Thief snatches 700,000 euro watch in central Milan

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 4 - A thief snatched a 700,000 euro watch from a man's wrist in central Milan at the weekend.
    The 58-year-old victim had his Richard Mille timepiece stolen in Corso Venezia in the Lombardy capital.
    Shortly afterwards a 62-year-old American tourist from Florida had his 40,000 euro watch snatched not too far away.
    The Rolex was taken by a man on a scooter driven by an accomplice.
    The thefts follow a wave of similar incidents in Naples that has prompted the city council to offer immediate, but much cheaper, replacements. (ANSA).