About $15,000 worth of watches and other items have been stolen from a Queenstown jewellery store before a police pursuit overnight.
Small family-owned business Jamies Jewellers, on Grant Rd in the Five Mile Shopping Complex, was broken into about midnight.
Co-owner Clyde Vellacott said 12 to 15 watches, a laptop and about $150 in cash - all adding up to $14,800 - had been stolen.
![The burglary was followed by a police pursuit in the early hours. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RYNPLZN5JB6XY35X3L53HQTCPI.jpg?auth=e5af2b4579cdb061e60cd6c70be883d576aacfa9f979452317f633ab215a3ac4&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
"It's a lot for a small business like us, and will take a while to recover."