Cap: Fancy watch!

 

Daily News reported that the Lumpini police in downtown Bangkok returned a very expensive Richard Mille watch to a Vietnamese tourist who lost it in a ride hailing cab the very same day.

 

The RM011 series chronometer is worth US $200,000 with the media putting that at 6,544,000 baht.

 

The tourist told police it had slipped off his wrist in a Toyota Fortuner he had used to return to his hotel after a trip to Asiatique the Riverfront.

 

Police managed to contact the driver who had the watch.

 

Station chief Pol Col Nimit Nuphonthong said that the tourist was thrilled to be reunited with his property so quickly.

 

The driver told them that he had found it on the back seat after taking a subsequent passenger to Suthisan.

 

He planned to return it next morning but the Lumpini police contacted him first. 

 

For the second time this week the Lumpini police referred to their "Smart Safety Zone 4.0" CCTV system helping with the resolution of a case.  

 

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Does anyone actually believe this propaganda?

A mega expensive watch slips off your wrist and you don't notice until later.

What a crock...............

What utter nonsense. I don't believe a word of unless i see case numbers and reports

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by n00dle

Who could have guessed such a thing would occur so soon after the Vaping extortion case? ????

38 minutes ago, webfact said:

a very expensive Richard Mille watch

[...]

The tourist told police it had slipped off his wrist

What kind of idiot wears a watch, especially an expensive watch, so that it can slip of the wrist?

Maybe next time buy one with a rubber band.

 

15 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Who could have guessed such a thing would occur so soon after the Vaping extortion case? ????

Bingo.. Every time these morons get caught out, they wheel out the "honest, salt-of-the-earth copper / cabby" story.

 

As predictable as a soap opera.

13 minutes ago, huangnon said:

Every time these morons get caught out, they wheel out the "honest, salt-of-the-earth copper / cabby" story.

 

As predictable as a soap opera.

And every time there's this type of report Thaivisa is full of unwarranted posts condemning them as bull while offering nothing but cynicism to back their lame assertions.   

 

As you said, as predictable as a soap opera.

Once more, just in time to make one forget the news about shakedowns...

 

Strange (and lucky) how these happy events, involving the BiB, always happen only days after 'bad news'. Also, lucky that earlier (extortion) news weren't about millions, or the returned watch this time would have to be worth a billion baht...

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by StayinThailand2much

1 hour ago, Bert got kinky said:

Does anyone actually believe this propaganda?

A mega expensive watch slips off your wrist and you don't notice until later.

What a crock...............

I have many Richard Mille watches. They sell for up to $3.5m US dollars.

Mine, 600 baht + from Lazada.????????????????

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by DPKANKAN

The story could have been published to shed a more positive light on the police.  Nothing unusual about that.  
And if it being possibly fake.  If it was I would think the facts and descriptions in the story would be more general. In nature.  Not so specific. 
About why a person would just wear an expensive watch anywhere.  Well I guess you would have to own one.  To have the mentality of where and how. And if you do have the means to own one.  Its just a normal everyday watch to you. 
But also I would think if a watch just slipped off the person would notice it. Either feeling it or noticing it

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

And every time there's this type of report Thaivisa is full of unwarranted posts condemning them as bull while offering nothing but cynicism to back their lame assertions.   

 

As you said, as predictable as a soap opera.

You're quite right, Chuckles. We should be taking these stories with a little more gravitas and at full face value.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He planned to return it next morning but the Lumpini police contacted him first. 

Yes, sureeeeee

6.5 million for a watch, ridiculous .  Does it tell a different time from the rest of us? Even if you just consider it an item of jewelry, its still ridiculous. 

A fake watch? 

Oh! They are honest after all. I take back all the horrid, nasty things I said behind their backs!  

42 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

6.5 million for a watch, ridiculous .  Does it tell a different time from the rest of us? Even if you just consider it an item of jewelry, its still ridiculous. 

Ugly watches but some people like them

 

Absolutely no way a RM could just "slip off".

6 minutes ago, RAZZELL said:

Absolutely no way a RM could just "slip off".

Right a $200k watch does not do that, esp not RM

 

 

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by proton

unbelievable

so they aren't the incompotent lying cheating corruptive extortionist dishonest thieves after all .....

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Daily News reported that the Lumpini police in downtown Bangkok returned a very expensive Richard Mille watch to a Vietnamese tourist who lost it in a ride hailing cab the very same day

Nice try... 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He planned to return it next morning but the Lumpini police contacted him first. 

Believe it or not.

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

And every time there's this type of report Thaivisa is full of unwarranted posts condemning them as bull while offering nothing but cynicism to back their lame assertions.   

 

As you said, as predictable as a soap opera.

Someone should send this post to the RTP.

 

Let them know at least someone fell for it ????.

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

And every time there's this type of report Thaivisa is full of unwarranted posts condemning them as bull while offering nothing but cynicism to back their lame assertions.   

We are all titled to our opinions, albeit you consider it RTP bashing, hmmmm, wonder why ????

2 hours ago, orchis said:

unbelievable

They probably thought it was a fake and the guy was taking the p##s, only later to be kicking themselves HARD, when they found out it's worth, i.e. if you can believe this BS story ????

 

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by 4MyEgo

Ha, ha, ha, ha ............ what a co-incident. The RPT is getting its backside properly seared and some will be sacrificed for good measure so the highway robbery can go on. 

On this particular article I heard a most challenging comment. It was unknown to the commenter, that General (sleeping bag) Prawit also had Vietnamese citizenship ........... 

Every day is school day ???? 

3 hours ago, RAZZELL said:

Absolutely no way a RM could just "slip off".

Maybe he was the Asian equivalent of Billy the Kid?

 

Thick wrists, small hands...????

"RTP good news: Lumpini cops return 6.5 million baht Richard Mille watch that fell off Viet tourist's wrist in a taxi".

 

The taxi driver probably deserves the accolades unless the RTP is also driving taxis and returning watches.

Edited February 3, 20233 yr by MrJ2U

If this was true they would have had the big photo op for sure.   With all the big wigs and taxi driver.  Plus the VN guy surely would have given a reward.   Fake news

 

It must have slipped off of his wrist after his soapy massage.