This is obviously a hoax on the part of media, and is a sign of unprofessionalism to even feature such a story without a careful examination. There are two videos I’ve seen of the moment, from two different angles, and is clear that at one moment, President Bush pulls out of the crowd, takes the watch off and puts it on his right pocket before going again into the crowd. From one angle is hard to see his movements, however you can see that he puts his right hand in the pocket. I also don’t believe the story of the Albanian bodyguard, Bush went in with some 500 Security agents, I doubt any Albanian bodyguard would’ve been around him at the time. It makes for a funny story, but I don’t think it’s true.
I believe this whole thing is being pumped by people that are only too eager to humiliate and put him down at every moment, and want to somehow ridicule the warm welcome he received in Albania. Albanians were supposed to automatically protest, according to media, but I think the enthusiasm was genuine.