Thanks guys, appreciated.
Rob, the locations, unfortunately it's a matter of 99% searching and 1% finding.
So sorry to hear of your incident, must have shaken you and your confidence. Thank the Gods you weren't physically injured!
Indeed it has, Keith.
For somebody who has travelled quite a lot, always felt a keen sense of awareness of dangers, this came out of the blue, my reactions being fear of getting hit with a fake sex assault charge. The last thing in my head was I was being robbed!
In the end, I can blame only myself for thinking it was normal for an old guy to wander around wearing something obviously valuable. If I had been left-handed, I'd have been carrying my rolled 'brolly in that hand, and she could never have removed the watch without a really hard tug to break the links of the metal strap.
Feeling foolish to the degree I inevitably do now is not pleasant. At lunch today I spoke with a couple I know; both of them have Rolexes, far more expensive than mine was. He showed me the catch on his strap: a new device to lock it. Horses, barn doors.
;-(