{
  "id": 17976245,
  "title": "World's most expensive apology? R4.5m stolen watch returned to Tokyo shop with sorry note",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/worlds-most-expensive-apology-r4-5m-stolen-watch-returned-to-tokyo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-11-03-worlds-most-expensive-apology-r45m-stolen-watch-returned-to-tokyo-shop-with-sorry-note/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man allegedly stole a $290,000 Audemars Piguet watch from a Tokyo shop. Then, in a bizarre twist, the timepiece was returned in a package with a handwritten apology note.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}