THIS is the moment a Labour Lord has his £200,000 luxury watch ripped from his wrist — before the thieves make a Hollywood-style escape on a speedboat.
Dramatic footage shows Lord Ara Darzi being ambushed while strolling through a narrow street on the glitzy Italian island of Capri.
A man in a white T-shirt is seen standing on the narrow Capri street[/caption]
He then snatches the luxury watch from Lord Darzi’s wrist and makes a run for it[/caption]
The Labour peer is then caught on CCTV chasing the bandits[/caption]
The Labour peer was walking near the famed Piazzetta around 10.30pm on Sunday when two robbers struck.
In the grainy video, Darzi is seen walking among a crowd outside a shop when a man in a white t-shirt lurks close by, positioning himself behing the unsuspecting lord.
Suddenly, the man lunges forward and snatches the ultra-rare Richard Mille timepiece from Darzi’s wrist.
Another man, wearing red, bolts alongside the thief as the stunned 65-year-old gives chase in disbelief.
According to local police, the two men had stalked Darzi along the upscale Via Camerelle before launching their lightning-fast attack.
After the heist, the thieves sprinted through the picturesque Gardens of Augustus and down the serpentine Via Krupp trail — before hopping aboard a speedboat moored in Marina Piccola, vanishing into the night.
The brazen snatch-and-dash has shocked locals and tourists alike on the island long known for its luxury — and its low crime rate.
Lord Darzi told the Daily Mail on Monday: “I’m currently on holiday with my family in Capri after what has been a very busy year in the NHS.
“Last night, I was robbed by two men who snatched a watch I was wearing.
“We were all shaken up, but thankfully no one was hurt.
“The watch was a gift from the father of a patient whose life I saved six years ago.”
He added: “Sadly, like too many Brits abroad, I’ve now experienced street crime firsthand.
“My advice to fellow holidaymakers is simple: be careful and leave your valuables at home.”
The watch — a Richard Mille, reportedly worth €300,000 (approx. £253,000) — is a grail-level timepiece worn by elite figures like Elon Musk and Jay-Z.
The brand only manufactures around 5,000 watches annually, sold exclusively to an ultra-connected clientele.
Darzi, who is also a professor at Imperial College London and co-director of the British Institute of Public Health, had been spending a few days on his yacht in the Gulf of Naples before the robbery.
Italian media described the crime as “record-breaking,” calling the thieves “specialists” with a knack for instantly recognising high-value targets.
One report from Il Mattino warned: “It was enough to make Capri lose its reputation as the island most free from crime.”
Investigators are now combing through security footage to piece together the daring getaway.
The shocking attack follows another high-profile theft last month, when a British man had his £43,000 Rolex stolen while sitting in his £250,000 Lamborghini during a supercar rally in Barcelona.
The robbers made off on an e-scooter before the driver could react.
Lord Darzi was on vacation with his family in Capri when the horror mugging took place[/caption]
The five most expensive watches ever sold
FROM diamond-encrusted masterpieces to historically significant timepieces, these are the five most expensive watches ever sold:
1 – Graff Diamonds Hallucination – $55 million (£40m)
2 – Graff Diamonds The Fascination – $40 million (£29.7m)
3 – Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 – $31.1 million (£23.1m)
4 – Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication – $23.98 million (£17.8m)
5 – Rolex “Paul Newman” Daytona Ref. 6239 – $17.75 million (£13.1m)
