The crazy tale of the pimp, the ransom and the lost F.P Journe watch worth $100,000
Talk about a conversation piece. The loss and eventual return, against all odds, of a F.P Journe Centigraphe S, now worth $100,000 USD, was a tale that made my jaw drop. Particularly given it involved a pimp, a ransom and a desperate chase to be reunited with this watch of a lifetime. The man at the centre of this wild story was my good friend Leonardo, aka @yachtleo, a Boston collector who first shared this story through his private Instagram account. Below, Leonardo gives Time+Tide the whole story. The tale unfolds “Two years ago, one fateful summer day, I was sitting in the relatively empty First Class carriage of an Amtrak Express train going from New York to my Boston home after spending a nice weekend in the Big Apple visiting friends. It wasn’t unusual for me to take this three-hour fast train ride several times a year – it’s faster than flying and drops you off in the middle of Manhattan. “It also wasn’t unusual for me to take my backpack and one or two watches with me on the visit. Wristwatches have long been a source of pleasure for me ever since falling in love with my father’s…
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