Stolen Rolexs

[Jim Smyth]

Hello, I am new to the forum but not to Rolex's. I have been out of the high end watch game for 25+ years (kids finally grown and have some spare cash) and have just this summer gotten back in and bought a Sinn 757 Diapal. I have owned 4 Rolex's in the past and have my 5th being delivered today.

I have been doing some reading here and just read of a guy that had his Rolex taken off his wrist by force in Buenos Aires and my heart skipped a few beats reading his post. I have always worried about this in the past but I have had my watches like everything else insured and was just careful where I went and when I went and tried not to print too bad. But we all know it can happen anywhere.

So my question is this. Say you have your Rolex stolen. You obviously get the Police involved and you eventually get the Police the serial number for the report. Now Rolex's will work well for a while but will eventually need service. Do Rolex watchmakers have a way to check on watch serial numbers to in fact see if they have been stolen during service intervals? I would assume a RASC would do this. But do smaller type watchmakers also do this? Is it prudent for someone who has a watch stolen to also inform Rolex some how?

Any info is appreciated, TIA.