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buddydog · 11 February 2014, 09:30 AM

Amazing story....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/wa...scapement.html

FeelingTheBlues · 11 February 2014, 09:49 AM

That's a great story indeed! Thank you for sharing Wen!

...Now I wonder if Patek will send me a watch if I send them 300$...

Welshwatchman · 11 February 2014, 10:24 AM

I read another account of Rolex supplying a POW officer a watch "on credit" not dissimilar to this account.

It always struck me odd on two accounts.

Why someone in such peril would be thinking of ordering luxury goods.

How pragmatic the Swiss were in. Business as usual. Spooky.

Frosty · 11 February 2014, 10:31 AM

Wow! What an amazing series of events and a great story.

iazrollie · 12 February 2014, 01:32 AM

great story.

Toony · 12 February 2014, 11:56 AM

Great story. Inspiring.

ttmedical · 16 February 2014, 03:01 AM

Terrific story! The burglar at the end really made me upset though... Thanks for sharing Wen!

DCgator · 16 February 2014, 03:17 AM

Thanks for sharing.

El118 · 16 February 2014, 01:28 PM

true story or cooked up?

68camaro · 17 February 2014, 10:42 PM

Very interesting...I am surprised a guard didn't steal it.

Dickson Lim · 19 February 2014, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeelingTheBlues

That's a great story indeed! Thank you for sharing Wen!

...Now I wonder if Patek will send me a watch if I send them 300$...

Adding one more zero to that amount will get you a deployant clasp now?

11 February 2014, 09:30 AM	#1
buddydog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Superleggera Location: Midwest USA Watch: Guy Posts: 128	How a Patek Philippe watch gave hope to an American PoW in the notorious Stalag Luft Amazing story.... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/wa...scapement.html

11 February 2014, 09:49 AM	#2
FeelingTheBlues "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Carl Location: Always moving Watch: If you wish... Posts: 22,039	That's a great story indeed! Thank you for sharing Wen! ...Now I wonder if Patek will send me a watch if I send them 300$... __________________ Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin

12 February 2014, 01:32 AM	#5
iazrollie "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Real Name: Ian Location: NY Watch: All of them Posts: 3,245	great story. __________________ Rolex, PPs, Breitling

11 February 2014, 10:24 AM	#3
Welshwatchman "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Real Name: Paul Location: Wales, UK Posts: 14,578	I read another account of Rolex supplying a POW officer a watch "on credit" not dissimilar to this account. It always struck me odd on two accounts. Why someone in such peril would be thinking of ordering luxury goods. How pragmatic the Swiss were in. Business as usual. Spooky.

11 February 2014, 10:31 AM	#4
Frosty "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Larry Location: So Cal Watch: Rolex GMT 1675 Posts: 5,084	Wow! What an amazing series of events and a great story.

12 February 2014, 11:56 AM	#6
Toony "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Real Name: Tony Location: Gatchaman Posts: 1,873	Great story. Inspiring.

16 February 2014, 03:01 AM	#7
ttmedical "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 147	Terrific story! The burglar at the end really made me upset though... Thanks for sharing Wen!

16 February 2014, 03:17 AM	#8
DCgator "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PNW Watch: DS,BLNR,SubLV,DJ2 Posts: 8,123	Thanks for sharing.

16 February 2014, 01:28 PM	#9
El118 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Malaysia Posts: 91	true story or cooked up?

17 February 2014, 10:42 PM	#10
68camaro "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: USA! Posts: 862	Very interesting...I am surprised a guard didn't steal it.

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