MTL - Treasure Hunt Tycoon-Chapter 1630 many years ago
"What special story does this watch have?" The children were so happy that they crowded around Li Du and surrounded him, staring at Li Du like a hungry puppy looking at a bone, waiting for him to tell a story.
Li Du laughed: "Do you know the Second World War?"
The children nodded one after another: "The evil war waged by Nazi Germany and the crazy Japanese military ministry." "My grandfather's father has participated. He is a navy and has fought a Japanese navy ship." It was the worst war! "
Li Du also nodded, saying: "During the Second World War, Rolex has gained a considerable reputation, and Royal Air Force pilots have bought Rolex to replace watches with substandard accuracy."
"However, when they were arrested and sent to a prisoner of war camp, their watches were confiscated. But many people hope that they still have a watch, which was shot down during a British air raid around 1942. After being placed in the third prisoner of war camp, he ordered a chronograph from Rolex and expressed dissatisfaction with the Germans' seizure of one of his watches. "
"When the founder of Rolex, the German Hans Wilsdorf, heard of this, he offered to replace confiscated watches for officers of the prisoner of war camp, without paying for it until the end of the war."
"Do you know what this means?" Li Du asked.
Victoria was very positive: "It is Rolex that can give British pilots watches for free. This is the compensation he made for pilots as a German, right?"
Li Du nodded: "Yes, and the implication of this president's approach is that he is not optimistic that Germany can win this war. He believes that the Allied Forces will eventually win. In fact, this is an investment by a businessman. "
"After this incident, some British officers explained to Wilsdorf in letters, in which prisoner of war they were detained, and how Rolex was confiscated."
"No other evidence is needed, and President Wilsdorf stated that he fully believed what the British officer wrote in the letter, and that the words in the letter were reliable evidence, as reliable as British bonds."
"In this way, everyone who sent the order letter got a Rolex 3525 watch, a limited-edition 3525 watch specially made for pilots."
"But it was during the war that Rolex was doing it as an enemy, so it is not easy to send each watch, but Rolex has shown extraordinary dedication to these customers. All orders are followed up by Hans- Autographed by Wilsdorf. "
"What is about to make this watch really famous around the world is that on March 10, 1943, a British pilot, Clive Nadine, ordered a stainless steel Rolex from Wilsdorf. ... "
Hearing here, a teacher in her 50s laughed, "Ah, I see. This is indeed a big event, and the great escape is about to begin!"
Li Du nodded and smiled at him and said, "Yes, this corporal's watch is 3525, because it is a steel case, hard and reliable, equipped with the famous Valjoux23 chronograph movement, and equipped with a radium luminous dial, also at night. Works. "
"The price of this watch is quite high. Nadine is going to use the money earned as a shoemaker in the prisoner of war camp to pay for the purchase of Rolex. On July 3 of the same year, a Rolex was sent to the prisoner of war camp. Ding wrote a note, telling him that a British gentleman like Nadine didn't have to worry about paying for the watch, and that everything would be discussed after the war. "
A child with a parent who was a businessman couldn't help but exclaim: "This is really a brave president. He did a great job."
Li Du smiled and continued: "As I said just now, this watch is not ordinary, it is more accurate, it can be used at night, and it is sturdy and durable. The reason why such a watch is because of the sergeant Nadine planned An escape plan, a plan to escape from the prisoner of war camp! "
"This Rolex was used to time the Great Escape. It was used to calculate the patrol timetable of the prison guards and the time required to cross the tunnel on March 24, 1944."
"In fact, 600 months after the escape plan was made, 600 captives dug three escape tunnels. One was useless and the other was discovered by German guards. Only one tunnel named 'Harry' in 1944 3 Month completed. "
"On that faint moonlight night, they started their operations. Pilots lined the tunnel one by one in silence, hoping that 200 people would return to their hometown through the occupied Europe."
"The order of escape was determined by a lottery. Corporal was drawn to number 67, but unfortunately, shortly afterwards, the escape was detected by the guards and the tunnel was closed. In the end, there was only a small part, not including the brave corporal."
"Hitler was very angry at the fleeing operation. He ordered the execution of a group of people, including Corporal Nadine as the leader ..."
Hearing here ~ www.novelbuddy.com ~ some children couldn't help but burst into tears.
Li Du did not continue, he touched the hair of the children around him, handed the watch to them, let them watch one by one, and then said, "This is the legend of the POW watch. This watch is not only a timing tool, it is also a The sense of responsibility of business leaders and the determination of a group of warriors who yearn for freedom! "
"Long live freedom, my children!"
A group of children followed, "Long live freedom!"
Principal Kane took the teachers and parents to applause and looked at Li Du's gaze, which was an appreciation.
Take the children to clean up the warehouse and play games again in the afternoon. Even if this one-day social practice activity is over, Li Du can be busy.
Finally, all the students were sent to the school. Li Dusong was relieved and said to the principal, "It is a shame to humiliate the mission."
Principal Kane admired: "More than that, you have done a great job and you know too much. Who did you learn so much from?"
Li Du smiled: "I learned with one of my partners, but he is no longer there."
The principal quickly apologized: "Sorry, I mentioned your sadness. May God bless him and may he be happy in heaven ..."
Li Du looked dull: "Uh, I mean he's not in this industry anymore. He wasn't dead. He just got married and lived well."
principal:"……"
Today's events filled him with emotion. He brought the children to the warehouse auction industry, just as Hans took him to the auction for the first time.
Everything looked like yesterday. He looked back, and it seemed that he could still see the figure of the man sitting in front of Hanna's small building with his legs open.
But this is not yesterday, it was years ago.
