The scene unfolded very quickly.

Friday evening, a British tourist who was at Place de la Comédie in Bordeaux in the middle of the evening, had the watch he was wearing on his wrist stolen, the value of which is estimated at… 275,000 euros.

The septuagenarian had just had dinner with friends, and was about to go for a walk in town, reports

Sud Ouest

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The thief would have grabbed and overpowered him before stealing the watch, a luxury model made in Switzerland, before disappearing into the crowd.

The victim filed a complaint, and an investigation was opened at the departmental security.

Last August, a tourist from Alsace had already had a luxury watch stolen in the center of Bordeaux, the value of which was estimated at 57,000 euros.

An investigation opened after a violent attack in the streets of Nice

In Bordeaux, a tourist has a watch stolen at 57,000 euros

  • Flight

  • Investigation

  • Police

  • Watch

  • Bordeaux

  • Aquitaine