A French businessman named Pierrick Jamaux has traveled half the world with luxury watches. One of them is valued at almost half a million dollars, but using it in New York City almost cost him his life.
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According to the police, on March 18, 2022 Jamaux, 33 years oldwas returning to his Fifty Hotel & Suites hotel after visiting the Sapphire Club on West 39th St. and when he got out of the Uber, he was assaulted by the suspect.
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The NYPD has already identified and arrested that suspect: Nathaniel Owens, 35, who was on probation and has about 10 prior arrestsfor crimes ranging from criminal possession of narcotics to assault, and possession of a firearm without a permit.
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This week Owens was arrested for the assault on Pierrick Jamaux on charges of attempted murder and robbery.
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The tourist wears one of the most expensive watch brands in the world
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Jamaux, who was with his wife, Sarah Watts, and another friend, received multiple gunshot wounds to his legs and groin and was transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated immediately. None of his injuries were fatal, but they were serious.
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When investigators questioned Jamaux, he said he did not know the subject and did not know why he was shot. But that he probably did it to “steal my watch” because as soon as he and his companions got out of the Uber he asked them.
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The watch that the suspect tried to steal is actually t ode a gem: it’s a Richard Mille RM055 Bubba Watson, valued at about $450,000.
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The Richard Mille watch brand is one of the most expensive in the world, with prices ranging from $60,000 to $1,300,000.
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On his social media, where he describes himself as a ‘lifestyle guru’, Jamaux is often seen wearing his luxury watches. AND one of them, is that Richard Mille.
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“Someone knew he had the watch and someone knew he would be back at the hotel at that time,” a source told Univision 41 – NY, about the attack in front of the hotel.
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The tourist is the founder of a banking platform
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However, the gunman fled unsuccessfully, thanks in part to one of the women with Jamaux bravely jumping onto the attacker’s back.
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Jamaux, a French native now living in Hong Kong, is one of the leaders of an online banking platform called Hi, which he says is a “next-generation mobile banking and crypto exchange app for savings, investments and payments.” .
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The businessman maintained a full schedule of business trips, but this has had to be stopped because two weeks after his attack, he is still hospitalized, since the seriousness of his injuries has made him have to learn to walk again.
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He says that as soon as he recovers, he will return to his business trips, but he does not plan to return to New York, as he does not consider it to be a safe place at the moment.
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What is certain, he affirmed in his networks, is the love that his wife has shown him at this time. when alone, in a completely unknown city, she has managed to manage the hospital, police and medical care arrangements, so that he can “focus on surviving all of this”.
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