The pocket watch was crafted in 1910 by Alfred Overstrijd, a Jewish man from the Dutch city of Rotterdam who was then learning to be a watchmaker. He made it as a gift for his brother, Louis, for ...

This silver pocket watch saved the life of a World War One soldier fighting for Britain on the Somme - by stopping a German bullet from piercing his chest. The two-inch timepiece was unearthed by ...

The pocket watch - covered in Nazi insignia and with a special medal commemorating the date - is believed to have been produced for the party faithful. Border guards in Grzechotki, ...

History: The first watches made were German pocket watches dating back to the 1600s. Craftsmen filed each part by hand and timepieces took months to create. Wristwatches didn’t become popular ...

A RARE watch produced by the Nazis to mark Hitler’s 47th birthday has been stumbled upon by customs. Border guards at Grzechotki in Poland discovered the 1936 pocket watch in a car from Russia ...

A gold German pocket watch worth $2,000 has been reported stolen from a house in the 300 block of East Woodland Road, a police report said. The watch was reported missing Sept. 11, the report said.

A rare collection of Nazi memorabilia, including a death head ring owned by Nazi SS leader Heinrich Himmler, has helped an auction house to secure its best sale in five years.

The watch, made as a gift in 1910, has been returned to the maker’s family in the Netherlands. It still works. By Claire Moses After nearly 80 years, a watch that was taken by a Nazi soldier ...