A high-value Audemars Piguet watch stolen from a Tokyo store is returned to the shop by courier, accompanied by a handwritten apology note, as police continue searching for the person responsible.
Multiple outlets describe the theft as an incident in which a man posed as a customer, tried on the watch, and then fled while wearing it. Reports also say the watch is sent back to the Tokyo store in a package, rather than being recovered through an arrest or direct confrontation.
Coverage varies in the details provided about how the watch is returned and where the shipment begins. Some outlets focus on the “mysterious” nature of the return, while others emphasize the theft method or the apology’s handwritten form. All accounts link the return to a courier delivery and portray ongoing police efforts to identify the suspected thief.
