Recently, we have seen a multitude of reports of watch thefts, and the target was mainly sportsmen. From F1 driver Charles Leclerc’s $430,000 Richard Mille to professional boxer Amir Khan’s £72,000 Franck Muller Vanguard chronograph, a number of luxury watches have been stolen.
Here are some details on who lost what:
F1 driver Charles Leclerc and his Richard Mille:
Ferrari racing driver Charles Leclerc’s $430,000 Richard Mille was stolen while interacting with his fans ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. It was reported that Leclerc was with his friends and coach Andrea Ferrari in the Tuscan town of Viareggio for Easter celebrations when a group of fans surrounded the champion.
Italian media italy-24 reports that Charles Leclerc was robbed yesterday in Viareggio
His Richard Mille RM 67-02 watch was stolen by an unknown person
Needless to say, it costs over $300,000 pic.twitter.com/qgkwwfnRTD
— BWT AIpine F1 updates (@startonpole) April 19, 2022
The stolen Richard Mille RM 67-02 is valued at over $300,000.
F1 driver Lando Norris and his Richard Mille
Strangely, The Leclerc incident is not the first case of the theft of a Richard Mille watch from an F1 driver. In 2020, McLaren’s Lando Norris had his prototype Richard Mille watch stolen outside Wembley Stadium after the Euro 2020 final. The watch in question was a limited edition model in the colors blue and orange, d worth north of $100,000.
Professional boxer Amir Khan and his avant-garde Franck Muller
Another recent victim of watch theft is professional boxer Amir Khan. He had his £72,000 diamond-encrusted Franck Muller Vanguard chronograph stolen at gunpoint while out with his wife Faryal Makhdoom in east London. The 35-year-old announced the theft in a tweet where he described the whole scene.
I just had my watch taken away at gunpoint in east London, Leyton. I crossed the road with Faryal, luckily she was a few steps behind me. 2 men ran towards me, he asked for my watch while having a gun pointed at my face. The main thing is that we are both safe.
— Amir Khan (@amirkingkhan) April 18, 2022
Header image Courtesy: @landonorris @amirkingkhan @charles_leclerc
