Robbers ambushed a businessman outside a Chelsea gym and pistol whipped him before fleeeing with his £4,000 Rolex, it has been reported.
The victim got out of his Mercedes at the KX club in Draycott Avenue, off King’s Road, when the gang swooped, MailOnline said.
They jumped out of a grey Range Rover, hit him over the head with butt of a pistol and grabbed his watch, according to witnesses.
Video footage shot by a passerby showed blood on the pavement as the victim holds a t-shirt on his head to stem the blood from an injury while gym staff help him on the pavement outside.
A witness told Mail Online: “It was terrifying that something like this could take place in broad daylight and that guns are being brandished so close to a school.
“The victim had just emerged from his Mercedes G-Wagon and was going into the gym when these guys sped up in a stolen grey Range Rover and grabbed him, hitting him over the head with a gun and taking the watch from him.
“Everyone on the pavement just ran in all different directions and the robbers jumped into their car and sped off.”
A bystander, whose voice could be heard on a video posted online said: “I was inside – they came from outside, pointed a gun, stole the watch and ran away.”
A gang of robbers who carried out a string of knifepoint robberies in West London, including Draycott Avenue, were jailed for a total of 24 years at Isleworth Crown Court in June.
They threatened victims with a large knife or machete before stealing expensive items like watches and bags. They were capured after posing for photographs with luxury goods they had stolen.
The Metropolitan Police have been contacted about the robbery, which took place on Friday September 15.
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