Maximum protection for the pre-owned luxury watch market
“Watch crime has gone from a niche problem to front-page news.”
The Watch Register launches its 10-year anniversary report by Adrian Hailwood on tackling crime in the luxury watch market.
100,000
lost/stolen watches registered
721
lost/stolen watches located in 2023
50%
of recovered watches found within 1 year of theft
All luxury brands can be checked including:
- ROLEX
- AUDEMARS PIGUET
- BREITLING
- OMEGA
- PATEK PHILIPPE
- PANERAI
- CARTIER
- RICHARD MILLE
- TAG HEUER
- IWC
Search the database
Check if a watch is lost, stolen or fake
- Buy and sell with peace of mind
- Avoid financial loss
- Protect your reputation
- Search Certificate as evidence of your theft checks
Serial number checks on Rolex and all other brands. Search by SMS, Whatsapp or via the website. Results within minutes.
Register a loss
Ensure the best chance of recovery
Your watch will be registered on the largest international theft database used by dealers, jewellers, pawnbrokers and auction houses to identify stolen watches. We will actively search for your watch on the global pre-owned watch market until it is recovered.
50% of our recovered watches are found within 1 year of the theft, and 35% within 6 months.
How can we help you?
Dealers
Protect yourself from stolen watches. Prevent financial loss, safeguard your reputation and gain customer confidence. Serial number checks on Rolex and all other brands.
Avoid lending on stolen goods and prevent legal issues by running fast and reliable theft checks on watches, jewellery, artworks and antiques.
Auction Houses
Subscribe for the routine checking of lots in your watch catalogues and other specialist sales against the database. Our specialist team will ensure your due diligence is taken care of.
Private Individuals
Check before purchase to avoid losing your money to a stolen watch. If you fall victim to a theft, report your loss to ensure the best chance of getting your watch back.
Insurers
Report losses free of charge to maximise recoveries and detect fraud. Our specialist team can be appointed to handle the recovery where required.
Law Enforcement
All our services are offered free of charge to police forces globally. We have been recovering stolen property and providing new leads for criminal investigations for over 30 years.
Reduce risk, ensure peace of mind.
Authenticity and a seamless customer experience are core to everything we do at Bezel. That’s why in addition to our rigorous authentication process, we use THE WATCH REGISTER to guarantee that every watch we send on to a client is free and clear of any theft or loss. We go above and beyond for every customer, and THE WATCH REGISTER is a valued partner that helps us live up to that commitment.
Ryan Chong, Head of Watch Operations |BezelTHE WATCH REGISTER has established itself beyond question as the go-to database for insurers, police and the trade, as it has more and better data by far than any other register. With such a cheap, accessible and easy service available, what excuse is there for any dealer not to use THE WATCH REGISTER? In any case, the cost is in part reimbursed by the added value that the unique and impressive Watch Register certificates give to those watches which do not have their original papers or warranty card. We’ve established a happy rapport with the ALR team and found them professional, knowledgeable and efficient.
Haywood Milton, Managing Director |Miltons JewellersThe assistance provided by THE WATCH REGISTER team continues to be of great investigative value to police and contributes hugely to reuniting stolen goods with their rightful owners. The Watch Register has the biggest database of stolen watches and they are able to give an instant turnaround, with results for officers, the trade and the wider watch industry. This has proved extremely successful over the last couple of years and they are a great asset in the fight against crime.
Metropolitan Police Flying Squad, LondonI am really happy with the service. It was fast, with good communication and I am really glad to have my watch back.
Rico Henry, Premier League footballer, Brentford FC (UK)Fish Brothers Group is both a pawnbrokers and traditional jewellery retailer. In recent years we have seen large growth in the pre-owned watch element of both of these businesses. THE WATCH REGISTER has been hugely important in this. Prior to its launch, and post Rolex shutting its lost and stolen register, we operated in a murky world; always intent to do our best by our customers, but very aware to vulnerabilities. With the implementation of THE WATCH REGISTER however this has allowed us to operate in the knowledge that we have done our best in order to prove good provenance on any watch we acquire.
Fish Brothers GroupWe have been associated with THE WATCH REGISTER since 2016 and during that time we have been able to recover a number of lost and stolen watches and this includes re-uniting treasured timepieces with their grateful owners. THE WATCH REGISTER is an invaluable tool for the work that LMG do and the feedback we receive from the many insurance companies we work with is always positive.
Loss Management Group (LMG)
Find a list of commonly asked questions and answers
About us
THE WATCH REGISTER is the leading global database of lost and stolen watches. We have international operations with headquarters in London, and are part of the Art Loss Register.
Our reputation is built on 30 years’ experience in protecting the trade, collaborating closely with law enforcement agencies and successfully recovering hundreds of millions of pounds of lost and stolen property.
THE WATCH REGISTER provides buyers and traders with the most reliable search available to check if a Rolex or any other brand of watch is stolen. Our specialist recovery services offer victims of theft and insurers the best possible chance of recovering their rightful property.
Contact us
+44 (0)20 7841 5781
[emailprotected]
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