Pieces of Eight: A Great Escape, A GOAT and Reminder Size Isn't Everything...
⌚️ 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.
‘Airmen who were kept in Luft camps were treated quite well and there would have been a gentlemen’s agreement for the PoWs to order these watches. The model Flt Lt Imeson chose was one of the top Rolex made at the time.’
- Martin Perrin, previous auction house
👟 On 10 June, Christie’s, in partnership with Sports Authority Authentication Services (SAAS), will proudly present Six Rings — Legacy of the GOAT, an auction comprising six rare artifacts from the six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan.
Jordan memorabilia expert and Co-Founder of SAAS, Gerard Starkey, offers six key insights into basketball’s greatest and most inspirational athlete — one for each championship ring.
🥃. The world's largest bottle of whiskey, called "The Intrepid," has sold for about $1.4 million, according to the auction house Lyon and Turnbull. The bottle, standing 5 feet 11 inches, was given the Guinness World Record in September 2021. It contains 82.16 US gallons, or 311 liters. That's the equivalent of 444 standard bottles -- enough for 5,287 whiskey sours made with 2 ounces of whiskey each.
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