Stolen: Speedmaster "Rising Sun" Tokyo Olympics LE

[repoman]

Hi everyone, well it happened to me, I'm cross-posting from omegaforums, and just trying to spread the word to "be on the lookout"...

The watch was stolen from my home in Henderson Nevada on July 12 2022.

What to do if found:
If found, please contact me via DM here, and call the Henderson Nevada Police Department at (1)702-267-4555 and reference police report # 220720000423 and give them the information (you can also reference my full name as the reporting party, John Falkenthal).

Details:
I need to hold back a few details regarding the thief, and the initial local buyer as I'm still working with the police, but here's the relevant parts that I hope lead to recovering the watch out in the wild: First, this will be watch only no box/papers; the thief did not get the box and papers, I still have those. A Rising Sun for sale as "watch only" will be a rare sale indeed and should send up alarm bells. The thief sold the watch to a local "I buy watches" guy who advertises on Craigslist here in Henderson Nevada, that watch buyer confirmed to me he bought the watch the same day it was stolen, he subsequently flipped it in a trade a day or two later with a person in New York City, and shipped the watch out to that buyer. At least, that's what he claims. That lead is dead ended for now.... I can't say any more at this time. Assume the watch made it to NYC.

Watch Serial Number: 78850888
Limited edition number 1649 / 2020

I've registered this as a stolen watch on a couple of tracking sites, the police have a database of stolen watch serial numbers, but I don't know how far the reach of that is, probably only Clark County Nevada.

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Thank you all.
John

[Cdaddylutz]

Damn ��

[Carguy87]

So sorry your Omega was stolen

Watch Serial Number: 78850888
Limited edition number 1649 / 2020

I hope someday it’s recovered! Sorry to hear this happened to a fellow Nevadan!

[mquarter]

Originally Posted by repoman

Details:
The thief sold the watch to a local "I buy watches" guy who advertises on Craigslist here in Henderson Nevada, that watch buyer confirmed to me he bought the watch the same day it was stolen, he subsequently flipped it in a trade a day or two later with a person in New York City, and shipped the watch out to that buyer. At least, that's what he claims. That lead is dead ended for now.... I can't say any more at this time. Assume the watch made it to NYC.

Sorry to hear your watch was stolen. And yeah, this story is suss. The Tokyo models don't move that quickly these days.

[subgreen]

If the Guy shipped it to someone, he should have the address and payment information……and also the info from the guy he bought it from.

[colpol]

Originally Posted by subgreen

If the Guy shipped it to someone, he should have the address and payment information……and also the info from the guy he bought it from.

Hopefully the police follow the paper trail & you get it back.

[1William]

Sorry to hear. I hope it is recovered.

[subgreen]

Originally Posted by colpol

Hopefully the police follow the paper trail & you get it back.

I hope you get it back…..in 2004 I had several Rolex’s and Panerais stolen from a break-in. It took LE almost 1-hr to get there and they had enough time to drill the safe with a glass re-locker……..if it wasn’t for the hidden security video, they would of gotten away. The scum received no jail time for theft over $50k, just probation…..back in 2004, that was a lot of money…..it’s gut wrenching.

[gnuyork]

Noted, will be on the lookout.
Sorry this happened to you.

[gnuyork]

Originally Posted by subgreen

I hope you get it back…..in 2004 I had several Rolex’s and Panerais stolen from a break-in. It took LE almost 1-hr to get there and they had enough time to drill the safe with a glass re-locker……..if it wasn’t for the hidden security video, they would of gotten away. The scum received no jail time for theft over $50k, just probation…..back in 2004, that was a lot of money…..it’s gut wrenching.

That's absurd. A break-in and a theft???? If criminals only get probation for breaking and entering what's to stop them??? SMH.

[RW16610]

Oh man, I'm very sorry to hear this. Hoping it can be recovered and returned to you soon.

[nextlvltraders]

So sorry to hear that and I hope you're able to track it down.

[cjcarter134]

I do hope you get your watch back. The police should keep an eye on the "I buy watches" guy. I certainly hope the trail doesn't go cold in NYC. I wish you luck.

[repoman]

Originally Posted by cjcarter134

I do hope you get your watch back. The police should keep an eye on the "I buy watches" guy. I certainly hope the trail doesn't go cold in NYC. I wish you luck.

Thank you, and I agree, but getting local law enforcement to get off their rear ends and do anything has been a very large challenge. So far, I've done all the investigative work and handed everything to them on a silver platter. What's most frustrating is my belief that had they acted quickly, I'd probably already have my watch back.

[brandrea]

Sorry to hear John. Best of luck