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Geneva, SWITZERLAND: An employee of auction company Antiquorum displays, 10 May 2007 in Geneva, a Rolex watch sold to a prisoner of war (POW) during World War II, with the manufacturer's guarantee certificate, dated 08 July 1943. The Rolex wristwatch was ordered directly from the Swiss watchmaker by a British Army corporal during his detention in German Stalag Luft III camp, the infamous World War II camp portrayed in Hollywood's "The Great Escape". Corporal Clive James Nutting's stainless steel Oyster Chronograph is expected to fetch 200,000 Swiss francs (121,000 euros or 164,000 US dollars). AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI TO GO W/ AFP STORY BY PETER CAPELLA (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Geneva, SWITZERLAND: An employee of auction company Antiquorum displays, 10 May 2007 in Geneva, a Rolex watch sold to a prisoner of war (POW) during World War II, with the manufacturer's guarantee certificate, dated 08 July 1943. The Rolex wristwatch was ordered directly from the Swiss watchmaker by a British Army corporal during his detention in German Stalag Luft III camp, the infamous World War II camp portrayed in Hollywood's "The Great Escape". Corporal Clive James Nutting's stainless steel Oyster Chronograph is expected to fetch 200,000 Swiss francs (121,000 euros or 164,000 US dollars). AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI TO GO W/ AFP STORY BY PETER CAPELLA (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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