Stolen Rolexs

[hdrazor251]

Grant - Thanks for posting.

When I recovered my stolen Rolex, I needed to send it in to have the bezel replaced due to damage from the theft. Before sending it to Rolex, I had to get it removed from their stolen database or I knew it would be confiscated. Of course Rolex would not take my word for it. Since there was an insurance claim filed, my insurance company had to send Rolex a letter stating the watch was recovered, I had repaid the claim and the insurance company returned ownership by to me. The entire process took almost 2 months.

[Wacker23]

Hopefully no one here gets robbed.

[powerfunk]

Originally Posted by G-Web

I purchased a Rolex without papers...after sending the watch to Rolex for service, I received a letter via Fedex from Gibney, Anthony & Flaherty, Rolex's law firm in NYC. The letter informed me that the watch had been reported stolen many years ago...

...Ownership is a legal matter that Rolex is in no position to decide; only a court has the power to decide ownership...

...it turned out that the insurance company was unable to find the paperwork for the policy, and surrendered their claim. Once this happened, Rolex proceeded to service the watch and ship it back to me...

Thanks for sharing; that's just the type of info I was hoping to get. It's a shame that you got a watch that was presumably stolen, but at least the original owner was reimbursed and you got the watch back. It's not as simple as "stolen is stolen" after all.

[Racerdj]

Originally Posted by 77T

If the watchmaker is Rolex certified with a parts account, s/he is supposed to check the Rolex database for authenticity and if it was stolen then it would show up as such. While the RSC takes immediate action, each indie watchmaker must make their own decision if you leave it with them. Ordinarily they won't attempt to confiscate it right at the counter - too dangerous...

I was hoping this is the case.