SINGAPORE, April 21 -- An Italian man has been sentenced to seven months in jail for an "impossible" crime after he attempted to cheat a Singaporean watch dealer by selling a rare Rolex he believed was fake, only for it to be later confirmed as genuine.

Deepak Singh, 24, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of attempting to cheat. The court found that even though the Rolex GMT Saru timepiece was authentic, Singh's clear intention to deceive was sufficient to constitute a crime, CNA reported.

The bizarre case concluded with Singh being jailed for trying to pull off a scam that, due to facts unknown to him, could never have succeeded.

The court heard that Singh's ordeal began in early 2025 when he bought the Rolex from an acquaintance f...