Teenage muggers in Worthing kicked and punched a man, then ran off with his rare diver's watch.

The 24-year-old had bought a kebab from Eaters Paradise in Teville Road and was walking towards Broadwater.

He was joined by three youths who were in the kebab shop at the same time.

They walked with him as far as Broadwater, where one knocked the kebab out of his hands.

The victim ran off but the youths caught up with him by a parade of shops near a Citroen garage.

One punched him in the face and knocked him to the floor. He was kicked in the head three or four times.

The attackers told him they would stop if he gave them his watch and wallet.

The victim was treated at the scene by an ambulance crew.

A Sussex Police spokesman said: "The watch which was taken was quite rare because it was bought in the USA. The victim has not seen anyone else wearing one in this country."

It was a Bulova Millenia diver's wristwatch with a blue face, white hands and a white metal diver's dial round the outside.

Anyone with information about the robbery, which happened on Friday at 3am, should call PC Peter Wallace on 0845 6070999.