Burglars stole a safety deposit box
containing a luxury watch from a five-star hotel in the upscale
Tuscan resort of Forte dei Marmi on Monday afternoon, police
said Tuesday.
The owners, a couple of Russian tourists, had a 300,000 euro
Patek Philippe watch in the strongbox as well as 20,000 euros in
cash and a valuable designer bag.
Police said the theft was "like something out of To Catch A
Thief", the famous Hitchcock French Riviera caper film starring
Cary Grant.
They said the burglars must have spotted the Russian man wearing
the watch on the beach.
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