The watch thread.

MasterOfReality said:
This got stolen yesterday when cunts broke into our house when we were away.

I didn't have it listed specifically on my policy so I'm expecting RACQ will say tough luck here's $2k for it.

Gutted.
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Oh shit no. Bad luck.:mad:

NRMA home contents have unlimited watches can be claimed - to agreed value, and no individual listing req'd. That's what I have. But lately my watch purchases have been above that value, so I need to review.
 
scblack said:
Oh shit no. Bad luck.:mad:

NRMA home contents have unlimited watches can be claimed - to agreed value, and no individual listing req'd. That's what I have. But lately my watch purchases have been above that value, so I need to review.
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It's a watch that I wear every day, so I never bothered specifying it on my policy as the chances of it getting swiped are extremely low.

Of course, on the morning I had to go to site, I grabbed another watch that I use as my 'site' watch and put the IWC on my bedside table.

Going through the claims process now but I have to accept that I'll get back $2k max for that watch. It's RRP is now $13.7k.
 
MasterOfReality said:
Going through the claims process now but I have to accept that I'll get back $2k max for that watch. It's RRP is now $13.7k.
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<insert slew of highly offensive language> That's absolutely f***ed mate. Probably end up pawned at the local Crime Converters for $300.

I think I might have a look at my policy as well. It's got a pretty ambiguous "agreed value of contents of x plus bikes" but I'll bet I've fallen in the same pit you have.

Do you still have the box / certificates for it etc?
 
Asininedrivel said:
<insert slew of highly offensive language> That's absolutely f***ed mate. Probably end up pawned at the local Crime Converters for $300.

I think I might have a look at my policy as well. It's got a pretty ambiguous "agreed value of contents of x plus bikes" but I'll bet I've fallen in the same pit you have.

Do you still have the box / certificates for it etc?
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Yes I still have all that.

I called the shop I bought it from (Hourglass Brisbane) and they are sending me a proof of ownership and will notify IWC of the serial number in case it turns up later.
 
MasterOfReality said:
Yes I still have all that.

I called the shop I bought it from (Hourglass Brisbane) and they are sending me a proof of ownership and will notify IWC of the serial number in case it turns up later.
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Surely all that would make it a pita to sell on? Don't know much about the theft market but I would've thought that having it flagged with no papers would force the seller to flog it so cheaply that most buyers would either assume it's stolen or fake?
 
Richemont Group are pretty restrictive about who can service their watches, so could well be it turns up years down the line if you have the serial flagged.

Gutted for you.
 

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Asininedrivel said:
Surely all that would make it a pita to sell on? Don't know much about the theft market but I would've thought that having it flagged with no papers would force the seller to flog it so cheaply that most buyers would either assume it's stolen or fake?
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The cunts knew what they were looking at, I had a replica Omega in my office and they left that. But they also stole a Tissot that I got for my 21st (far out that is nearly 25 years ago) and that was buried back in a drawer as I had nearly forgotten about it. They took Prada and Tiffany sunnies but left the Ray Bans. Also took a whole heap of jewelry including stuff that was handed down to my wife, stuff that's pretty much impossible to put a value on. Pretty much anything they could fit into pillow cases and was valuable. And who really gets regular valuations on their stuff?

I used to specifically itemise things for insurance, but stopped maybe 10 years ago because the premiums ended up being massive. I guess on the brighter side I could replace the watch with the money I saved on premiums.
 
MasterOfReality said:
It's a watch that I wear every day, so I never bothered specifying it on my policy as the chances of it getting swiped are extremely low.

Of course, on the morning I had to go to site, I grabbed another watch that I use as my 'site' watch and put the IWC on my bedside table.

Going through the claims process now but I have to accept that I'll get back $2k max for that watch. It's RRP is now $13.7k.
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Keep an eye out on eBay and Chrono24 as well. They both require you to log the serial number to sell.

If you do decide to replace, the secondary market has dropped a lot for Swiss watches. If you're not comfortable using eBay or Chrono24, there are some well regarded agents in the US and London. Avoid anything coming out of HK or Singapore.

PS a local bank safe deposit box is much cheaper than insurance. I've got some heirlooms that weren't economic to insure in probably the some of the safest locations for the princely sum of $380 a year.
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Asininedrivel said:
Surely all that would make it a pita to sell on? Don't know much about the theft market but I would've thought that having it flagged with no papers would force the seller to flog it so cheaply that most buyers would either assume it's stolen or fake?
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It's probably on the wrist of one of the fucking scumbags that broke in. Neighbours CCTV caught them, they were wearing gloves and hoodies/balaclavas. Been looking at Chrono24, Ebay and Marketplace. Fuck I hope he gets anal cancer or something.
 
The watches and most of our other stuff has been recovered! Police called last night, need to go to station today. Our house was the last of multiple houses and cars they had robbed/stolen. Theory is they panicked when they realised they were being tracked by my wife’s new EV (she was on the phone to police telling them exactly where the car was) so dumped the car and fled. One was caught.

So in essence my wife’s new car fucked them up. So satisfying.

I’d still like to see a hand cut off though!
 
MasterOfReality said:
Theory is they panicked when they realised they were being tracked by my wife’s new EV (she was on the phone to police telling them exactly where the car was) so dumped the car and fled. One was caught.

So in essence my wife’s new car fucked them up. So satisfying.
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Ha ha that’s golden.

Did I miss the bit where your wife’s EV got stolen too?
 
Good outcome. Don't be in any hurry to get car back as it is automatic write off if you don't have it for 14 days.
Po Po got a bit of a stiffy when they realised our stolen car had an air tag in it. The thieves eventually found that and ditched it, but Mercedes have tracking built in. They had to call the dealer to access it and ended up tracking it through the badlands before being dumped in Port Adelaide after 3 days. Astounds me they can track and watch but still failed to apprehend. Even have the fuckers on TV from a servo drive off and bottle shop robbery they did in it. One was a 14 y.o with 200 offences to his name.
 
boyracer said:
Good outcome. Don't be in any hurry to get car back as it is automatic write off if you don't have it for 14 days.
Po Po got a bit of a stiffy when they realised our stolen car had an air tag in it. The thieves eventually found that and ditched it, but Mercedes have tracking built in. They had to call the dealer to access it and ended up tracking it through the badlands before being dumped in Port Adelaide after 3 days. Astounds me they can track and watch but still failed to apprehend. Even have the fuckers on TV from a servo drive off and bottle shop robbery they did in it. One was a 14 y.o with 200 offences to his name.
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Wait. Port Adelaide is no longer the badlands?

Fark. Adelaide has changed!
 
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