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A £ 23k watch stolen today from a jewelry store in the city center appears to have been shown minutes later in a bragging video.
ROX staff on Peter’s Lane were shocked when a man entered the store around 10 a.m. Thursday morning and deployed a fogging machine.
As workers and customers were distracted by smoke, the bully grabbed the £ 22,600 Spirit of Big Bang luxury watch and ran.
Merseyside police launched a police investigation into the theft, who said the man who took the watch was wearing a hat, a dark-colored Ralph Lauren jacket and a blue mask.
After leaving the store, he ran onto Hanover Street and fled in a taxi.
Just minutes after the robbery, a video began circulating on social media of a man who appears to be displaying the same watch with the security tag still attached.
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The designer watch made by renowned Swiss watchmaker Hublot has a hand-wound skeleton movement and its 228 components include 26 jewels.
In the pictures, a man turns his wrist to show all the different parts of the watch while talking to another person.
You can hear him say, “Boy, they were yelling, you know.”
While another man yells at him: “If you know, you know.
“You did well, yes.”
A spokeswoman for ROX confirmed the theft and revealed the toll the incident had taken on her devastated staff at the Liverpool ONE store.
She said: “We can confirm that the ROX showroom on Peters Lane in Liverpool One was robbed today (Thursday 3rd December) at 10am.
“The staff is very affected, but fortunately no one was injured.
“We can confirm that the thief stole a Hublot Spirit of Big Bang watch worth £ 22,600.
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“Our team followed all the correct procedures and we are now in contact with the police to assist with their investigation.”
The jewelers also posted an image of the type of watch stolen in the raid that looks exactly like the watch in the video.
Video footage from ECHO reader Jay Melia shows smoke billowing from the jewelry store moments after the thief apparently activated a fogging machine.
Merseyside Police confirmed today that they now hope CCTV can help catch the man behind the robbery.
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A Merseyside police spokeswoman said: “The man is described as white, in his 40s and wearing a dark colored hat, Ralph Lauren jacket and blue mask.
“It is believed that he got into a black Hackney taxi on Hanover Street that was heading to Lime Street station.”
Detective Inspector Phil Atkinson said: “An investigation is underway and CCTV investigations are being conducted in the local area.”
“I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and saw something or someone suspicious to contact us.”
Anyone with information can send an email to @MerPolCC or contact @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting registration 282 of December 3.
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