Thai man robbed of Bt5.2m luxury wristwatch

[webfact]

Thai man robbed of Bt5.2m luxury wristwatch

By The Nation

 

 

Police are searching for a daring robber after a Thai man was robbed of a Bt5.2 million luxury wristwatch at a Bangkok hotel early on Friday.

 

 

Deputy national police spokesman Colonel Krissana Pattanacharoen said National police chief Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda had instructed officers to solve this case as soon as possible.

 

They described the thief as being in his 20s or early 30s, 175cm or 180cm-tall, with a fair-complexion. 

 

 

Songkhla-based businessman Naset Taveepisitkul, 35, said he was robbed at gunpoint of a Richard Mille RM011-03TI chronograph watch that he posted online for sale.

 

A potential customer contacted him via Facebook chat, using an account that was later found to be fake, and they agreed to meet in Bangkok to allow the customer to inspect the goods and negotiate a price. 

 

 

The appointment was set for 9pm on Thursday at The Quarter Hotel in the Chatuchak district initially and was then postponed to 1.30am on Friday. 

 

However, a few minutes into the meeting at the hotel lobby, the man pulled out a pistol to threaten Naset, grabbed the watch and ran outside. 

 

Naset ran after the robber, who fired the gun once into the sky as he fled and twice at Naset who fell down.

 

 

The robber ran into Soi Latphrao 4 where a red-black Honda Wave motorcycle was waiting for him, and fled. 

 

Naset urged luxury watch buyers and shops to look out for the expensive watch with series number 055 and alert police.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30368414

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-04-26

[Pattaya28]

Hotel CCTV ?

 

[RJRS1301]

1.30 am time change, surely the self preservation for someone with an expensive piece to sell would ring alarm bells??

 

[colinneil]

Deputy National police chief Chakthip has instructed officers to solve this case, what a load of c++p, that is their job.

They shouldnt have to be told to do their job, surely, oops silly me they need somebody to ring the bell to wake them up first.

[RotBenz8888]

Ugliest watch i've ever seen, i would have guessed 200B.

[Cadbury]

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

Songkhla-based businessman Naset Taveepisitkul, 35, said he was robbed at gunpoint of a Richard Mille RM011-03TI chronograph watch

With the watch being valued at 5.2 million baht Mr Naset obviously belongs to the Filthy Rich 1% Club of Thailand of which General Prawit is a respected member of the Watch Committee. 

Why anyone would want to own a disgustingly vulgar kitsch watch like that, complete with garish plastic band, is beyond me? Juvenility, pretentiousness and big fat ego springs to mind.

[Jan Dietz]

The only thing that watch doesn't seem to do is tell the time, impossible to read grey on grey

[Just Weird]

1 minute ago, Cadbury said:

With the watch being valued at 5.2 million baht Mr Naset obviously belongs to the Filthy Rich 1% Club of Thailand of which General Prawit is a respected member of the Watch Committee. 

Why anyone would want to own a disgustingly vulgar kitsch watch like that, complete with garish plastic band, is beyond me? Juvenility, pretentiousness and big fat ego springs to mind.

 "Juvenility, pretentiousness and big fat ego springs to mind".

...not as much as envy does, though.  

What's "juvenile" about owning a quality watch and, if he's rich enough to be able to afford it, "pretentiousness" doesn't enter into it either.  You'd be speculating about the "big fat ego" also.

 

Something wrong with being rich?

[Reigntax]

Let's hope it doesn't end up on the wrist after being loaned to a rather large framed military buffalo with a fetish for other people's watches

[faraday]

8 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

Let's hope it doesn't end up on the wrist after being loaned to a rather large framed military buffalo with a fetish for other people's watches

No idea who you mean....

 

????

 

[LennyW]

37 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

1.30 am time change, surely the self preservation for someone with an expensive piece to sell would ring alarm bells??

 

Bangkok....the city that never sleeps!

[Orton Rd]

was the fake buyer a sweaty little fat man wearing medals?

[Phuketshrew]

56 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

1.30 am time change, surely the self preservation for someone with an expensive piece to sell would ring alarm bells??

But the 5.2 mill version doesn't have an alarm - that version is more expensive.

[Liverpudlian]

15 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

was the fake buyer a sweaty little fat man wearing medals?

SSSHHHH you dont want to end up in the Hilton here , beedy eyes even on farang forums. ????

[Vacuum]

15 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

was the fake buyer a sweaty little fat man wearing medals?

I doubt it was him.

 

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the man pulled out a pistol to threaten Naset, grabbed the watch and ran outside.

 

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The robber ran into Soi Latphrao 4

 

[richard_smith237]

49 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

With the watch being valued at 5.2 million baht Mr Naset obviously belongs to the Filthy Rich 1% Club of Thailand of which General Prawit is a respected member of the Watch Committee. 

Why anyone would want to own a disgustingly vulgar kitsch watch like that, complete with garish plastic band, is beyond me? Juvenility, pretentiousness and big fat ego springs to mind.

Jealousy and envy springs to my mind after reading this post !

[CGW]

38 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

was the fake buyer a sweaty little fat man wearing medals?

Yes! but he only wanted to borrow it ????

[MickeyDelux]

with all due respect to the seriousness of the crime, the victim, etc, etc, the culprit stole a ฿5.2 million baht wrist watch, then he and his accomplice escaped on a Honda Wave, lol.

Edited April 26, 2019 by MickeyDelux

[Henrik Andersen]

Thai rich people are just stupid this is not the first time this happened last time it was a diamond ring it seems Thai people trust online facebook buyers I never forget the lady there send 66mil baht to African's facebook sellers

[Razek]

stupid man. They sell him a metal for 5m bath.

it never happen it is only advertising for the watch

[balo]

6 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

surely the self preservation for someone with an expensive piece to sell would ring alarm bells??

TIT ! 

[balo]

It's easier to scam Thais in Thailand than foreigners. No wonder the Nigerians love it here. 

[wotsdermatter]

10 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

was the fake buyer a sweaty little fat man wearing medals?

Doubt it but it could have been a lot of medals wearing a sweaty fat man.

'nuf sed.

[wisperone]

When I travel..i wear a old Timex, (Takes a licken...but keeps on ticken), scratched crystal. Value, approx. $0. No one has ever attempted to steal it.

[ChrisY1]

16 hours ago, Pattaya28 said:

Hotel CCTV ?

 

Definitely would be CCTV at this hotel....

 

[TomTao]

Always check the Facebook profile, in this instance the profile would have been new with very few friends, dead giveaway of a hacked or fake profile.

[dhind1]

I would be wondering if the watch was insured and if it was I would be wondering if there is more to look into. 

[Burma Bill]

18 hours ago, Jan Dietz said:

The only thing that watch doesn't seem to do is tell the time, impossible to read grey on grey

I absolutely agree -what a complex watch face!

[RickTik]

"... fake account on Facebook ..."

We shouldn't be surprised about that.

[Bangkokazy]

What the thief stole has always been called expensive.