Winston Churchill loved his watches. We know that because we’ve seen some of his favorite pieces up close, including his beloved Breguet pocket watch which he nicknamed the Turnip. We’ve also seen correspondence between Churchill and none other than Rolex founder Hans Wilsdorf, regarding wrist sizes and engravings. Mr. Winston Churchill would later receive Rolex’s 100,000th chronometer, a gold Datejust with his coat of arms on the back, as a gift from Wilsdorf himself. The watch we have here is another chapter in the story.
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