Divers find $US 200,000 watch in Neva
Published: 05 July, 2007, 14:16
A group of divers in Saint Petersburg have found a $US 200,000 diamond-encrusted watch dropped by a tourist in to the Neva River. It was lying between a stone and metal pipe at the bottom of the river.
The wristband is missing but the mechanism and diamonds remain intact.
The foreign tourist accidentally dropped the limited-edition Hellmuth chronograph into the water last weekend.
The divers brought in special equipment from Russia's Far East on Thursday, saying a search of the riverbed was impossible without it.
The owner had promised a $ US 10,000 reward to the finder.
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