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S'pore taxi driver looking for owner of Rolex watch allegedly worth S$120,000 left behind in cab
She hopes to determine the rightful owner through proof, such as the watch's guarantee card or purchase receipt.
Photos from the taxi driver and Canva
A taxi driver in Singapore found a Rolex watch left behind in her cab recently, and has been looking to return it to its rightful owner.
A photo she shared of the watch indicated that the timepiece is a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.
When the driver visited a Rolex store in Orchard in May, the staff informed her that they were selling a similar model at around S$120,000.
Convinced this was a valuable watch, she made a post on Facebook about it and that she hopes to find its owner.
An inconsistent claim
The driver did not share exact details about the trip and the passenger she believes to be the owner of the watch, telling Mothership that she wants to use such details to verify the rightful owner's claims to the watch.
She expressed concerns about mistakenly handing the watch over to the wrong person.
She had called the lost-and-found team of her taxi company about the watch, and they told her they have received a report about a lost timepiece.However, according to the taxi driver, there was some "inconsistency" in the information the person provided.
The taxi driver said she suspected that they were not the rightful owner of the Rolex.
"Because this is a high-value watch, I believe ownership should be properly verified before release," the cabbie, who contacted Mothership, said.
She later received an email from her taxi company, asking her to bring the found item to the office by a certain date.
According to her, the email warned that failure to do so may lead to a review of her hiring agreement.
But she wanted to first clarify how the rightful owner would be verified, before handing the watch over to her company.
Verifying ownership
She believes that making a police report alone may not be sufficient in her bid to locate the owner.
According to what the Rolex store staff told her, proof of ownership includes a guarantee card or purchase receipt, she said.
She initially hoped that the company might be able to assist in identifying or contacting the registered owner through the watch details.
However, after reaching out to Rolex Singapore, they replied that they were unable to help or get involved, and advised her to hand the item over to the police instead.
