
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So I found a Rolex .....
So the other day at work I found a ladies diamond face oyster date just in gold took it to a local jewelry to make sure it’s real and the ref number is 179173 .... now how to proceed ?
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25 December 2019, 03:26 AM | #2 |
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I would try to get it to its original owner.
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25 December 2019, 03:27 AM | #3 |
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25 December 2019, 08:47 AM | #4 |
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If you hand it into an AD or Rolex it should find its way back to its rightful owner . Some people including myself work hard to afford these so I would hand one back into the AD or direct to Rolex if i found one.
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25 December 2019, 03:31 AM | #5 |
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That’s a 6-digit Rolex, meaning it’s pretty new, and expensive. I’m sure the owner will be back asking for it.
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25 December 2019, 03:47 AM | #6 |
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Report it to the police and turn it in. That's the right thing to do. If you had lost such an expensive item, I trust that you'd hope someone did the same thing.
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25 December 2019, 03:50 AM | #7 |
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Is there a place I can check to see if it was reported as I have the numbers off the watch ? I’m not going to just randomly turn it in so some cop gets a free watch ....
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25 December 2019, 07:19 AM | #8 | |
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You take it to a station, fill out the paperwork for a found item, then, after a time period, if the owner is not found or turns up, they give it back to you. In law, the assumption is that if you lose a valuable object, you will be actively seeking it. If you are not seeking it, it is abandoned, and the finder then has the legal right to assume ownership. In the future, your honest attempt to find the owner releases you from any liability if it turns up that the owner was looking, just in different areas.
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25 December 2019, 07:41 AM | #9 | |
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Police they have never served me in a positive manner .... there fore the questions 🍻 |
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28 December 2019, 06:36 AM | #10 | |
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25 December 2019, 09:01 AM | #11 | |
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25 December 2019, 09:25 AM | #12 | |
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Regardless, if you hand the watch in to the cops, you’ve done the right thing and your conduct would be beyond reproach (if we ignore the time wasted to log on and ask the question). What happens to the watch afterwards is out of your control and not your concern. A cynic would read the bit in bold and wonder...
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26 December 2019, 01:51 AM | #13 |
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What? Generally, if lost or stolen property is not claimed within a certain time period, then the finder gets to keep the item. Insulting the police and making unfounded assumptions about them is inappropriate, particularly in this circumstance.
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26 December 2019, 03:28 AM | #14 | |
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To all TRF, think about this if you were the rightful owner: so you lose your watch, and then you come to find out that the person who found it, took it to a jeweler to do who knows what to it! In other words, your Hulk, your Daytona, whatever just got opened up and inspected by a stranger! OP, really, you’re up to no good, solely based on that! Give it back! |
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28 December 2019, 06:28 AM | #15 |
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28 December 2019, 10:57 AM | #16 |
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......Now descending from my soap box.... The police departments I know of have specific policies/procedures for found and abandoned property where such things are documented and tracked. People turn things in to law enforcement agencies all the time to include jewelry, purses, wallets, etc. Where I am, if after 6 months and documented attempts to find the owner are unsuccessful, it is reviewed by a command officer and it is given back to the person who found it as it is then deemed abandoned. So, if you found it on the street while working, turning it in to law enforcement makes sense. If you found at at the office in which you work or in the parking lot I don’t imagine it will be tough to find the person looking for it. As mentioned, a generic posting on the bulletin board requiring a description should reveal the owner pretty quickly.
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25 December 2019, 04:22 AM | #18 |
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How big is your work? should be pretty easy to find the owner by asking around a bit
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25 December 2019, 07:42 AM | #19 | |
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25 December 2019, 04:25 AM | #20 |
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Give it back to the owner. They’ll be looking, and chances are they’ll have a matching warranty card for a watch that new with a serial number to ID it.
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25 December 2019, 04:38 AM | #21 |
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Sell it to Pawn Stars so they lose the money
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25 December 2019, 04:47 AM | #22 |
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Post a note where you found it and ask for complete description of the watch from anyone who claims it, and / or turn it over to the police.
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25 December 2019, 04:51 AM | #23 |
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No automatic finders keepers laws in Canada. You could be charged with theft if the owner declares it stolen, usually is the case when trying to collect insurance. Take it to the local Police and wait for the legal period of time in your Province to expire , if not claimed then you can ask it to be returned to you.
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25 December 2019, 06:29 AM | #24 |
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I would report it to the police but hold on to it myself until the owner shows up
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25 December 2019, 06:30 AM | #25 |
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Tis the season...don't be a grinch, do the right thing.
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25 December 2019, 06:43 AM | #26 |
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Depending on where you work, I’d leave it to corporate security or HR to figure it out. Then spread the word (non-specifically) that you’d found a watch and what you’d done with it. Someone will be looking for it.
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25 December 2019, 06:48 AM | #27 |
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Couple problems: it’s the OP’s first post and who in their right mind would take a found watch to a jeweler before going to his business or police to see if it was lost? I sense a troll.
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25 December 2019, 07:46 AM | #28 |
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You found it at work so that means someone at your work is missing a watch. Maybe simply ask if anyone is missing a watch and ask for the description. I’m not sure if you’re trying to justify keeping it but really no reason to go to such extremes on both ends.
I’m not sure why you created a profile to ask us what the right thing to do about it is. No different than any other valuable someone would lose at your work. |
25 December 2019, 08:10 AM | #29 | |
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My guess is that he works at a hotel or something of that nature. Maybe a casino and was cleaning up and found it. If this story holds any water that is. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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25 December 2019, 07:47 AM | #30 |
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Feels like the online Rolex version of the "Paris I found a gold ring scam"
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