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22 November 2018, 03:48 AM | #1 |
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LOST MY 15400ST Ruthenium!!!!!
I suffered a devastating loss on Monday while traveling. On Monday, November 19 between 12:20pm and 1pm, I lost my 15400ST. It happened at San Francisco Airport Terminal 2 (Alaska) at some point between arriving at the terminal curbside and walking to the TSA line. It was inside a soft Casio watch case (shaped like a new era baseball cap) inside of the knapsack I was wearing. As I got ready to go through security, I took my bag off and noticed the zipper was open and my watch was missing.
I never took the bag off and I don't have any recollection of unzipping my bag. I am certain I packed it and I know I should have secured it inside of an interior zipper pocket or at the bottom of my bag under some of my other items (I decided last minute to take it with me on my trip and placed it at the top of my bag.) As soon as I realized it was missing, I quickly retraced my steps but to no avail. No one has returned it to the lost and found, I've filed a report with the police and am hoping that they'll be able to review the security camera footage and find the exact moment when I lost it and who may have picked it up and where they went - either getting into a car and tracking the license plate or tracking their movements in the airport. Given the current state of security at airports, I have to assume this is possible. In either case, it's a devastating loss for me, especially considering that I was scammed on a Daytona on this forum just last month. I just got this watch 3 weeks ago and had only worn it 3 times. It still had some stickers on it. It's a K serial. It was not insured. I am sick to my stomach. I'm asking if folks in this community could please keep an eye out for any 15400ST that pops up here or anywhere else in like-new condition without box and papers. It still has the sticker on the inside of the clasp. Please PM if you spot one that matches this description. I would also welcome any additional suggestions or guidance on steps I can take - other forums I should check outside of this one, ebay, etc. The average Joe isn't likely to know what they found but with some quick research will realize it's value - I don't know if they'll keep it or try to sell it and if so, where they might turn. Unless they're WIS, they probably won't look to flip it on a site like this. If they are, they know better than to try. I've already set up alerts on eBay. Is there a way I can notify AP and have them keep a record of this in their system in the event the watch is brought in for service or a boutique for authentication? I've never been in this position before and have never lost a watch. Thanks in advance for any help and please refrain from lecturing or admonishing me for being careless - this has been a very difficult couple of months for me. |
22 November 2018, 03:52 AM | #2 |
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Have you obtained your watch recently? If so, have you paid with a CC that covers recent theft? Do you have insurance policy on your watch? These are best bets now.
That airport ate my precious suit and a few other items with it. Would count only on a kindness of a random stranger who will properly report the find to the police. BTW, miracles do happen. And terribly sorry to hear about your situation.
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22 November 2018, 04:06 AM | #3 |
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I'm sorry to hear about this. Really hope you get your watch back.
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22 November 2018, 04:07 AM | #4 |
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Wow, this is terrible.
Two immediate thoughts: 1. A valuable watch on your wrist is 100x safer than a watch in your unsecured backpack. 2. The piece of mind of having insurance on a luxury watch is worth a few hundred dollars a year. |
22 November 2018, 04:23 AM | #5 | |
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22 November 2018, 04:27 AM | #6 | |
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22 November 2018, 04:30 AM | #7 |
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I hope they come through for you. Really sorry to hear about this.
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22 November 2018, 04:39 AM | #8 |
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22 November 2018, 04:52 AM | #9 |
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Well that sucks. Hope you get lucky.
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22 November 2018, 04:52 AM | #10 |
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If you're going through w Chase, make sure you understand _every_ single line item and every deadline. They will do ANYTHING they can to stop you from collecting on that policy. Make sure you understand what happens if the watch is found: Who will be the rightful owner? I've dealt w Chase and Amex a few times and one of my first claims got rejected due to a small technicality. Be careful and good luck!
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22 November 2018, 05:13 AM | #11 | |
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22 November 2018, 05:15 AM | #12 |
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So sorry to hear this. Best wishes in getting it back!
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22 November 2018, 05:21 AM | #13 |
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Good luck with Chase. I’m a Chase Sapphire holder, too, so let us know how it goes!
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22 November 2018, 06:18 AM | #14 |
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Im so sorry to hear this! I really hope they find your watch.
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22 November 2018, 06:21 AM | #15 |
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Sorry to hear that, did anyone see you take off the watch and put it in the case?
I fly from SFO often and don’t think there are pickpockets just loitering around given the security measures, sounds targeted. |
22 November 2018, 06:43 AM | #16 |
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Feel sorry for you and hope that you either get partially refunded or even recover the watch!
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22 November 2018, 06:57 AM | #17 |
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That’s terrible. Good luck I hope they find it for you.
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22 November 2018, 07:05 AM | #18 |
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I hope you are above board. I was just looking at that epic Daytona thread of yours a couple of months ago, either you are very unlucky or you are not.
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22 November 2018, 08:39 AM | #19 | |
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I have been having a very unlucky Q4...I'll spare the details but I've suffered variety of significant misfortunes in the last 3 months which makes this loss so hard to swallow as this hobby brings me such joy. This season has been one unprecedented bad fortune and personal/financial loss. Now I just feel completely defeated and am going to take a big step back from the hobby so I can focus my resources and energy on other, more important areas of my life. All I can do is pray for a miracle and either recover the watch or recoup partially for my CC. I won't be buying anymore watches for a long time after all of this. |
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22 November 2018, 08:44 AM | #20 |
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I never removed the watch at the airport - I packed it in my backpack at home. At some point, the zipper on my back came undone or wasn't closed properly and fell out between me getting out of the car and going to TSA.
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22 November 2018, 09:12 AM | #21 |
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do u want to post the serial#?
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22 November 2018, 09:17 AM | #22 |
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Ouch..SOrry for your loss, Great advice so far from other posts, When Traveling I rarely carry any valuable watches with me, sounds like you have multiple expensive watches on the trip, huge no no for me personally. Also, Id insure the watch same day or next morning on any luxury time piece, the piece of mind is priceless. I think you need a good travel watch that's under 3K that is insured. Good Luck.
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22 November 2018, 09:30 AM | #23 |
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I would contact AP and let them know it's lost and give them the serial number. The airport should have cameras everywhere outside from the moment you arrive and inside which should help track it down if it just fell out of your bag. That really sucks hopefully you can get you AP back.
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22 November 2018, 09:46 AM | #24 | |
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I absolutely will never be able to understand why people do not do this. More money than brains or too much money to not GAF. I have mine on my policy literally hours, if not immediately, within acquisition. Why not? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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22 November 2018, 10:18 AM | #25 |
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So sorry to hear this.. I really do hate stories like this and I have also had my share of stolen watches so I always insure almost immediately now. Hope you somehow find your watch.
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22 November 2018, 11:20 AM | #26 |
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There's really no need for comments like this.
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22 November 2018, 12:49 PM | #27 | |
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I don’t think V25V is calling you an idiot, but I think your last sentence could actually translate to “more money than brains”. I’m sorry these two recent watch incidents happened to you, but you did make mistakes that most people spending this kind of money would instinctively avoid. It is probably best that you follow your plan to take a break from luxury watches. |
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