The timepiece was likely gifted to Hitler on April 20, 1933, to mark his 44th birthday. The watch, which was commissioned by the Nazi Party and assembled in Munich, features three dates: Hitler’s birthday, the day he became chancellor of Germany and when the Nazi Party won the national election in March 1933. The timepiece was likely gifted to Hitler on April 20, 1933, to mark his 44th birthday, which coincided with him being named an honorary citizen of Bavaria. The buyer, who chose to remain anonymous, is a European Jew, Panagopulos said.

The auction house’s president, Bill Panagopulos, said he had been getting death threats over the sale of the watch. which also peddled the German dictator’s globe-shaped bar in 2020 - had estimated the value of the gold Andrea Huber timepiece at between $2 million and $4 million, describing it as a “World War II relic of historic proportions.”īut Jewish leaders and others condemned last week’s auction of the wristwatch, saying the timepiece had little to no historical value. Hail who now? Paladino stokes outrage with praise for Adolf HitlerĪdolf Hitler’s personalized watch - complete with its infamous owner’s initials “AH” and an engraved swastika - just sold for $1.1 million amid widespread backlash.Īlexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Md. Hitler-themed wine defended as ‘a nice joke’ by Italian winemaker Kentucky school official compares parent to Hitler in ‘Gender Queer’ book clash

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