Stolen Rolex sky dweller

[Ckci]

Originally Posted by Rozay

Point well taken Abdul....

Can you lend me your camel

That was really Rude! Ken thanks for banning that guy. Definately don't need that around here. Sorry Abdullah. Your advice was good. Obviously he had limited sense.

[Ckci]

Fortunately, I haven't had any contact with her.

[silverbullet818]

Originally Posted by Ckci

Fortunately, I haven't had any contact with her.

The way this seems to have unfolded seems to suggest this was not her first rodeo.

She's ducking low now but will resurface.

[melpacino]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Your friend isn't involved in the recovery process? Is he putting up the reward?

Yes he is, he has friends that know local pawn shops. Since I was registered in this site, I'm helping him with the process.

[Hairdude1]

Sucks to hear this, hope she is caught

[avirom]

what happens if the police catch the girl (which i really hope that they do) and she claims the chap gave it to her as a gift after they spent the night together....

how is the owner going to prove otherwise?

[silverbullet818]

Originally Posted by avirom

what happens if the police catch the girl (which i really hope that they do) and she claims the chap gave it to her as a gift after they spent the night together....

how is the owner going to prove otherwise?

I don't think it's often or ever someone gives a girl from a bar $50k!

That's beyond reasonable...

[IT Nerd]

Scandalous .. sorry to hear!

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by HERITAGE82

Everyone is a stranger until you meet them and bars are a common place to meet stangers

Maybe a better statement would be not to take home strange women you meet at bars, but then how do people have one night stands?

Bottom line is we are all human and make mistakes, and sometimes it costs us a Rolex.

What's wrong with getting to know someone over some period of time before inviting them into your home? Would you ask someone you talked to for 5 minutes at a cab stand into your home? Or someone on the elevator?

I'm speculating, but I would think that someone who can afford a Sky Dweller would be old enough to possess the judgement that maturity brings and not indulge in the behaviors of teenagers. This is very high risk and destructive behavior. A mature adult shouldn't need to lose a $50K watch to learn this lesson.

I'm glad the chap was not assaulted by the woman, and hope he gets his watch back. But the takeaway for the rest of us is to avoid these high risk encounters.

[DCgator]

Sorry this happened to your friend. I hope he recovers the watch and the thieving biatch gets busted and jailed.

[Star Ferry]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

What's wrong with getting to know someone over some period of time before inviting them into your home? Would you ask someone you talked to for 5 minutes at a cab stand into your home? Or someone on the elevator?

I'm speculating, but I would think that someone who can afford a Sky Dweller would be old enough to possess the judgement that maturity brings and not indulge in the behaviors of teenagers. This is very high risk and destructive behavior. A mature adult shouldn't need to lose a $50K watch to learn this lesson.

I'm glad the chap was not assaulted by the woman, and hope he gets his watch back. But the takeaway for the rest of us is to avoid these high risk encounters.

Problem is, most people do not consider how risky a one-night stand really is until something like this happens.

Picking up women at bars was extremely common behavior among my peer group when I was living in NYC. Like other vices, the social acceptability can blind us from the risks.

In my experience, though, this is not the behavior of teenagers.

A teenager wouldn't have a place to bring his new friend home to, assuming he could get into the bar at all. Successful adult men with visible indicators of wealth are exactly the kind of people who have one night stands - because they tend to go out drinking and attract plenty of women.

Usually nothing bad happens, but I agree that there are many risks involved

[fmc000]

Originally Posted by HL65

Thank you Ken.

[stockjock1975]

Wow! I feel for this guy. Personally, I always want to believe people are inherently good and sometimes I don't keep my guard up enough. Stories like this shock me back to reality that the world can be a cruel place sometimes.

I hope he recovers his watch!!

[sathwik]

makes me wonder if she is viewing this thread too, and maybe get more details of investigation, places to search the watch etc.

[Abdullah71601]

Originally Posted by Star Ferry

Problem is, most people do not consider how risky a one-night stand really is until something like this happens.

Picking up women at bars was extremely common behavior among my peer group when I was living in NYC. Like other vices, the social acceptability can blind us from the risks.

In my experience, though, this is not the behavior of teenagers.

A teenager wouldn't have a place to bring his new friend home to, assuming he could get into the bar at all. Successful adult men with visible indicators of wealth are exactly the kind of people who have one night stands - because they tend to go out drinking and attract plenty of women.

Usually nothing bad happens, but I agree that there are many risks involved

I did this stuff when I was 19. I was young, fit, great looking and attracted many more women than any middle aged man with a fancy watch could. But I also was young, immature, and unaware of the risks of this lifestyle. Then I got a good job, workload, responsibility, experience, mentoring, and I grew out of these youthful indiscretions.

Interesting that this is still considered a positive thing in some adult social groups. Especially in context of HIV, HPV, and the number of predators out there looking for a quick hit.

[THC]

Originally Posted by Abdullah71601

What's wrong with getting to know someone over some period of time before inviting them into your home? Would you ask someone you talked to for 5 minutes at a cab stand into your home? Or someone on the elevator?

I'm speculating, but I would think that someone who can afford a Sky Dweller would be old enough to possess the judgement that maturity brings and not indulge in the behaviors of teenagers. This is very high risk and destructive behavior. A mature adult shouldn't need to lose a $50K watch to learn this lesson.

I'm glad the chap was not assaulted by the woman, and hope he gets his watch back. But the takeaway for the rest of us is to avoid these high risk encounters.

Very well said sir...

[Spartacus]

Some very interesting articles out there...and it looks like many of the ladies are repeat offenders!

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.2475733

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/br...217-story.html

There are a lot of stories like this, actually quite interesting. I think some of these guys are easily fooled into thinking their charm and looks are attracting these ladies...

[hsfrank]

Originally Posted by Wcdhtwn

Not sure how insurance works in the UK but in the US theft is theft and if you're insured you're covered. If you leave your front door unlocked and someone walks in and robs you it's still illegal and you do not lose coverage because you left the door unlocked. The watch isn't hers, it wasn't given to her, regardless why she was at his place he isn't responsible for her choosing to take it... and his insurance will cover it. Taking your watch off a night to sleep isn't unique and doesn't make you an irresponsible watch owner. Insurance companies always fight but the worst that will happen is (depending on his coverage) he will get current value for it and not replacement value. Always get replacement value coverage...

You are absolutely correct

[Dom_Rellik]

4 months ago at the Delano I was wing-man'ing for my pal. The girl with the girl he was with dropped something in my drink with the expectations of taking me back to my hotel and creeping my 116515 once I passed out.
I have a GF, I was wing-man'ing not looking to get some of my own so I bounced.
Luckily I have a place close because by the time I got home I was ready to sleep.
*woke up 60 minutes later sweating and feeling ill - once the drugs are in your blood stream there is no amount of sticking your finger down your throat that is going to save you.
** if you ever run into a russian girl who says she has a butterfly tattoo where you would most likely expect a total hoochie magoochie to have a butterfly tattoo - cover your drink and run!

[Langnam]

It's posts like these that make me thankful for the 28 happy years of my marriage.

Dang , there's a lot of trouble and temptation out there now.


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[RolexAuthority]

In Far East I saw a documentary that it's actually quite common to drug n rob people of their watches and possessions - plenty of these scammers out there so not surprised the practice has moved across the pond into USA Europe. Some of these are conducted by highly organised gangs with multiple methods - being careful in this day and age is paramount I hope the sky dweller is recovered do you have any pics of it ?

[KBM]

Sad story. Good luck with recovering the watch!

[Stuxnet]

My friend wasn't as lucky. Met a girl at a bar. Yadda yadda yadda 3 months later they were married, and 12 months later they were getting divorced. He still has his Rolex, but she took almost everything else.

[rebel_1]

Originally Posted by Stuxnet

My friend wasn't as lucky. Met a girl at a bar. Yadda yadda yadda 3 months later they were married, and 12 months later they were getting divorced. He still has his Rolex, but she took almost everything else.

[JNun55]

Terrible... Good luck in finding her.

[silverbullet818]

Originally Posted by Stuxnet

My friend wasn't as lucky. Met a girl at a bar. Yadda yadda yadda 3 months later they were married, and 12 months later they were getting divorced. He still has his Rolex, but she took almost everything else.

Ugh. Sometimes it seems one just can't win!

Guess I'll stick to watching (as in timepieces) watch porn and live vicariously through this website. I can fulfill all my fantasies and excitement without getting ripped off OR sick.

I will however likely still spend and 'lose' a lot of money as a result of all you enablers. Hahahahaahhah

[datejust24]

Originally Posted by Rozay

Point well taken Abdul....

Can you lend me your camel

hmm....sorry mods for the language but that was a dickhead comment

[locutus49]

Good point about the "friend."

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Your friend isn't involved in the recovery process? Is he putting up the reward?

[Wahlberg]

It still saddens me to read stuff like this, believing people aren't out to get you. In the end you never know who you are dealing with.

[matbaj]

the watch should have been insured by your friend second he let a stranger in and near the watch that costs so much, its more than a years of salary for most people. if this was some other 3rd world country they would chop your hand off for that watch.