The Watch in the Channel: How a Vacheron Hooked a Widow for $314K
The Watch in the Channel: How a Vacheron Hooked a Widow for $314K
A thirty-thousand-dollar watch left running in a concrete channel led detectives to a scandal that cost a widow more than $314,000 - and the engraved dedication that looked like love was the first hard clue. How did a supposedly reputable contractor, a forged past, and a luxury timepiece combine to empty a life savings, and what happened to the man who never returned for the watch?
In this episode, we lay out the timeline from the moment a utility meter reader found the watch to how the museum specialist became the victim of a…
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