THIS is the moment a Labour Lord has his £200,000 luxury watch ripped from his wrist — before the thieves make a Hollywood-style escape on a speedboat.
Dramatic footage shows Lord Ara Darzi being ambushed while strolling through a narrow street on the glitzy .
The Labour peer was walking near the famed Piazzetta around 10.30pm on Sunday when two robbers struck.
In the grainy video, Darzi is seen walking among a crowd outside a shop when a man in a white t-shirt lurks close by, positioning himself behing the unsuspecting lord.
Suddenly, the man lunges forward and snatches the ultra-rare Richard Mille timepiece from Darzi’s wrist.
Another man, wearing red, bolts alongside the thief as the stunned 65-year-old gives chase in disbelief.
According to local , the two men had stalked Darzi along the upscale Via Camerelle before launching their lightning-fast attack.
After the heist, the thieves sprinted through the picturesque Gardens of Augustus and down the serpentine Via Krupp trail — before hopping aboard a speedboat moored in Marina Piccola, vanishing into the night.
The brazen snatch-and-dash has shocked locals and tourists alike on the island long known for its — and its low rate.
Lord Darzi told the Daily Mail on Monday: “I’m currently on holiday with my family in Capri after what has been a very busy year in the NHS.
“Last night, I was robbed by two men who snatched a watch I was wearing.
“We were all shaken up, but thankfully no one was hurt.
“The watch was a gift from the father of a patient whose life I saved six years ago.”;
He added: “Sadly, like too many Brits abroad, I’ve now experienced street crime firsthand.
“My advice to fellow holidaymakers is simple: be careful and leave your valuables at home.”;
The watch — a Richard Mille, reportedly worth €300,000 (approx. £253,000) — is a grail-level timepiece worn by elite figures like and Jay-Z.
The brand only manufactures around 5,000 annually, sold exclusively to an ultra-connected clientele.
Darzi, who is also a professor at Imperial College London and co-director of the British Institute of Public Health, had been spending a few days on his in the Gulf of Naples before the robbery.
Italian media described the crime as “record-breaking,”; calling the thieves “specialists”; with a knack for instantly recognising high-value targets.
One report from Il Mattino warned: “It was enough to make Capri lose its reputation as the island most free from crime.”;
Investigators are now combing through security footage to piece together the daring getaway.
The shocking attack follows another high-profile theft last month, when a British man had his £43,000 Rolex stolen while sitting in his £250,000 during a supercar rally in Barcelona.
The robbers made off on an e-scooter before the driver could react.
