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and organize a house "Christie’s" Auctions on June 9 will be auctioned for sale "Rolex 3525 monobloko"which is a watch that the first lieutenant used to put in the Air Force Royal Gerald Emson during his detention at the Stalag Luft 3 Nazi camp in Polish Silesia.
250 prisoners from British, Canadian, American, Polish and Australian officers participated in the plan to escape from the camp through the tunnels, and while one third of them succeeded in escaping, the Germans executed fifty of those arrested and released the others in 1945.
She pointed out "Christie’s" In the words of her watch advisor Adam Victor, the estimated value of the watch is currently "About two hundred thousand dollars, but its history makes it invaluable".
The expert in the house told the agency "AFP": "We were amazed when the watch came to us and we learned its story".
The story of this watch is exceptional, as Lieutenant Emson, who was a prisoner in the camp, was able to order the famous watch from the company "Rolex" and receive it via Red CrossAnd he was allowed to pay for it after the end of the war.
Victor added: "When the watch reached the lieutenant, planning for the great escape had begun, and the officers had to determine the time the prisoners would need to pass the distance between the pit and the woods through the tunnels.".
This is a novel by writer and aviator Paul Brickhill Historical factsThe famous American movie was adapted from it "The Great Escape" 1963, directed by John Sturges, starring the actor Steve McQueen.
The historical account indicated that Gerald Emson was prisoner number 172 in the escape, but he did not reach the tunnel because German soldiers learned of the plan.
Nevertheless, the British pilot escaped execution by German forcesAnd he kept his watch during the whole war.
Victor explained that Emson was released "Launched in 1945 when the Nazis were transporting prisoners across Europe to try to escape the Allied forces, the lieutenant returned to his wife and family, and kept the watch until his death".
The expert pointed out that this steel watch "the wonderful" Black in color with luminous hands "in perfect condition" And"Its history is verifiable".
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organize a house”Christie’s“Auctions will be held on June 9, in which they are put up for sale”Rolex 3525 Monobloco”, a watch that the first lieutenant wore in the Air Force Royal Gerald Emson during his detention at the Stalag Luft 3 Nazi camp in Polish Silesia.
250 prisoners from British, Canadian, American, Polish and Australian officers participated in the plan to escape from the camp through the tunnels, and while one third of them succeeded in escaping, the Germans executed fifty of those arrested and released the others in 1945.
And Christie’s, according to its advisor for watches, Adam Victor, indicated that the estimated value of the watch is currently “about two hundred thousand dollars, but its history makes it invaluable.”
“We were stunned when the watch came to us and learned its story,” the expert at the house told AFP.
The story of this watch is exceptional, as Lieutenant Emson, who was a prisoner in the camp, was able to order the famous watch from Rolex and receive it via Red CrossAnd he was allowed to pay for it after the end of the war.
Victor added: “When the watch reached the lieutenant, the planning of the great escape had begun, and the officers had to determine the time the prisoners would need to cross the distance between the pit and the forest through the tunnels.”
This is a novel by writer and aviator Paul Brickhill Historical factsThe famous American movie “The Great Escape” was adapted from it in 1963, directed by American director John Sturges, and starring the actor Steve McQueen.
The historical account indicated that Gerald Emson was prisoner number 172 in the escape, but he did not reach the tunnel because German soldiers learned of the plan.
Nevertheless, the British pilot escaped execution by German forcesAnd he kept his watch during the whole war.
Victor explained that Emson’s release “was released in 1945 when the Nazis were transporting prisoners across Europe to try to escape from the Allied forces. The lieutenant returned to his wife and family, and kept the watch until his death.”
The expert noted that this “excellent” steel watch with black color and luminous hands was “in excellent condition” and its “date is verifiable.”