Stolen watch registry

Please use the Alpha Hands stolen watch registry submission form if you would like to have any watch(es) added. Please note there is little chance of recovery without a police report! So if you haven’t submitted a police report yet, please do so before reporting the watch to the Alpha Hands stolen watch registry.

The Alpha Hands stolen watch registry is the largest free registry in the world, and is used and contributed to by:
– Collectors and enthusiasts
– Insurance agencies
– Retailers/dealers
– Auction houses
– Manufacturers
– Police departments
– Pawnbrokers
– Service providers
– Watch associations/foundations

The registry doesn’t just include stolen Rolex – this database includes a wide variety of manufacturers, including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, TAG Heuer, Vacheron Constantin and others. But in addition to searching the Alpha Hands registry, always perform a broader search (aka Google) for the serial number of the watch you are purchasing (or even a fraction of the serial number). There are also manufacturers with databases of stolen watches, including Rolex.

Alpha Hands does not take a position as to the proprietary rights of the watches recorded in the registry, rather we are just aggregating watches that have been reported as stolen on or to a variety of sources: watch forums, instagram, Facebook, auction houses, police departments, manufacturers and directly to Alpha Hands. As such, there may be disputes over ownership. If you are interested in the original source of a piece reported stolen, please contact us for details. Prospective buyers should always do their own due diligence regarding watches that have been reported as stolen, as well as watches they are purchasing. In addition to the below, I also maintain a list of manufacturers’ stolen watch databases. That list details whether collectors can reach out to manufactures in advance of a purchase to confirm that the watch is not registered by the manufacturer as stolen.

Alpha Hands does not assist with recovery of stolen timepieces. We recommend that you work with a company that has experience in navigating the legal process to recover your watch. We do not recommend that you contact the seller/reseller of your stolen watch directly, but rather engage a third party in recovering the watch. We recommend Chris Marinello at Art Recovery International – Chris regularly works not just on stolen art cases, but stolen watches as well.

As with the rest of this Website, the following table, and data contained therein, is subject to Alpha Hands LLC Terms and Conditions.

Stolen Watch Search

Manufacture Reference Number/Code Model Serial/Case Number Movement Number Additional Description
Rolex 5513 Submariner 1518872
Rolex 1670 U273416
Rolex 116234 A8P28340

Rolex with black interdial and stainless steel band; fluted bezel; Roman numerals

Rolex 178240 Lady-Datejust 25EY4038
Rolex 124060 Submariner 67G72357
Rolex 16710/78360 GMT Master II S433118
Rolex 770Z219271

YACHTMASTER SILVER

Rolex Cellini Cestello 5330/9
Rolex Submariner F2P68378
Rolex 16613 P725868
Rolex Daytona F211132
Rolex 16233 Datejust K163226
Rolex K701619

MGT MASTER II STAINLESS STEEL, RED

Rolex 16600 Sea-Dweller Z954375
Rolex Day-Date A602775

PRESIDENT WHITE GOLD W/ SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL

Rolex Day-Date K07872L4

ROLEX Day-Date 36MM WITH RHODIUM AND DIAMOND DIAL

Rolex 5513 Submariner 891744

Underline PCG

Rolex 1675 GMT-Master 1902153
Rolex 1016/0 1054573
Rolex Daytona 3C724642

brown leather band w/ silver dial

Rolex Explorer Ii G526925
Rolex 180381 7610888

DAY-DATE PRESIDENT STYLE

Rolex 83215 Day-Date G110704
Rolex 18238 Day-Date A63870

Gold

Rolex P524132

The above table, and data contained therein, is subject to Alpha Hands LLC Terms and Conditions. I have added a number of “dummy” watches to the Registry, so if the Alpha Hands Stolen Watch Registry is imported into another company’s database, I will be able to search and verify its use without consent.

A few comments and caveats on the above:
– Pieces in the registry are watches that are reported stolen. However, there may or may not be a filed police report. For reasons I will never fully understand, victims often do not file police reports. If your watch is stolen, to have any hope for recovery, please submit a police report!
– I do my best to ensure that serial numbers are correct, but I do not have knowledge of the serial number format for all manufactures. As such, it is very likely that there are cases where reference numbers are listed serial numbers, or vice versa. If you see any references that are indicated as serials, please let me know.
– Given the manual nature of this data, errors or omission in data undoubtedly will occur during transcription.
– On occasion a watch is reported without a manufacturer name, but the police report appears to include the serial. In these cases I still include it in the database, in the hope that the serial number format is recognized later and I can appropriately add the manfacturer, or a watch with that serial is found.

If you find any watches in the following table, please let me know. I retain contact information for all registered timepieces.