On April 25, a Lemania chronograph once owned by Winston Churchill will be <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sothebys.com%2Fen%2Fauctions%2Fecatalogue%2F2017%2Fwatches-sale-l17053%2Flot.160.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">auctioned</a> by Sotheby's London.
On April 25, a Lemania chronograph once owned by Winston Churchill will be auctioned by Sotheby's London.
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The watch was given to Churchill in 1946 as a thank-you from the Swiss canton of Vaud for his role in the Second World War.
The watch was given to Churchill in 1946 as a thank-you from the Swiss canton of Vaud for his role in the Second World War.
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Translated, the French inscription reads: "From the Canton of Vaud to its famous guest Mr. Winston Churchill August-September 1946."
Translated, the French inscription reads: "From the Canton of Vaud to its famous guest Mr. Winston Churchill August-September 1946."
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill Downing Street in London. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940-45 and again from 1951-55.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill Downing Street in London. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940-45 and again from 1951-55.
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Winston Churchill flashing his famous "V for victory" sign in Croydon, England in 1948.
Winston Churchill flashing his famous "V for victory" sign in Croydon, England in 1948.
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