In reply to Dispater:
> I'm insured, thanks, and stuff doesn't bother me.
> My Dad's watch, that was his Dad's before him, means I'm seething.
Me to, I have a pocket watch , which is only worth a couple of hundred pounds , but priceless to me. I would concentrate on getting the watch back, but that could best be done by tracking down the cameras.
I guess you have a photo of the watch?
if so pass it on to the police and anywhere else you can think of.
(If it is gold, it may have been scrapped though)