Rolex worn during WWII 'Great Escape' up for auction in New York
New York (AFP) - A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III concentration camp is going on sale in New York. Christie's expects the timepiece to fetch between $200,000 and $400,000 at auction on June 9. The watch was worn by Gerald Imeson on the night of March 24, 1944 when a group of Allied soldiers undertook the daring escape that inspired the 1963 movie starring Steve McQueen. The steel watch with a black luminous dial and hands was "instrumental in the planning and execution" of their bid for freedom, Christie's said. The auct...