Churchill'S World War II Victory Watch Will Be Auctioned Off.

In September 22, 2015, a Swiss citizen will show up to commemorate the victory day of Europe to the head of state, sir Winston Churchill.

(Sotheby's) the London auction will certainly lead to a fierce competition for competition, and its current estimate is 60 thousand to 100 thousand pounds.

Churchill was said to be very excited when he received the gift in 1946, and he replied in particular: "this pocket watch shows superb skills and Swiss precision, which I admire."

This piece

The dial is remarkable, and we can easily identify it. The design of the world time zone is from the hand of Mr. Louis Cottier, but what is interesting is the name of the city listed on the ring.

Apart from the common major cities in the world, the Aden (Aden), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Saigon (Xigong), Peking (Peiping), Skagway (Si Kaigui) and Klondike (Krone Dyke) make the pocket watch more special.

In addition, we can also see some interesting spelling: New-York (New York), Hawai (Hawaii), Tokio (Tokyo) and Denvers (Denver) and so on.

These symbols and spelling are

The symbol is also an important basis for proving the age of pocket watches.

The center of the dial is the gorgeous St Georges chop dragon enamel pattern, while the Trident pointer is the symbol of "justice defeats evil".

The bottom of the watch case is decorated with the outline of the world map and the symbol "V" which represents the victory. The top of the bottom of the case is engraved with the words "1939 Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill 1945" (1939 - Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill 1945).