Rolex worn by prisoner during WWII 'Great Escape' up for auction

Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life 'Great Escape' from the Nazi Stalag Luft III concentration camp is set to go on sale in New York

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.The watch was worn by RAF Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson on the night of March 24, 1944 when a group of Allied soldiers undertook the daring escape.

The auction house said it believed Imeson's watch helped calculate the time it would take the prisoners to crawl through tunnels used in the breakout as well as timing the patrols of the camp guards.The getaway plan, which influenced the 1963 film “The Great Escape” starring Steve McQueen, would be through a 102 metre long tunnel dubbed “Harry”.

This resulted in a change in plans. Now, instead of one man leaving every minute, it would have to be 10 men leaving per hour.

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