Burglars steal designer watches and wedding ring worth £100,000 from Highgate mansion

Mansion raid: A suspected burglar is thought to have stolen designer watches worth more than £100,000
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Police are hunting burglars who are thought to have taken designer watches and a diamond wedding ring worth a total of more than £100,000 from a north London mansion.

A Cartier Pasha, Cartier Roadster and a woman’s Cartier 2698 were among the haul stolen from a family’s £7 million, eight-bedroom property in Highgate Village.

The family, with two teenage children, had returned to their native United States when the thieves struck on New Year’s Day.

One of the victims, who did not want to be named, said: “We were away on a trip to the US. These people must have known that. I think they had been watching the house.

“They were definitely looking for jewellery and watches. They ransacked the house, including our children’s rooms, but they only took watches and jewellery.

"There were still some Christmas presents there but they did not touch them. They were professionals.”

She said it was “heartbreaking” to have her wedding ring taken as well as the watch collection, which the couple had planned to pass on to their children. “It is the sentimental value more than anything. My wedding diamond ring was worth around $17,000 but it is the emotional side which is worse.”

Witnesses reported seeing two men using a ladder to enter through a bedroom window. A men’s Gucci 9000M watch and a £48,000 Swiss Patek Philippe watch were also taken.

Police in Haringey have released a CCTV image of one of the suspects.

A number of neighbours have now increased their security measures. One mother said: “We have just bought a big dog and put in CCTV outside. One night thieves tried to steal my car which was parked in the drive and there have been other burglaries around here.

"The burglars see the area as rich pickings.”

Anybody with information is asked to contact DC Karl Latham on 0203 276 3150 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800555111 (ref number 2800175/17).

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