A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison.

Leonardo Perez has pleaded guilty to charges he stole eight gold Rolex Presidential edition watches, each worth US$50,000 (S$69,930), over four months in 2007.

The crime spree began just after Perez finished a 17-year sentence for stealing Rolexes in South Florida.

The 36-year-old Miami native is so loyal he even has the Rolex logo tattooed on a forearm, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

He primarily found victims out shopping, followed them home and robbed them at gunpoint, the newspaper said.

--The Daily Chilli