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Baltimore Woman Charged With Snatching $12,000 Rolex Watch

Friday, 16 December 2022, 12:30 MJA Uncategorized 76

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A woman was arrested Sunday for stealing a $12,000 Rolex watch and hiding it inside her genitals, according to police.

Sarah Richards, 33, of Baltimore, was in Las Vegas for a court hearing regarding theft charges from June in which police said she stole a $100,000 watch. While in Las Vegas for her court hearing on those charges, she stole a $12,000 watch, police said.

Richards is now facing multiple charges, including theft over $100,000 in value, residential burglary, grand larceny of $100,000 or more, administering drugs to aid in commission of a felony, and grand larceny between $5,000 to $25,000.

On June 4, a hotel guest reported to police that he believed the woman he was with the night before had stolen his Patek Philippe wristwatch valued at $100,000. He also said he believed he had been drugged by the woman he met at a casino, who was identified as Richards. MORE

76 Comments on Baltimore Woman Charged With Snatching $12,000 Rolex Watch

  3. I’m sorry, but you’re an ostentatious fucking idiot if you wear a $12,000 dollar watch. And you got royally rooked if you paid $100k to be able to tell time.

    Not saying you deserve to be robbed,

    Just saying you cannot be surprised if you are.

    …besides, from what I can see, whoever got you to pay THAT MUCH for wrist jewelry robbed you MUCH more efficiently than any casino trolling tiller girl ever could, just sayin’…

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  5. …don’t get what the big deal about the twat purse is, tho.

    For $12,000, that damn thing better be not only washdown rated, but able to stand up in an autoclave; and if it isn’t, its just further proof that your ass is dripping from the love juices of the watch salesman who raped you, so THIS strumpet’s squeezings are the LEAST of your worries..

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  7. …also, why would dude CARE if his watch has Eau d’Gweneth Partlow on it, seeing as how his quest to get within sniffing distance of her pelvic purse was what enabled her to get into stealing distance in the FIRST place…

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  9. …new theory; it was in there by accident and she wasn’t even aware of it.

    …one time, this guy went to a visibly high-milage prostitute, but wanted some assurance she would be sung enough in the neiher regions to be worthy of his wealth. She accepted the challenge and removed her panties and adopted a reclining position, after which she instructed him to insert a finger.

    Then another.

    Then his whole hand.

    Then his other hand.

    At which point she said, “Now, CLAP!”.

    After a brief struggle, he said “I can’t”.

    To which she smirked and said, “Tight, huh?”

    …perhaps this man’s watch simply came off while making just such an experiment…

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  12. Anna Richards DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 1:05 PM

    …perhaps your cousin should look into this “watch” thing, it’s apparently more lucrative per hour than what SHE’S doing, IF she does a better job of hiding the watch instead of the weenie than Ms. Balitimore did…

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  18. @ SNS DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 12:37 PM

    My Submariner would change hands at ~ $10K-$12K currently. When I bought it a Rolex was about 15-20% higher than other decent wristwatches. Today, Rolex is no longer a “tool watch.” I’ve got Le Coultre, and other good mechanical Swiss watches, but wear my Sub daily.

    It’s just a watch to me and is all beat up, but that doesn’t affect it’s value that much.

    So, when I was single and traveled to Seattle, Portland, Vancouver BC, New York, etc, I left it home in my safe and wore a Marcello C or Marathon SAR.

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  19. I don’t care how much the ‘look at me’ trinket is worth, there’s no way I’d put such a thing on my arm, especially after it has been where is was.
    It wouldn’t have been on my arm to begin with, anyway.
    why do people need such things, and somehow make others so covetous that they steal them?
    something must be broke somewhere
    can you wear such a watch and eat bugs?

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  21. JDHasty
    DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 2:12 PM

    …If you can afford luxury items more power to you, and I apologize for framing it in those terms, but please help me understand. Do you view it as an investment?

    You refer to it as a “Tool” watch. I tend to be utilitarian and assume that there is always a risk that any tool can be lost/stolen/damaged but weigh that against the quality of having a tool that won’t break in my hand. That said, it does seem there are many reliable alternatives at more reasonable prices that do what a Rolex does, but certainly without the cachet. Do you mean it as a “tool” to impress clients?

    You do self-describe as being much more careful than the man in the article. I suppose that’s where the issue REALLY lies, not that you like a quality timepiece, but that the way HE was using it was like running around flashing wads of cash, it just invites trouble.

    Again, apologies for being an unreasonable absolutist and thank you for your reasonable reply, but to me in my mostly utilitarian world, such items are as unfathomable as driving a Rolls to work as my everyday beater would be.

    The only folks I ever see wearing such are the venture capitalists that wrecked everyplace I’ve ever worked, so I guess that’s king of colored my view.

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  22. “Can you wear such a watch and eat bugs?” -diane reynolds ☑

    Yes, Diane, because after you buy the watch, bugs is all you’ll be able to afford to eat. You can check the time on your Rolex as you pick the grasshopper legs from your teeth!

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  24. Conservative Cowgirl DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 2:51 PM
    “If he could afford a watch that expensive, why was he trolling for bottom feeders at the casino”

    ht tps : //ww w.yo utube.com/watch?v=a1KtIJq5s4g

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  25. @ SNS DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 2:38 PM

    I bought it when anyone with a decent blue collar job could save up for a couple months walk into Ben Bridge and buy a Rolex watch. Rolex makes a good watch, buy once, cry once. I’ve worn it almost daily for decades and don’t baby it.

    I would guess that at the end of the day my lifetime expenditure on it is about the same as a guy who buys a new $100 watch every few years.

    I could have also furnished my home at IKEA instead of with Thomasville, Henredon etc, but I don’t live that way. I had someone tell me: I like to change it up from time to time. Not me, I want my furniture to last a lifetime and please my senses throughout that time.

    Sometimes people notice my watch, but not that often. Last summer I had a ten year old kid spend an hour at the beach just absolutely having the time of his life because I let him put it on and off and on and off. Like I said, it’s pretty beat up these days and I don’t wear it for any other reason than I wanted a nice sport watch that would last me a lifetime when I was a young man and I liked the Rolex styling best. I think an Omega was a couple hundred bucks less. These days a young man who is working a decent job just can’t buy one. The prices are really high on them now.

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  26. I have a Rolex Oyster Perpetual that my father left me, worth 4 or 5 grand. I should probably sell the thing, I never wear it, but because it was my dad’s watch I hold onto it. A 15 year old Citizen Eco-Drive is my daily watch. Great watch, all banged up but keeps perfect time. I wonder how much longer the battery is going to last.

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  28. Just after and during WWII the military in Briton had field watches made by the best watch makers Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Lemania, Longines, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor and Vertex.

    Do a search for this article: 12 Brands and 12 Watches – The Story behind the “Dirty Dozen” field watches.

    I wanted one so bad and it took me years to finally find a Vertex. When you have been looking for so long it’s hard to turn it off. So the long and short of it is I have a bunch of them. I paid ~$75 to $150 for them. I never wear them any longer and will sell them at some pint. They are probably worth about $15K collectively.

    I like mechanical watches. I have a US Navy HAMILTON 4992B MASTER NAVIGATION Military Pocket Watch in mint condition I got at an estate sale for $15. 24 Hour dial. I think it’s my favorite.

    I don’t think I will ever sell it.

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  29. @JDHasty….I’ve got my great grandfathers Waltham pocket watch. Silver case with a bronze elk inlaid in the back. It’s well worn and weighs about 8 oz…..He died about 4 years before I was born so I never personally met Manfred Muetzenburg. I’ll never sell it yet my heirs are too stupid to realize it’s value. I don’t know it’s worth other then to know it’s priceless…..

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  30. The only way that broad is getting one of my Rollies is with my Fuckin Arm and fist still attached to it!

    I’ll walk out of that joint carrying her like an UPSIDE down BOWLING BALL and dragging her head on the ground!

    UNLIKE CRYPTO & CASH they hold value and the way I dress everyone assumes Mine are all fake.

    They ain’t

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  33. Kcir…I, too, like having people assume my day date oysterquartz is fake. I work in a prison, so its a regular thing. One will look at it and declare it’s fake to his buds…I just shrug and say it’s all I could afford. Im not sure why I enjoy that, but I do.

    As to you guys that can’t understand why I’d pay so much for something I “don’t need”…you’re right, I certainly don’t need it. But I’m willing to bet every one of you has a number of things you don’t need. Maybe it’s golf clubs, a bass boat, a motorcycle…whatever—-you don’t need it. I bought my first Rolex with my first paycheck at the PX at MCRD San Diego when I graduated from boot camp more than 53 years ago. Id wanred one since I saw an ad in a magazine for the Explorer 1016 “the watch that climbed mt everest”. Bought that one at the PX on Okinawa in 1972. I paid $152 for it, which was a month’s pay. They say its worth 30k now if you can believe that. No matter; I gave it to my brother 40 years ago and he still has it. Anyhow, my point is, you don’t need to need it to want it.

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  35. @ Obamaplease DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 6:26 PM

    One of my best friends bought a few Explorer II and Submariners and Explorers when he was young and they were not that much more than a Longines or Omega. He has eight or ten. Some worth a hell of a lot of money.

    I haven’t paid much attention to the military field watches I referenced above for the last ten or fifteen years until today. First thing I did when I got home tonight is move them from my sock drawer to one of my safes. Good God, they were hovering around $700 – $800 for the more common ones and double that for most of the others last I knew for one in decent condition. They have tripled and quadrupled in price and are actually selling for that or more. I looked at eBay sold listings.

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  36. Obamaplease,

    Oysterquartz is so Rare to see in the Wild that people do not realize it it real.

    They were produced for a relatively short period of time & never really became popular and that is why they are becoming popular now.

    Congratulations on owning one.

    My personal daily (after hours) is the Explorer II 42mm Black. No one recognizes it and its tougher than nails.

    My construction watch is a Hamilton Khaki field automatic = Very Good, $600, no battery.

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  37. JDHasty,

    American Made field watches are a very good investment. Keep going!

    My Hamilton is a modern copy of the type.

    My Mechanics Father passed away & left him what seem to be about 60 to 80 of them.

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  38. Wild Bill,

    Don’t sell your watch.
    Wear it for special occasions even if that is only once a month.
    Then pass it down to someone who deserves it.

    WIS (Watch Idiot Savants) = You Don’t Own a Rolex, you are merely the Custodian.

    Cheers. (Go Bills)

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  39. SNS,

    I understand that people love Classic Cars.
    69 mustangs etc.
    They cost money to buy.
    They cost a lot of Money to maintain or a lot of Time (sometimes both)
    They can get damaged & stolen.
    RUST.
    Storage takes money & space.

    If I had one, I would be shitting myself worrying about leaving while I went in to have a dinner etc. or someone stealing the thing when I was out of town.

    I admire people who own them, but They are not for me.

    Cheers.

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  40. My Dad has the Alfa Romeo Gulietta from “the Graduate”

    That thing always need $1000/year.
    Lic & Insurance.
    Pay for storage, etc.
    He has not driven it for years, sees it once or twice a year (to put a new insurance sticker in the Glove Box)

    He Calls me an ASSHOLE because I hate the Fuckin Thing.

    I gave Him a new Rolex 2 years ago.
    He has not taken it off.
    Insurance was $150/year.
    the Tue up is $800 every 10 years.

    BUT

    HE SEES IT EVERY DAY and his friends tell him, “Louie, You Have a Good Son.”

    He still say’s I’m as ASSHOLE.

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  41. I’ve never had the appreciation for expensive watches, just like expensive jewelry. Anyway, getting back to watches, I have a fricking toaster that keeps perfect time. That’s just an example, it seems everything we have can tell you the time. If the SHTF I have a couple wind up watches that will do the job.

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  43. KCIR

    Anymouse and I were swapping e mails the other day. We have something in common. He has a couple expensive “Collector Item” pistols in his gun safe. Does he shoot them? Yo bet your ass he does, same with me. If I own it, I’ll use it. Bought a Submariner, the one with the blue face, back in the late 80’s for 5K. They’re going for 20K plus now. Use to wear it every day. Not anymore. Found something I like better. If I could link I’d show you.

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  45. When I was a kid every dive shop around Tacoma had an aquarium with Squale dive watches in it. I always liked the Squale 1521 50 Meter Dive Watch. It used the same case as the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms so I bought a used one ~ 2006 for about a buck and a quarter. Squale was owned by Charles von Büren and supplied most of the real high end Swiss watchmakers with cases.

    The 1521 is still made by Squale and impresses me as the best value in todays market.

    My brother went through $250 watches like crap through a goose. I gave him a Marathon SAR that was produced for the Canadian military ~ 2005. He wears it daily and although it is best to hell it still keeps great time. A couple months ago he was telling me he never thought it would last more than a couple years.

    My all time favorite Rolex is a Submariner my buddy bought new at Ben Bridge in the 1980s. He wrecked his BMW motorcycle in 1984 and skidded about a hundred yards on the asphalt and the crystal and bezel got all torn up. He had Ben Bridge service it and put a new acrylic crystal in it and that’s how it still is today. He’s had it to Rolex to be serviced a couple times and the only thing he would allow them to change out is the crown. It’s a battle every time, but they finally relent.

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  46. Brad,

    Blue Sub 2 tone with yellow gold?
    Sounds like a “Bluesey” (nickname)
    Wear it once in a while to keep it moving.
    Anything on that watch can be repaired at the factory, with re-certification papers.

    Similarly, I have a Beretta side by side Hand engraved aprox 65 to 70 years Old. She gets a few light shells every few years, then cleaned, oiled, & stored in a dry spot.

    Cheers.

  47. @ Kcir DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 8:46 PM

    I’ve had people ask if I regret using up my Mach 1s and Boss 302 given what they are worth today. Not at all, we had fun with them when we were young and they weren’t that expensive. My brother had a 427 Cyclone and it too would be worth a hella lot of money today. We used them for what they were made to be used for.

    FWIW, I don’t have any interest in driving fast cars any more, but I drove a new Mustang GT a few years ago and it would eat a 67 GT350 for lunch. I also drove one that bt Roush and let’s just say it was insanely fast. I’m old and my reflexes are too slow to really get it going.

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  48. To each his own.

    I have a GG-W-113 from 1976 that has gone up in value quite a bit. I put a new crystal on it and re-lumed it (not with tritium) long ago, but I have all of those tools and used to do that kind of stuff for fun. My daily stuff is a Timex wristwatch, and some Molnija pocket watches when I wear suits. I have a Clinton, and a Lord Elgin from the 50s, but they don’t keep time for shit.

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  49. JDHasty,

    100% true.
    You have to fight a bit to keep them Original but in the end you watch tells a story.
    It does not matter, even if it is a Timex, they remind you of the things in life.
    Heck, I still have the very first pair of needle nose pliers I bought in 1986 for my first HVAC Job. (only original tool i have left)

  52. Brad,

    I don’t know you personally but based on your personality & i think your a big guy I think your personality may like the:

    Breitling Super Avi B04 chronograph GMT (Corsair Blue) (Mustang Black) (Warhawk Olive Green) Strap or Bracelet Aviation Style.

    Not Rolex but very interesting. Besides, no ones going to rob you with your .45!

  54. And don’t listen to those dummies on the watch repair forums for opening up GG-Ws. You remove the crystal with a crystal lift and then align the crown so that the movement slips off the crown stem.

    It seems even the professionals screw this up. There is no need to prise off the crown. It is designed to slip apart when the knuckle joint is lined up correctly.

  55. @ Erik DECEMBER 16, 2022 AT 9:47 PM

    My buddy Bob has my GG-W-113s. One Hamilton and one Marathon. It’s insane what they get for them these days. He’s the guy who has all the Rolexes. The other one that he has that belongs to me is an AdanaC Navigator, Canada spelled backward. I think I picked it up at Federal Army Navy for $99.

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  61. JDHasty, the one I have is a Hamilton. “Front loading”.

    There are millions of fakes, too. From what I remember the real ones were ‘sterile’ and the casebacks didn’t screw off.

  63. I should add, I owned two Rolex watches, the wife owned one. What they had in common is they all were about three minutes fast per 24 hours. NOT WHAT I PAID FOR. Anybody else confirm the same problem?

  68. Well now you tell me. The Sub mariners gotta big old dent on the band from a Lake Shasta Squall while House boating. Pitch black, except for the lightening, got blown off our moaring. Damn near crushed my bass boat. Hit it with a 5 pound sledge while tying back up. Fun Fun.

  69. Mine gains about five seconds/day. I’ll have it regulated at Ben Bridge one day. They should do about two or three seconds/day. It was serviced a year ago and once it settled down it has been consistently fast that five seconds. I just haven’t bothered to drop by and get it regulated.

    My GG-W-113s are both front loading. IIRC the Hamilton is 1976. Both are very nice watches. Marathon put a jeweled quartz movement in the same case style. Battery door on the back is the only difference.

  72. Brad, get yourself a new toaster. My damn toaster is dead on the money. Of course it’s reporting to the NSA, the FBI, the CIA, NBC, CBS, ABC, and everyone else except my mom. But it damn sure tells time.

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