WWII and the POW Rolex

A wonderful story by Alan Dowling from Timezone, and well-told too (pic borrowed from story)!

POW Rolex Part 1 - TimeZone: "Following a very interesting discussion with Mr Downing and thanks to the rich illustrative material he provided us with, we hereby present the story of this Rolex Oyster which belonged to Mr Clive James Nutting, Corporal in the Royal Corps of Signals, who was a prisoner in Stalag Luft III from 1939 to 1945. This essay written by Alan tells us the story of Clive Nutting and shows how Rolex (and other watch factories) were engaged in the regular supply of watches to men incarcerated in Prisoner of War camps like Stalag Luft III (located at Sagan, 100 miles southeast of Berlin, at present Poland). This camp is probably the most famous of all Prisoner of War Camps due to it being the scene of the great escape of march 1944 and the subsequent making of the 1962 film of the same name.

We are pleased to share this story, provided by Alan, and photos with the TimeZone community in advance of the catalog's publication."

Make sure to see Part II of the story.

Also see this post with pics from UK Watches.

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