Man robbed of £1600 watch

A MAN was robbed at knifepoint by two muggers who made off with his £1600 watch.

The 20-year-old victim was walking on Leith Street, near the Omni Centre, at around 4.40am on Saturday when the suspects approached and started chatting to him.

As he reached the footbridge over Leith Street, one produced what is believed to have been a knife and demanded he hand over his property. The victim gave them his mobile phone, wallet and his Breitling watch.

The men ran away down Calton Road. They are both described as being white, of skinny build, and were wearing dark tracksuit tops. One had light coloured sleeves and the other had light stripes on the sleeves. One was around 20 years old, the other between 30 and 40 years old. Both had local accents.