Pattaya Police Arrest Two for Stealing 4M Yuan Patek Philippe Watch
Pattaya police arrested two transgender women, aged 30 and 24, for stealing a Patek Philippe Nautilus watch worth 4 million yuan and a passport from a Chinese tourist at a hotel. The suspects demanded money for the items' return; the victim paid 20,000 baht and recovered only the passport. Both suspects deny the charges and have been transferred to investigators for prosecution.
At 12:30 a.m. on November 8, 2026, Police Lieutenant Colonel Enok Sarathongyu, Superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station, together with Police Major Arut Sapanon, Deputy Superintendent of Investigation, and Police Sergeant Major Tassanai Thoemphon, led a team of investigators to arrest Mintra (surname withheld), 30, and Suphakan (surname withheld), 24. They are suspects in the theft of a Patek Philippe watch and face charges of receiving stolen property.
The case originated when a Chinese tourist filed a complaint at Pattaya City Police Station on November 7 after two transgender women, whose real names were unknown, took property from his hotel room in Pattaya. The stolen items included a passport and a silver diamond-set Patek Philippe wristwatch, model PP5719G, valued by the victim at approximately 4,000,000 yuan.
The two suspects subsequently demanded money from the victim in exchange for returning the property. The victim paid 20,000 baht in cash and recovered only the passport; the luxury watch was not returned, and the perpetrators fled the hotel.
Officials returned the recovered passport to the victim. Preliminary information indicates the stolen Patek Philippe Nautilus may be a Reference 5719/10G-010, an 18-karat white gold model fully paved with diamonds, classified as a Haute Joaillerie timepiece with a very high value.
During initial questioning, both suspects denied the allegations. The watch has since been recovered and returned to the victim. The two suspects have been handed over to the investigating officer for further legal action.
