Group of six brandishing sledgehammers and swords ransacked high-end store

Riding three scooters, the group launched smash-and-grab raid at 9.51am today

No arrests have been made and police have cordoned off the shop and pavement

A scooter gang armed with sledgehammers and swords have broken into a luxury watch shop on Oxford Street.

Six thieves wearing black helmets and motorcycle gear stormed Watches of Switzerland this morning, stealing an unknown amount of high-end jewellery.

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Using a red scooter as a battering ram, they forced open the shop doors before ransacking the department store.

A scooter gang flees Watches of Switzerland on Oxford Street after a daylight raid, taking bags of luxury items with them

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In shocking footage one of the group paces across the pavement waving a two-foot-long sword at passers-by.

Two of the group were able to enter while the other four remained on the street. However, those two became trapped behind the door.

Those outside are seen trying to open the doors so they can escape from the smoke-filled shop. Eventually they do so and flee down Oxford Street.

The area outside the upmarket store has been cordoned off while police investigate.

A red scooter, used as a battering ram and left abandoned, was seen being examined by forensics police.

No arrests have been made, the Met has said.

The group of six stole an unknown amount of jewelry from the high-end chain which stocks brands like Rolex and Cartier

Smoke appears to fill the store as the group flee on their scooters down Oxford Street

Ransacked: Photos taken in the aftermath of the raid show rows of luxury items missing

The smash-and-grab thieves were armed with sledgehammers which they used to break through the door of Watches of Switzerland

A spokesperson for the Met said: 'Police were called to a commercial property in Oxford Street at 0951hrs on Saturday, 7 April to reports of a robbery in progress.

'At this early stage it is believed that a number of persons on scooters, possibly armed with metal bars, forced entry to the door of the venue and may have stolen stock from within.

'No persons are thought to have been injured during the incident. Officers remain at the venue and a crime scene is in place.

The heist occurred in broad daylight on a busy Oxford Street this morning. The Met said no arrests have been made and officers are attending the scene.

The shop is seen filled with smoke as one of the group attempts to force their way out after becoming trapped

One of the men is seen brandishing two swords at passers-by who stray too close

A single red scooter was left behind after the raid. In shocking footage the bike is used to force open the door to the outlet

After two of the group emerge from the shop the group flee, leaving one scooter behind on the street. Smoke billows from the door to the shop

'Westminster Police investigate. No arrests. Anyone who witnessed this incident or has footage of the incident taking place is asked to call Westminster Police on 101 quoting reference CAD2484/7APR.'

This is not the first time the shop was targeted by smash-and-grab thieves. Only last week a group forced their way into the store.

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And in 2015 two raiders made off with £40,000 worth of jewellery from Watches of Switzerland on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge in an early morning robbery.