For everyone who owns, buys or sells watches
One tap. A global stolen watch alert.
Watch Ledger™ is the world’s first instant, owner-controlled stolen watch alert system and digital registry. One tap sends a theft alert worldwide in under two seconds – no paperwork, no approvals, no waiting.
Free to join and free to search.
The problem
A luxury watch is reported stolen somewhere in the world every hour.
More than 10,000 luxury watches were reported lost or stolen worldwide in 2025 – one every hour, and a record year. Recorded losses now stand at £1.7 billion across 114,000 timepieces.
And that is only what gets reported. Around half of owners whose watch is stolen never report it at all, most of them because they assume they will never see it again. The true scale is at least double.
Reporting a theft still means police reports, manual checks and administrative middlemen – giving thieves exactly the time they need to move a watch on. By the time it is recorded, it has already changed hands.
In watch theft, delay means disappearance.
Source: global lost and stolen luxury watch data for 2025, as reported by City A.M., February 2026.
A note from the founder
Fifteen years collecting watches. One problem we all wished was solved.
A watch can take years to save for.
One moment, it’s yours.
The next, it’s stolen.
And when that happens, there’s never been a global system built to make sure everyone knows.
Until now.
I built Watch Ledger to change that.
Report a stolen watch, and every user is alerted instantly.
Before buying a watch, check it — instantly, for free.
Because when the world knows what’s stolen, stolen watches become harder to sell, harder to hide, and far less valuable to anyone.
Every watch registered strengthens the ledger.
Every user strengthens the network.
Every check makes the next transaction safer.
We’re building something bigger than an app.
We’re building the infrastructure for a safer luxury watch industry.
This took over a year to build.
Now it’s time to put it in the hands of the world.
Welcome to Watch Ledger.
– Joshua, Founder of Watch Ledger
The solution
One tap, and every buyer sees it.
We believe a stolen watch should become impossible to sell the moment it is taken.
A verified owner reports a theft with one tap – no police report, no paperwork, no approval queue. Because the watch was verified at registration, nothing stands between the owner and the alert. It reaches every Watch Ledger user in seconds.
The watch is flagged in the public Stolen Ledger with the date and location of the theft, searchable free of charge by serial number, brand or model, with the full serial always masked. Anyone who checks sees one message: this watch has been reported stolen.
Watch Ledger doesn’t chase thieves. It removes the payday.
Only the verified owner of a registered watch can report it stolen, and a stolen report is permanent – it stays on the ledger whether or not the account stays active. Every registration is checked before a watch can be flagged. Disputed flags are reviewed and can be withdrawn. Deliberate false reports mean permanent removal.
We always recommend reporting a theft to the police as well. Watch Ledger works alongside that, not instead of it.
How it works
Verified up front. Instant when it matters.
Every watch is verified when it is registered – long before anything goes wrong. Verification means checking the documents, photographs and serial number you submit, and most registrations are verified within 24–48 hours. That is what makes a one-tap, no-questions-asked alert possible.
Register and verify your watch
Create your free account, then register your watch’s brand, model and serial number. Ownership is verified up front and you receive a Watch Ledger certificate – permanent proof of your registered ownership.
Report stolen in one tap
If the worst happens, tap ‘My watch is stolen’. Because you verified in advance there is nothing to wait for – the alert reaches every user worldwide in under two seconds and your watch is flagged in the Stolen Ledger.
The world checks before it buys
Buyers and boutiques run a Certified Check on a certificate or serial number, free of charge. A clean watch returns ‘Certificate active’; a flagged one shows a stolen alert, stopping the sale.
Create your free account, then register your watch’s brand, model and serial number. Ownership is verified up front and you receive a Watch Ledger certificate – permanent proof of your registered ownership.
A Watch Ledger certificate confirms a registered ownership record and its stolen status. It is not an authentication of the watch itself.
The ecosystem
More than an app.
An entire ecosystem.
Every feature feeds the next – registration powers the alerts, the alerts power the ledger, and the ledger protects every buyer.
- ✓Stolen Ledger – a live public record of every watch reported stolen by its verified owner, free for anyone to search.
- ✓Certified Check – check any serial or certificate number before you buy. A flagged watch shows as stolen to everyone who checks.
- ✓Ownership certificates – a certificate for every watch you register, with QR verification. Buyers get proof, not promises.
- ✓Authorised Boutiques – a directory of verified businesses only, each checked against company records, ID and trading history.
- ✓Boutique stories – stock updates from verified boutiques, delivered to every user. No algorithm, no boosted posts.
- ✓The Forum – free discussion for the whole watch community, from authentication debates to market values.
- ✓Private by design – take part under a username. Your identity and full serial numbers are never public.
Free access
The core of Watch Ledger is free. For everyone.
The ledger only works when the whole watch world can check it – so checking it costs nothing, for anyone, ever.
- ✓Create an account with just an email and password – no credit card
- ✓Search the Stolen Ledger
- ✓Run a Certified Check on any certificate or reference number
- ✓Join The Forum under your own username
- ✓Browse Authorised Boutiques and their story posts
Paid registration exists for one reason: every watch is checked, securely stored and encrypted – and every fee goes straight back into building the platform. This is the start, not the finished product.
Protect what you worked hard to own.
Joining Watch Ledger is free – an email address and a password, no credit card. Searching the Stolen Ledger, running Certified Checks and The Forum cost nothing. Protection starts when you register your watches.
What’s included
- ✓ Instant global stolen alert – one tap, broadcast to every user, and never an extra fee to flag a registered watch
- ✓ A certificate for every watch you register, with QR code
- ✓ A reference number for every watch
- ✓ Serial number privacy – your full serial is never publicly visible
- ✓ Instant transfer when you sell – remove the watch, ready for the new owner to register
- ✓ Priority support, responses within 24 hours
Annual subscription · Cancel anytime
£99 per watch, per year
£499/year for unlimited watches
A stolen report is permanent – it stays on the ledger whether or not the account stays active.
VAT is added for UAE customers at checkout.
Protect my watch
After the sale – and after the worst
Transfer it when you sell. Recover it if it’s found.
Ownership transfer
When you sell or gift a watch, remove it from your profile and the record is instantly ready for the new owner to register. One serial number, one verified owner at any time – you hand the buyer a clean, verified record, and you cannot be held responsible for what happens after a legitimate transfer.
Recovery
When a flagged watch is found, the owner submits a recovery application through the app. Watch Ledger reviews the evidence, and once the recovery is confirmed the stolen flag is withdrawn – the record is updated for everyone, everywhere, at once.
The missing infrastructure
Every high-value market has its independent check. Except watches.
Diamonds
GIA certification
Cars
HPI history check
Watches
Watch Ledger
Nobody buys a car without a history check or a diamond without a certificate – because an independent, unbiased record changed those markets forever. Watch Ledger doesn’t buy or sell watches. It verifies, records and alerts – no bias, no conflict of interest. Just the facts, so you can do your own due diligence in seconds.
Security & privacy
Privacy-first. Security-driven.
Personal data is encrypted and never sold or shared for marketing
Owner identities are never public – you appear only as your username
Serial numbers are stored encrypted and never displayed in full – masked everywhere public, even on a stolen alert
Biometric authentication used only on your device
Watch Ledger never stores biometric data.
FAQ
Your questions, answered.
Protect. Verify. Alert the world.
Whether you own one watch or a hundred – if you’re in the watch world, Watch Ledger was built for you.