How in the world would you fence a 13 million dollar wrist watch?

[Alpo 5,277]

Plot in a TV show. Airline stewardess is ready to retire, but the airline restructured and did away with their pensions. So she decides to steal a $13 million wrist watch from a passenger.

 

Now I can see maybe stealing a couple of $5,000 Rolexes, and fencing them. But a $13 million watch. Hell, a $13 million anything. How would you go about knowing how to turn it into money?

 

 

[Brazos John 145]

I'll take it.

Oh, wrong forum.

[J-BAR #18287 4,822]

Wait a couple of years and sell it for 1/2 million.

 

Remember, greed is a sin.

[Subdeacon Joe 21,259]

Eight foot redwood topped with razor wire?

[Ozark Huckleberry 725]

Very carefully.

 

ETA:

 

You just have to find the right person for the job:

 

Edited September 14 by Ozark Huckleberry

[Chili Ron 791]

Howdy,

This problem of selling expensive stolen items has come up

in many shows.  Not like one can tear a painting into parts and sell em.

Could work with jewels.  Or melt gold.

Imagine melting a 20,000 dollar gold coin into a 2000 dollar gold lump.

There is a dime auctioned at 1.5 million.

Break it into a million 13 dollar watches......

Best

CR

Edited September 14 by Chili Ron

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 6,147]

There are probably some worthwhile gems, sell them, dump the watch.

[sassnetguy50 165]

She is a stewardess, fly to a flashy oil inheritance area, like Dubai.  Lots of cash, like to show off, not big on paperwork.

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 2,201]

Put it on E bay?

[Joke 'um 564]

Go to an overseas US Navy base.  Stand outside the gate.  Say, "Hey, Joe.  Buy watch?" repeatedly.

[Pat Riot, SASS #13748 17,588]

2 hours ago, sassnetguy50 said:

She is a stewardess, fly to a flashy oil inheritance area, like Dubai.  Lots of cash, like to show off, not big on paperwork.

Bingo! That right there ^^^^^

[sassnetguy50 165]

5 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said:

Put it on E bay?

No, Ebay uses paypal which would report the income to the government.

[watab kid 541]

stupid premise but it made good screen and folks paid to see it - maybe 13 million worth ????/

[Matthew Duncan 1,015]

How do you sell a 13 million dollar stolen watch?  A piece at a time.

[Joke 'um 564]

Patek Phillippe do a background check on potential buyers.  They want to make sure the buyer has the financial ability to maintain the watch and the family stability to ensure it is properly passed down.  (They also frown on e-bay ads for their stuff.)  Most of their stuff is under a million.

A $13,000,000 watch?  How would you even qualify to steal it?

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 6,147]

How would I fence a $13, 000,000 watch?  The code of silence forbids me from talking about or else I might just disap

[Smoky Pistols 584]

1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

How would I fence a $13, 000,000 watch?  The code of silence forbids me from talking about or else I might just disap

Now he's Marshal No Mo Hare!

[Sixgun Sheridan 3,320]

Just offer to trade it for a box of 9mm ammo.

[Patagonia Pete 637]

Wait for the owner (or their insurance company) to offer a "no questions asked" reward .... 

Otherwise ... see if you can find anyone .. anywhere .. that really thinks the watch is worth 1/13th of that ... (like that pawn shop show on tv) ... 

[Utah Bob #35998 13,565]

I know a guy.