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A Hitler's watch for sale
Reported in UK newspaper is an alleged gift of a JLC Reverso to AH in about 1933 as a presentation piece and now on sale at auction. It is claimed to have been looted by a French soldier from the mountain hideout 4 May1945 and sold on to his cousin. Now being offered by the cousin's granddaughter. Estimated hammer price is US$4mn.
Not sure I would want to wear this one, especially with that strap, hopefully not original. Maybe the proceeds should be donated.
Clive
This message has been edited by amanico on 2022-07-14 09:14:41
A Hitler's watch for sale
Reported in UK newspaper is an alleged gift of a JLC Reverso to AH in about 1933 as a presentation piece and now on sale at auction. It is claimed to have been looted by a French soldier from the mountain hideout 4 May1945 and sold on to his cousin. Now b...
In all seriousness who would actually buy it.
I mean the JLC museum’s not going to want to display it. Nobody I’m their right mind would wear it. And there is nothing redeeming about the owner or any positive relation to the brands. They should donate the proceeds to a holocaust museum. The whole thi...
Horrendous - I would have expected such an auction to be forbidden
This should just belong in a museum as other such artefacts. I wonder what the state of mind of the current owner is about potentially still profiting for this past.
Interesting, it …
was supplied by Huber, originally of Munich and then later of Berlin.
Yes, I own several Huber timepieces …
Huber sold watches under its own brand on the dial. They also supplied the German Military with various timepieces during this period.
It's just a watch...
...with historic significance. I wouldn't buy it, but there are many WWII collectors out there who would. It doesn't mean you're a fan of Hitler or the Nazis...
It is controversial, to say the least...
If it really was supplied by the brand with that hideous engraving on the back, it raises serious issues. I hope someone should intervene and stop this nonsense.
Thank you for sharing this very interesting link. There are a couple of books about the so called Fuhreruhren
And they only mentioned Lange und Soehne. So its very interesting to see that there is yet another person who got a Reverso in the 30s. It almost seems as there were more Heads of State wearing a Reverso then regular guys. But im pretty sure Hitler never ...
PLEASE READ Jaeger Lecoultre Official Answer about this FAKE NEWS.
I just had a a mail exchange with Jaeger Lecoultre on that " matter ". Here is their official answer, which is pretty clear: "Jaeger-LeCoultre does not recognise the authenticity of this watch. Any inference that this is an authentic Jaeger-LeCoultre watc...
To clarify…
The watch appears to be an authentic Huber with a LeCoultre movement. The case manufacturer is unknown other than it was a Swiss manufacturer.
Well... the watch stil very much IS a REVERSO
Jaeger LeCoultre as a brand did not exist in 1932. But the REVERSO did. The long description with the auction does give a pretty clear path to explain what the watch is, and who is 'responsible' for its customisation into a gift for AH (who was at the tim...
I read the post of Amanico
Just as i started to get more interested in a Reverso, this is not what i want, we want. Fake news is bad, and JLC is a brand for freedom and democracy. The statue of liberty engraved on the back side of a Reverso or an Eiffel tower is more friendly. Peac...
