Cleaner finds gold Rolex
A street cleaner struck gold when he found a Rolex watch down a drain.
The 28-year-old was cleaning a drain near Leigh-on-Sea railway station in Essex last Friday when he found the watch among the dirt.
When he took a closer look, he found it was an 18-carat gold Rolex worth £21,000.
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Hide AdThe worker, who does not wish to be named, handed it in at his nearest police station. However it had not been registered lost or stolen.
If the watch is not claimed within 30 days, he will be allowed to keep it.
Police Constable Calley Mackay, of Essex Police, said: “However, through the serial number we do know a little about the watch’s origins and will thoroughly check any claim to ownership, so only honest people need apply.”