![]() ![]() Prior to the Alpha Hands registry, your primary option was to pay to search from a list of unknown pieces. With complete transparency, it also means that you know the list of stolen pieces from which you are searching, something other databases do not provide. The database includes information on the manufacturer, and as applicable and known, model, case/serial and movement number, location of theft, where posted, and police report if submitted. ![]() The Alpha Hands stolen watch registry is not the largest, but it is the largest that is free, and my intention is that this will result in greater use both by sellers (we have seen the stories of even auction houses publishing stolen property for auction), as well as buyers, to ensure everyone is protected in the transaction. I created this registry to help people who have had pieces stolen – a passion project to support the community as a “thank you” for all of the help I have received, not something that makes any income. ![]() The registry provides the ability for anyone to search for stolen items, and if found, notify the rightful owner. The Alpha Hands registry is an aggregation of pieces from a variety of sources: collectors, dealers, social networks, forums, manufactures, and police departments. What I’ve done at Alpha Hands is add transparency to the marketplace by creating the largest free-to-post and free-to-search database of stolen watches. Sad to say, theft has been and will always be a part of watch ownership. ![]()
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