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 Submariner Y840452

gold and stainless Rolex Submariner

Rolex 16610 Submariner M971209
Rolex #116300 12L00395

Mans stainless steel w/diamonds wrist

Rolex 1675 GMT 696657

pointed crown guard, gilt underline dial riverted bracelet, blue /red bezel

Rolex DATEJUST 2 G241294

ROLEX DATEJUST II IN ROSE/GOLD SER

Rolex Datejust 2M21K593
Rolex 214270 Explorer G130768
Rolex 277200 yatch master 2 c22751j8

watch is in need of service, it isn’t working properly at the moment

Rolex 126710BLNR GMT-Master II 89LT7106
Rolex 126331 UH467176

S/S AND ROSE W/ DIAMONDS

Rolex 116610LN Submariner 159L20P2
Rolex Yacht-Master U930274
Rolex 94055711

ANTIQUE

Rolex R16610A30B9325 Submariner F922696
Rolex Sea-Dweller Y771483

Stainless Steal ; w/ pressure valve (Rare)

Rolex 116334 G895585
Rolex Day-Date K225421

Date/date, 18KT GOLD ROLEX W/GRAY dial, DIAMOND EVERY 15 MINUTES

Rolex 178273 Datejust V531235
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubble Back 520819
Rolex Submariner V887677

Rolex blue dial, silver/gold bracelet, model # 116613LB

Rolex 8788135
Rolex E194383

s & g rolex

Rolex 62523H17
Rolex 116520 Daytona G191518
Rolex 16264 Turn-O-Graph K144342

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.