TOKYO, Nov 3 — A Swiss luxury watch worth about US$290,000 (RM1.2 million) that was stolen from a Tokyo store last week has been returned with an apology note, according to local media.
The theft occurred when a man posing as a customer tried on the Audemars Piguet timepiece and then fled the shop in the Japanese capital while it was still on his wrist.
But the case took a twist when the store received a package containing the watch — and a handwritten note saying sorry, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper and other media reported yesterday, citing unnamed investigative sources.
The watch’s serial number reportedly identified it as the stolen item.
