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Old 1 August 2013, 09:32 AM   #37
T.S.Eliot
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Originally Posted by Rashid.bk View Post
You are very correct. Sadly this is one of those is it safe to wear my Rolex in Naples.....many would have said, yes, don't be absurd. Not a face palm question now.
I walk around Buenos Aires head on swivel and take aggressive precautions to discourage snatchings, yes in safe Argentina. But guess what, to me, no where is really safe.
I hope his watch is returned.
A friend of mine was attacked by a mugger trying to forcibly remove his Daytona from his wrist in midday in a famous Buenos Aires neighborhood but luckily was not able to
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