MANHATTAN — It's only a matter of time.
Police released surveillance photos of two dapper men in suits and brimmed hats who they said are on the lam for a smash-and-grab robbery at a luxury Midtown watch store Tuesday.
The duo along with Omar Rawlins, 18, robbed the Tourneau watch shop at 510 Madison Ave., near East 53rd Street, about 1:20 p.m., police said.
One of the suspects, in a trim dark suit with a bow tie, fired a single gunshot into the ground while Rawlins and the other man smashed the display cases with hammers and snatched up 20 Rolex watches, police said.
The haul is worth about $730,000, according to court documents.
The trio fled the scene with their timepieces stuffed into duffel bags, but Rawlins, of East Flatbush, was apprehended several blocks away, according to police and witnesses.
He was arrested on robbery charges, police said.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).
