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 116138 Datejust F923414

Style #116138, Bracelet- Strap, Dial – Champagne Roman

Rolex 126300 Datejust 41 754538N3
Rolex Oyster Perpetual X29J7621
Rolex Day-Date 16613 T
Rolex Z685128

W/DIAMOND GOLD dial

Rolex 18038 6510834
Rolex 16610 Submariner K607403

year 2001

Rolex 16234 Datejust F5356724
Rolex 17917111JB6313 V342763

26mm silver jubilee dial steeling rose gold

Rolex 116400GV Milgauss 984056Q9
Rolex R16610 W726013

GOLD SILVER

Rolex Datejust 8938960
Rolex 116503 Daytona 07S7Y067
Rolex F811601

SILVER JUBILEE W/ DIAMONDS

Rolex 116610LV 9W69D236
Rolex 16610LV Submariner F553229
Rolex Daytona FO58110

Stainless Steel/silver Rolex (MODEL # 116520A50B7849)

Rolex 78203 116713LN EZ181048

GMT Master II Gold Stainless Steel Black

Rolex M178274-0063 28G1J576

Rolex Rhodium Rom Maxi W

Rolex 16613 Submariner Date M352936
Rolex Milgauss V651223
Rolex Y891318
Rolex R225742

ROUND WHITE dial, GOLD & SILVER 1/2 IN LINK BAND

Rolex 6238 Pre-Daytona 1309797
Rolex 116506 Daytona 272J1215

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.