Watches stolen at Selfridges Manchester by audacious robbers

Robbers struck at Selfridges in Manchester while the store was open and busy.
They walked into the premises in Exchange Square wearing high visibility jackets and trousers shortly after 7.20pm on Wednesday and made away with £500,000 haul of luxury watches. Video after the cut.

 

The robbery took place while the store was open and busy with shoppers and customers alike.
It looked like a well crafted robbery and was executed perfectly. These men were in and out in less than a minute and were very particular about the watches they selected.
Police said the trio then smashed display cabinets with an axe and crowbars and stole 100 watches.
They escaped in a black Mercedes Benz driven by a fourth person. The car was found abandoned in Robert Street, Strangeways, a short time later.

The watches stolen include Audemars Piguet, Jaeger Lecoultre, Hublot and Cartier.