THE victim of a burglary has offered a £1,000 reward following the theft of a number of high value items, including a treasured watch which belonged to his grandfather.

The watch was stolen along with a number of other high value watches, electrical items and firearms from a rural home between Appleton Wiske and Worsall, in North Yorkshire.

The break-in happened at some point between 6.30pm on Tuesday, August 18 and 8.30am the following morning.

One of the stolen watches is of great sentimental value to the owner as it belonged to his grandfather and was presented to him after 45-year career on the railways.

It is described as a gold, Smith’s gent’s watch and is engraved on the back with “British Railways in appreciation."

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Other items taken include a Tag Heuer Carrera 300SLR watch, an Omega De Ville watch in yellow gold on steel, a vintage (1961) Omega Seamaster watch, an Omega 18ct Gold watch, gold and silver Mont Blanc black onyx cufflinks and gold and silver cufflinks in the shape of shotgun shells.

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The reward is being offered to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and charge of the suspect or suspects.

North Yorkshire Police officers have urged anyone who is offered the Smith’s watch or any of the other stolen goods for sale to contact them.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation, including motorists in the area with any dash-cam footage of potential suspicious vehicles, is also asked to get in touch.

They are asked to call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and quote incident number 12200144219 or email the investigating officer Elizabeth.estensen@northyorkshire.pnn.police.uk Information can be passed on anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800-555111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org