MANHATTAN (WABC) -- The NYPD is looking for a group of people who allegedly robbed a man of a $30,000 Cartier watch in Hudson Yards.

Police said on Saturday at 5:15 p.m., a 46-year-old man from New Jersey was walking in front of 438 West 37th Street when he was approached by the armed suspects.

The suspects demanded the victim's Cartier Santos wristwatch and produced a gun, police said.

They attempted to flee in a taxi after forcibly removing the watch from the man, police said.

The group fled on foot and police need help identifying the individuals.

No injuries were reported, but the victim told Eyewitness News he was shaken up by the mugging, and plans to be more alert of his surroundings from now on.

"I told them, 'you're not getting my watch, so shoot me,'" the victim said. "A c

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