The yacht engineer was given the precious engraved Rolex Submariner in 1998 by his now deceased former employer and friend, Italian businessman Raul Gardini, who had an estimated £2.2 billion fortune at the time.

But he lost his beloved watch – estimated to be worth around £10,000 – while on his passenger boat off the British coast in 1998, believing it went overboard.

But Mr McColl became suspicious the watch may have been stolen and reported it to Devon and Cornwall police… More here.

Good story with a happy ending.

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