13,800 CHF
“Presentation Watch” Patek Philippe & Cie, Genève, No. 751122, case No. 2601934, Ref. 2488. Produced in 1961, sold on June 30, 1961. Very fine, square, 18K yellow gold gentleman's wristwatch. Accompanied by the "Extract from the Archives". Two-body, solid, polished, dedicated case back, lapidated bezel. Matte silver with applied yellow gold indexes, subsidiary seconds. Yellow gold "bâton" hands. Notes Marshal Tito 1892-1980 Originally named Josip Broz, the man who became known as Marshal Tito was born the seventh child in a peasant family in northwestern Croatia, then a part of Austria-Hungary. While serving in the Austrian army during the First World War, he was taken prisoner on the Russian front. In 1937 he became involved in reorganizing Yugoslavia,s Communist party the kingdom of Yugoslavia had been created in 1929. When the azis invaded the country in 1941, the Communists were among the first to organize a resistance movement, and Tito became one of its leaders. After the war, Tito held the posts of Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yugoslavia. In January 1953, he became President, and later President for life, of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Tito,s reign was dictatorial in nature, with nationalist insurrections being ruthlessly suppressed in the name of national unity. Under his rule, however, Yugoslavia enjoyed a freer exchange of people and ideas than other countries in the Soviet bloC. Tito is remembered for having defied
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-10-24
