A worker at a Porsche service centre in Phuket returned a Rolex watch valued at nearly 500,000 baht after being identified by police through fingerprints found inside the car. The watch went missing from a storage compartment in a white Porsche Taycan GTS, after being sent for servicing on March 23. The watch belonged to a Thai woman's son, who had borrowed the car a day before.
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The woman recounted in a Facebook post that she discovered the watch was gone after the car had already been transported by an insurance-arranged carrier. It was during her visit to a fitness centre that the watch was still present in the vehicle's compartment. However, after the car arrived at the service centre, the watch disappeared. Suspecting foul play, she reported the incident to the police and shared her experience online to caution others.
The returned watch was handed over after police successfully used fingerprint evidence to identify the suspect—a worker at the service centre. Although the family chose not to pursue compensation, legal actions persisted as the theft remains a criminal act under Thai law. The family expressed relief over the return of the watch and hoped the incident would serve as a warning, reported The Thaiger.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now · The Thaiger · 25 Mar 2026