India, Nov. 4 -- A luxury watch stolen from a store in Tokyo, Japan last week has been returned to its rightful owner with a handwritten apology note. The Audemars Piguet wristwatch, worth approximately 46 million yen ( Rs.2.7 crore), was sent back to the store via a courier service on November 1.

According to Japanese newspaper The Mainichi, the package containing the wristwatch was sent from Japan's Aichi Prefecture.

The package arrived at Kame-kichi Nakano Honten, the store from which the watch was stolen, on the morning of November 1. Staff checked the serial number and confirmed that it matched the stolen timepiece.

A name and address were mentioned in the sender details. However, investigators suspect that the information was fab...