A jeweler was found tied to a chair in his ransacked shop. He claimed a masked man burst in at sunset, bound him, and stole every diamond. Detective Cross noticed the jeweler's wristwatch was ticking loudly, but the second hand was moving backward. What did this reveal?
The watch was put on backwards
While a watch can run backward if broken, a jeweler tying himself up in a rush would put his watch on in a hurry, accidentally slipping it on his wrist upside down or inside out, revealing he staged the robbery.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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