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Oskar Schindler's Longines Watch Is For Sale
When it comes to auctions, watches with provenance have been some of the biggest runaway successes over the last few years. Typically these watches belong to celebrities, musicians, and movie stars such as Elvis Presley, Robin Williams, and, of course, Paul Newman. But then there are the watches who belong to people of note for other reasons – Jackie O and her Cartier Tank come to mind here. The watch we have here today definitely falls into the latter camp. Available now at RR Auction in Boston is a Longines watch that once belonged to Oskar Schindler, the industrialist who is credited with saving more than 1,000 lives during the Holocaust and the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List.
The watch in question is a basic time-only Longines that looks every bit the part of the 1940s timekeeper. It has a stainless steel case and an off-white dial that has aged to a rich custard color. The dial has tons of negative space, punctuated only by the sharp rose gold hour and minute hands, the applied rose gold hour markers, and the subtle crosshair marking out the small-seconds register. The watch isn't in incredible condition, but that's actually better for a watch like this – if it were too pristine there would be cause for concern about its provenance and whether or not it had been overly restored. As-is, this watch appears to be in honest, original condition. That's exactly what you want.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/oskar ... 1cc48dd36b
The watch in question is a basic time-only Longines that looks every bit the part of the 1940s timekeeper. It has a stainless steel case and an off-white dial that has aged to a rich custard color. The dial has tons of negative space, punctuated only by the sharp rose gold hour and minute hands, the applied rose gold hour markers, and the subtle crosshair marking out the small-seconds register. The watch isn't in incredible condition, but that's actually better for a watch like this – if it were too pristine there would be cause for concern about its provenance and whether or not it had been overly restored. As-is, this watch appears to be in honest, original condition. That's exactly what you want.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/oskar ... 1cc48dd36b

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