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Lot # 1005: Arnold Luhaaar 1936 Omega 14K Gold Olympic Watch

Category: All Sports

Starting Bid: $400.00

Bids: 4 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "June 2010 Catalog",
which ran from 6/8/2010 12:00 AM to
7/9/2010 9:00 PM



This Olympic watch belonged to Arnold Luhaaar, the Estonian weightlifter who won the bronze medal in the Men's Heavyweight Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The front of the watch has Luhaaar's initials of "AL" engraved and intertwining. The 14K gold watch is made by Omega, and has the "14K" stamp on the inside cover. The watch is not working. The inside has been engraved in Estonian, and reads, "Arnold Luhaaar, Bronze Medal Winner, 21st Olympics, Senior State, August 1936". These controversial Olympics during Hitler's power were also known as the "Games of the XI Olympiad".

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