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Old 19 October 2019, 06:46 AM   #1
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Everybody seems to downplay the risk of theft from person of valuable watches until it happens to them or a close friend. With the black market on Rolexes so well defined and profitable, it is a growing beast demanding more and more watches. Where they ultimately end up is anybody's guest.
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Old 20 October 2019, 10:27 AM   #2
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Everybody seems to downplay the risk of theft from person of valuable watches until it happens to them or a close friend. With the black market on Rolexes so well defined and profitable, it is a growing beast demanding more and more watches. Where they ultimately end up is anybody's guest.


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Old 20 October 2019, 04:36 PM   #3
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Where they ultimately end up is anybody's guest.
There was an interview here with a police officer after they busted a couple of gangs robbing people for watches. He said that they end up in Russia and southeast Asia.
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Old 20 October 2019, 11:37 PM   #4
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There was an interview here with a police officer after they busted a couple of gangs robbing people for watches. He said that they end up in Russia and southeast Asia.
Not really. Street crime committed by Russians or Asians is extremely low in the EU. These end up somewhere else.
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Old 22 October 2019, 05:30 AM   #5
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Not really. Street crime committed by Russians or Asians is extremely low in the EU. These end up somewhere else.
The robberies were not committed by Asians or Russians, but the watches they stole were traced to Russia and southeast Asia. Two completely different things.
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