Love and Other Scams (2023)

Philip Ellis's 2023 romantic heist novel pairs two London thieves as they plan to steal a wealthy friend's guarded engagement ring. (Open Library)

Watches

Rolex watch: Jake is described as skilled enough to slide a Rolex straight off a customer's wrist.

Source text: Exact wording has not yet been verified. The readable opening two chapters do not reach the Rolex description; wording establishing Jake's watch-stealing skill needs an edition and chapter or page locator.