Man drove 100 miles to swipe pensioner's £20K Rolex after spotting advert on Facebook

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David Williams, an 86-year-old from Greater Manchester, was cruelly conned and attacked by a 27-year-old Uber Eats driver who pretended he wanted to buy the watch.

Published: 13:07 GMT, 11 November 2026 | Updated: 13:14 GMT, 11 November 2026

A father-of-three drove more than one hundred miles to steal a pensioner's £20,000 Rolex after it was advertised for sale online.

David Williams, an 86-year-old from Greater Manchester, was cruelly conned and attacked by a 27-year-old Uber Eats driver who pretended he wanted to buy the watch.

In late 2025, Mr Williams listed his Rolex Daytona Cosmograph Oyster Perpetual watch for £18,000.

The widower, who lost his wife in 2021, had purchased the watch back in 2023 for £20,850 and intended to use the sale funds to buy a car.

The former plasterer received a message from a potential buyer on Facebook Marketplace who went by the name of Jack Hillma and claimed to live in Warrington, Cheshire.

But Jack was actually Romanian national Tichine Asan who lived in Hull. Whilst messaging about the sale, Asan learnt that Mr Williams was an elderly widower.

The pair arranged to meet on December 15 in Sale town centre near Lloyds bank which Mr Williams believed was 'a safe place'.

The pensioner confirmed to the buyer that he would be wearing a black overcoat and holding an Age UK bag.

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