{"id":482,"date":"2026-05-17T23:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=482"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:02:59","slug":"denver-police-respond-to-cherry-creek-shopping-center-amid-chaotic-swatch-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"Denver police respond to Cherry Creek Shopping Center amid chaotic Swatch launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Dozens of Swatch stores shut down globally on Saturday as crowds swarmed the locations in hopes of snagging the newly released line of Royal Pop pocket watches, including one inside Denver\u2019s Cherry Creek Shopping Center.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=480\">A volunteer group has helped Longmont police during emergencies for decades. Money trouble puts its future in question.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s Bioceramic Royal Pop Collection launch saw extraordinarily high demand,\u201d Swatch officials said Saturday in a statement posted to several of the brand\u2019s social media accounts. \u201cSome of our stores had to be closed in accordance with our security staff and local authorities to ensure a safe environment for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Denver police officers responded to reports of a disturbance at the Cherry Creek mall at about 7:35 a.m. Saturday, department spokesperson Sgt. Jay Casillas said. The mall was cleared out, and no arrests were made, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Cherry Creek Shopping Center is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted to social media appeared to show people swarming the Denver mall on Saturday, hoping to snag one of the Swiss watchmaker\u2019s Royal Pop pocket watches from its new collaboration with Audemars Piguet, a luxury watch brand. Comments on those videos claimed that customers had broken open the doors to rush into line.<\/p>\n<p>Mall officials did not respond to requests for comment on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Another photo posted Sunday morning appeared to show a sign in the store\u2019s window stating that the Denver location would remain closed that day. Swatch did not immediately respond to requests for comment or questions about when the store would reopen. The Cherry Creek location did not answer the phone to confirm the closure.<\/p>\n<p>The collection is based on Audemars Piguet\u2019s Royal Oak design and Swatch\u2019s vibrant POP line from the 1980s, according to the watchmaker\u2019s website. The eight colorful designs \u2014 which launched globally on Saturday \u2014 retail for between $400 and $420. Audemars Piguet\u2019s watches sell for tens of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=478\">Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTo ensure the safety of both our customers and our staff in Swatch stores, we kindly ask you not to rush our stores in large numbers to acquire this product,\u201d Swatch officials said in a statement posted to several of the brand\u2019s social media accounts. The collection is not limited-edition and will be available for several months, officials added.<\/p>\n<p>The chaos was not limited to Denver, stretching across the country and overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Videos shared on social media appeared to show police using pepper spray to disperse crowds at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island, and hundreds of shoppers swarmed stores in Times Square and Manhattan, the New York Times reported. At least one person was arrested, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Swatch ultimately shuttered dozens stores, including in California, Canada, Colorado, England, Florida, France, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of Sunday afternoon, hundreds of the highly sought pocket watches had been listed on resale websites for thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=477\">Colorado weather: More than a foot of snow forecast for mountains<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of Swatch stores shut down globally on Saturday as crowds swarmed the locations, including one inside Denver&#8217;s Cherry Creek Mall.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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