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By Press Association 2021 The 14-carat gold pocket watch presented by former US president Woodrow Wilson which has been stolen A pocket watch presented by former US president Woodrow Wilson has been stolen from an antiques dealer. The 14-carat gold timepiece was taken from a shop in Pierrepont Arcade, Islington, north London, at around 12.30pm on Saturday by a man who pretended he wanted to buy a vase. The suspected watch thief caught on CCTV (Metropolitan Police/PA) Mike Webb, owner of Style Gallery, told the PA news agency that the man...

Watch gifted by US president Woodrow Wilson stolen from London antiques dealer Rory Sullivan © Provided by The Independent A thief has stolen a goldwatch linked to the US president Woodrow Wilson from a London antiques dealer, the Met Police has said. The 14-carat gold timepiece, which was given as a gift by the war-time president, has an engraving of the US national emblem on the back. It was taken just after midday on Saturday from a shop in Islington, north London. The man who stole the watch, valued at up to £20,000, had originally claimed he wanted to buy a vase, poli...