Luxury Watches Looted from Home of Actor
So far this summer has been an active one for thieves, as they’ve gone about stealing luxury watches and jewelry around the world. Last week was the Cartier heist on the French Riviera and then the raid of actor Orlando Bloom’s Los Angeles home.
While Bloom was in New York filming a new flick, someone with know-how busted into his home and stole about $500,000 worth of valuables, including pieces from his esteemed collection of watches. One of the watches taken was an ultra-rare $250,000 Rolex Milgauss from the 1950s.
“The Milgauss that Orlando had was one of the rarest, most important and most sought-after watches in the world of watch collecting, easily worth $250,000,” Robert Maron, chairman of Manhattan-based watch dealer Antiquorum Auctioneers, told the Daily News.
It’s been noted that Bloom, even though young at 32, has an incredible eye for vintage watches, buying only the best and had become quite the collector over the years. Maron said “It’s a sad day for collectors. We want to preserve as many of these watches as we can. So many have already vanished.”
Not only was Bloom good at selecting high-end watches, he was also quite generous in giving them away. Just last month, at a benefit for Unicef, Bloom auctioned off four watches from his personal collection, including another rare Rolex, this one being a 1973 Explorer II “Steve McQueen.”
Although Orland must be upset about the robbery, jewelry was also stolen, at least he’s still lucky in love and continues to date Victoria Secret model Miranda Kerr.
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