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Hitler’s Gift Watch Makes $70,000 At Auction - Jul 17th, 2007

Geneva, Switzerland:An historically important pocket watch has made its way to auction as a result of the work of John Farkas and Connie Rose of Antiques and Estate Auctioneers.

The watch, an 18K gold, hunting-cased, keyless pocket watch, which is described as a "minute-repeating" watch by A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte, I/SA, B/Dresden, No. 91764, realized $70,000 at a May 12 auction.

According to the archives at A. Lange & Sohne, the watch was made in 1938, and sold on December 12, 1938, to Adolf Lunser, Berlin, a company that was the official supplier to the German government and the Third Reich.

The watch was then presented to Dr Theodor Gilbert Morell by Adolf Hitler on July 22, 1944. The exceptional watch was inscribed in German "22.7.44 mit den herzlichsten Wünschen," which loosely translates as "July 22, 1944, with most cordial wishes."

Morell was Hitler's personal physician, and was well known in Germany for his extremely unconventional and alternative medical treatments. Historians have come to believe that Morell's practices may have contributed to Hitler's ill health.

After more than 60 years, the watch was still in pristine condition, and included the original box, spare mainspring, certificate and guarantee from A. Lange & Sohne, which only added to its desirability. Research showed that Europe would be the most profitable location for the auction.

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I need more watches....

Google shows the article came from here:

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looks like the final sentence was truncated, it should read.

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There are three kinds of people in this world; those that can count and those that can't.

1 - Aerospace blue dial
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I can see why the americans hate the canadians!

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I need more watches....

It would be easier to copy a link.

So where did it sit for 5 and a half years before being presented? A safe?

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THAT is a bit of a stretch! I love Canadians! Especially Molson Canadians!

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Chronomat, Steel/Gold, MOP Dial, 2-tone band (2008)
Super Avenger Black Baton Dial (2009)
Bentley B04 GMT Silver Dial (2013)
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i was wondering why there were no spelling mistakes

I had some Kodiak beer one time...from a 2liter plastic bottle...love them crazy Canucks!

It was a trip the first time I went to a 'beer store' in Canada. You order it out front and it gets delivered out front via a roller conveyor.

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That's the way to dispatch beer.

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Collection: http://s540.photobucket.com/albums/gg32 ... mview=grid

Not in the US my friend, we load up as many shopping carts and pallets as we can push and take it right on up to a register where you can buy some beef jerky, cheetos and some lottery scratchers along with your 'hangover in a cart'

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