Crossing the busy plaza, watch stolen of wrist...

[TOlsen]

Hey guys,

Imagine these three scenarios;

A. You're strolling across one of the busy plazas in Rome with your girl in one arm and the watch on the other..

B. You're walking back to the hotel in downtown Bangkok after a good night out..

C. You've been traveling around Kenya and now exploring Nairobi...

..when suddenly your watch is stolen off your wrist. Basically, it could happen anywhere.

Either way, which of these watches (/or brands) do you think is more likely to be recognised and stolen off your wrist? Rolex (GMT/SUB) or Patek (nautilus/aquanaut)?

[GB-man]

Surely you jest. Rolex by 10x.

Originally Posted by TOlsen

Hey guys,

Imagine these three scenarios;

A. You're strolling across one of the busy plazas in Rome with your girl in one arm and the watch on the other..

B. You're walking back to the hotel in downtown Bangkok after a good night out..

C. You've been traveling around Kenya and now exploring Nairobi...

..when suddenly your watch is stolen of your wrist. Basically, it could happen anywhere.

Either way, which of these watches (/or brands) do you think is more likely to be recognised and stolen off your wrist? Rolex (GMT/SUB) or Patek (nautilus/aquanaut)?

[AshAP]

Rolex for sure.


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[Defiancekofb]

No one is going to steal a Nautilus off your wrist without you realizing.

[dmash]

Let's see, one of the most recognizable luxury brands in the world vs a haute horological watch brand. Not sure if serious

Originally Posted by GB-man

Surely you jest. Rolex by 10x.

at least. If you asked 100 every day people 'have you heard of Rolex?', it would easily be over 90%. Ask the same question for Patek and you'd be LUCKY to get more than 1 or 2. people could care less about Patek outside of watch circles or if you have a ton of money to spend. this is a VERY small population at the end of the day.

[TOlsen]

Okay - 11 votes in, 10 for rolex. Would you then say it is "safer" to travel with your Patek than your Rolex?

[dmash]

Originally Posted by TOlsen

Okay - 11 votes in, 10 for rolex. Would you then say it is "safer" to travel with your Patek than your Rolex?

Your question is phrased a certain way......'which is more likely to be recognized and stolen'. This is Rolex by a long shot.

However, you have a lot of thieves who are just stealing to steal, don't even look at the brand. That is when you have equal risk for both watches and brand doesn't matter. In this situation neither is 'more safe'.

[SamP]

For Nairobi, read as wrist chopped off to get the watch.
This is an unfortunate fact of life.
That's why I never visited family in Nairobi.
Anyway, thugs are not usually intelligent.
If they were, they'd spend time leaning about brands and target PP in preference to R.
However in reality, R all the way.
Damn, this was a post I wish I never came across.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by TOlsen

Okay - 11 votes in, 10 for rolex. Would you then say it is "safer" to travel with your Patek than your Rolex?

It's now 21 of 22 so I'm gonna say... no.

[jon_jon]

Rome and Bangkok are relatively safe cities in terms of violent crimes, although thefts can happen anywhere. I have felt safe wearing my Aquanaut in both of these cities. I would wear a Rolex in these cities as well. IMO Rome and Bangkok are not any different from NYC.

Although I have never walked through the city of Nairobi, I was wearing my Aquanaut while transiting through Nairobi airport and I felt completely safe.

[wach16]

Definitely Rolex

[mjclark32]

I don't know, but was all over Italy and Rome last month without a single issue. Never took my sub off

[Hairdude1]

Rolex is more known hence my vote.

[illest_18]

2 weeks ago, my buddy and I both got our Sub with Date and GMT stolen in a square in Ibiza.

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by illest_18

2 weeks ago, my buddy and I both got our Sub with Date and GMT stolen in a square in Ibiza.

sorry to hear... two separate occurrences of getting watches stolen in the last 3.5 years. Thats some terrible luck

https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...4&postcount=48

[dmash]

Originally Posted by tyler1980

sorry to hear... two separate occurrences of getting watches stolen in the last 3.5 years. Thats some terrible luck

https://www.rolexforums.com/showpost...4&postcount=48

Thats an incredible coincidence or you're hanging out at the wrong places

[Superburrito]

I wear my aquanaut 5167 all the time with short sleeves...riding on subways, etc. No one has ever noticed it. A 40MM Rolex is a totally different story.

[odeon]

Originally Posted by jon_jon

Rome and Bangkok are relatively safe cities in terms of violent crimes, although thefts can happen anywhere. I have felt safe wearing my Aquanaut in both of these cities. I would wear a Rolex in these cities as well. IMO Rome and Bangkok are not any different from NYC.

Although I have never walked through the city of Nairobi, I was wearing my Aquanaut while transiting through Nairobi airport and I felt completely safe.

You must be joking. Rome is used to be one of the most thief-friendly cities in our planet. Next episode will have been released in Istanbul.

[BNA/LION]

Not going to speculate on Hypothetical questions like this.

Wear my watches Any of them, All of the time, Everywhere! I don't think I'm going to get jumped for my watch as I live my life. I'm aware of my surroundings but not about worrying.

[jon_jon]

Originally Posted by odeon

You must be joking. Rome is used to be one of the most thief-friendly cities in our planet. Next episode will have been released in Istanbul.

Theft can happen anywhere in the world. Thieves target the vulnerable in any city. If you let your guards down after having a few drinks late at night, you are going to be an easier target than a businessperson who stays within the business district and travels in chauffeur-driven vehicles.

I agree with Istanbul though. It is a beautiful city with a rich history going back to the Roman Empire days. However I was careful not to be out late at night in Istanbul.

IMO Rome is safer than most major US cities. But other people's experiences and perceptions may be quite different.

[brmeyers]

Rolex... I would take my 5711 on a trip to those places.

[Soly20]

I would say PP nautilus. My 5711 was stolen last May!

[dmash]

Originally Posted by Soly20

I would say PP nautilus. My 5711 was stolen last May!

The question is.....did insurance pay the MSRP.....or the REAL 2017 price?

[tyler1980]

Originally Posted by dmash

The question is.....did insurance pay the MSRP.....or the REAL 2017 price?

I would probably get my insurance valuation on the basis of used replacement cost vs new replacement cost and insure it for that value. Used replacement cost is usually a lower value but not in this case. Plus its not like you can just call up your AD to get a new one.

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Soly20

I would say PP nautilus. My 5711 was stolen last May!

Sorry to hear that, mate. How did it happen? I presume they knew what is was?

[Passionata]

Originally Posted by AK797

Sorry to hear that, mate. How did it happen? I presume they knew what is was?

I think stolen pateks are popping up at factory service more likely than Rolexes.

[lapince]

Rolex by a few million miles...

[lapince]

Originally Posted by odeon

You must be joking. Rome is used to be one of the most thief-friendly cities in our planet. Next episode will have been released in Istanbul.

Yeah, Rome, Amsterdam (had left my car 5 minutes to go drink a tea on the other side of the road, this guy comes and takes out a flat metal thing to open cars, stepped out and yelled "get the F... outta here") Paris also is a thief's paradise, don't know about the US, but Europe is doomed man....

[dmash]

Originally Posted by lapince

Yeah, Rome, Amsterdam (had left my car 5 minutes to go drink a tea on the other side of the road, this guy comes and takes out a flat metal thing to open cars, stepped out and yelled "get the F... outta here") Paris also is a thief's paradise, don't know about the US, but Europe is doomed man....

'europe is doomed' because there's theft in 3 of the most well visited/known cities in Europe (not to mention 2 of them have 2million+ actual inhabitants on top of everything? can't tell if you're actually serious that's the equivalent of saying the US is 'doomed' because you know of an occurrence of somebody getting carjacked in Los Angeles

[lapince]

Originally Posted by illest_18

2 weeks ago, my buddy and I both got our Sub with Date and GMT stolen in a square in Ibiza.

Without you noticing or you got mugged?