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.

He was surprised to find it was an 18-carat gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph, from the Daytona collection, worth £21,000 (€25,178).

The worker, who does not wish to be named, handed the watch in at his nearest police station.

However, it had not been registered lost or stolen and, if it is not claimed within 30 days, he will be allowed to keep it.