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That Viral Story About the Looting of $2.4 Million Worth of Rolexes Was False
Yahoo news
Bryan Hood
June 5, 2020, 10:30 AM MST
If you pay attention to watches, you may have read a story about a Rolex store that was was looted earlier this week in Manhattan. According to the New York Post article, which went viral, looters looking to take advantage of the George Floyd protests broke into the store early Monday morning, smashed up the place, then made off with $2.4 million in merchandise. Except, that’s not what happened.
On Thursday, GQ published a story pointing out some major issues with the story. The first is that the Rolex store in question, located in the city’s SoHo neighborhood, doesn’t actually exist. There is, though, a Watches of Switzerland, which is an authorized Rolex dealer, in the area. But if that is the store the Post was referring to, it is unlikely the damage could have been nearly as severe as reported in the story.
That’s because the store doesn’t leave its expensive watches just laying out in the open overnight, according to the magazine. Instead, they are locked up in a safe at the end of business each day. There’s also no expensive merchandise to be stolen from the store at the moment. That’s because the company’s Manhattan branch, like so many other stores in the shopping-centric neighborhood, has been closed since the coronavirus outbreak really hit New York in March.
When reached for comment by Robb Report, a representative for Watches of Switzerland echoed these sentiments. In a statement attributed to the company’s executive vice president, David Hurley, the dealer said that its store suffered minimal damage and no watches were stolen.
On Thursday, GQ published a story pointing out some major issues with the story. The first is that the Rolex store in question, located in the city’s SoHo neighborhood, doesn’t actually exist. There is, though, a Watches of Switzerland, which is an authorized Rolex dealer, in the area. But if that is the store the Post was referring to, it is unlikely the damage could have been nearly as severe as reported in the story.
That’s because the store doesn’t leave its expensive watches just laying out in the open overnight, according to the magazine. Instead, they are locked up in a safe at the end of business each day. There’s also no expensive merchandise to be stolen from the store at the moment. That’s because the company’s Manhattan branch, like so many other stores in the shopping-centric neighborhood, has been closed since the coronavirus outbreak really hit New York in March.
When reached for comment by Robb Report, a representative for Watches of Switzerland echoed these sentiments. In a statement attributed to the company’s executive vice president, David Hurley, the dealer said that its store suffered minimal damage and no watches were stolen.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/viral-story-looting-2-4-173000289.html
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