Rolex has since stopped this practice, and now will only check if a watch is stolen when it is brought to Rolex to be serviced. My understanding is that years ago Rolex provided a service where collectors could contact the company to confirm whether a watch was registered as stolen in their internal database prior to purchase (to be registered as stolen requires a police report). Note that those wishing to register a watch as stolen with a manufacturer will need to submit a police report. I have received this information directly from each manufacturer. Details on various manufacturers and their policies are included below.
Many do, however, maintain lists for internal use, and of those, some will look up whether a timepiece is stolen at the request of a collector, and others will only check against their database when the watch is in for service. It is rare that a manufacturer makes a list of stolen pieces publicly available.
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