If You’ve Ever Enjoyed Anything I’ve Published PLEASE Help Me Now.
In almost every photo of me on social media that includes more that my face there are two things visible, my watch and my charm bracelet. Both were stolen from the showers at the Soho Equinox this past Wednesday (2/26). It was my fault for taking them off, for not locking them in my locker, and then, for less than 10 minutes, leaving them behind. By the time I realized what I had done, they were gone.
I have filed a Stolen Item Report with Equinox, and yesterday I filed a police report. Since the watch, a Rolex my father bought my mother in 1998 when I was 6 years old, has a visible serial number there is a very very small chance that it might be recovered. However, the charm bracelet will probably be taken apart, each charm sold individually, and the stories behind each trinket lost.
When I was 19, I decided that I should upgrade from my plastic sports watch. I had a little bit of money saved up and was looking to buy a basic watch, nothing fancy. When my mom pulled me aside and handed me her Rolex my jaw dropped. It is a beautiful watch and a wonderful gift but, more than the physical item, it was the fact that she trusted me enough to take care of it that floored me. I am sad to have lost it but, even more so, I am deeply disappointed in myself for failing my mom.
The charm bracelet was given to me by my parents when I turned 9. At the time is was all the rage to have a Tiffany’s heart bracelet. This one wasn’t Tiffany’s, and the heart eventually broke off, but I’ve worn it just about every day since August 6th, 2001. When I graduated from high school my dad gave me a beautiful daisy charm that symbolized my school, whose emblem is the daisy. Over the years I’ve accumulated a handful more, a peace sign from my high school roommate and best friend, a diamond heart, and a little women’s briefcase symbolizing my transition into the working world.
So this is my plea, please spread this as far and wide as possible. One of my recent posts has received over 3 million views, if this can get even a tiny fraction of that there is a change that the person who needs to will see it.
If you took the bracelet or the watch please consider that they aren’t meaningless accessories. They are pieces I was hoping to pass down to my children. The police are treating the case as Grand Larceny, which is scary sounding. If you can find it in your heart to return them, please mail them to:
BrightCo attn: Pippa Biddle
492 Broome St – Unit 3
NY, NY 10013
If you already sold them, please consider commenting on this post with the name of where you took them. I will not investigate and I will not press charges.
Me wearing the watch and charm bracelet.
I am so sorry those things were stolen from you. I hope you get them back and if not, that your memories of them and the times you had wearing them will remain and make you smile.
I hope you find them. I’m sorry someone felt the need to take what wasn’t his or her own.
I would like to think that anyone who can afford an Equinox membership wouldn’t need to pawn jewelry for money, so I am really crossing my fingers that they return your stuff. In big cities, my experience has been that if your property isn’t nailed down, there is an attitude of “F you, you shouldn’t have been stupid enough to leave your possessions unattended, so I’m going to take it for spite.” Whether the person wants or needs it or not. Put up a flyer in the locker room and appeal to their conscience!
You will find them. If you dont, they will touch another person’s life in a positive way, as I believe the goodness in your heart will have turned them into positive energy weilding devices
It’s amazing how you describe things…
I can imagine and go through same feelings as you have gone through
Nice
I am so sorry someone has taken such precious things from you. Never forget the memories that accompany your bracelet and watch, nobody can steal those away from you. Love Jenna
I’m so sorry. Gifts our parents give us (especially wearable ones) only develop more meaning as we get older. I truly hope your treasures come back to you. Xx
sorry, hope you get it back.
Knows the feeling 🙁 I’ve had items stolen right from under my nose…was lucky enough to track them down on Craigslits. Have you looked there? I assume these people are the type that wouldn’t care
This might be a stretch but if it were me I would enlarge the photos of the watch and charm bracelet and print my contact info on them and circulate them to every pawn shop and hang flyers with them (I know you said the watch had serial #’s so the flyers might peek someone interest if they see someone who suddenly shows up with one). I would also ask the club and surrounding businesses for any surveillance video they have for the time period so you can see who came and went from the club entrance. I really hope you get your items back but hold tight to the memories because no one can take those from you. So sorry for your loss
Oh no! There is no replacing things like that. I had some very sentimental jewelry stolen once, but I was able to get it back. Hope you get yours too.
Sad to hear about this. My husband gave me a Rolex as an engagement gift rather than a diamond so I understand sentiment over such things. Good luck?
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