Street cleaner finds £21,000 Rolex watch
A street cleaner struck gold when he found a Rolex watch down a drain.
The 28-year-old was cleaning a drain near Chalkwell railway station, near Southend, in Essex when he found the watch in the dirt.
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SUBSCRIBEA street cleaner struck gold when he found a Rolex watch down a drain.
The 28-year-old was cleaning a drain near Chalkwell railway station, near Southend, in Essex when he found the watch in the dirt.
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