A Rolex watch that survived the real-life Great Escape has been sold for £155,000.
A timekeeper with a waterproof case and Radium-filled hands that let it be seen in the dark, it is thought the watch played a key part in the daring escape.
It was owned by Flight Lieutenant Gerald Imeson, who was imprisoned in the Axis-controlled prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III after his Wellington bomber made an emergency landing off the coast of Belgium.
During the escape attempt that inspired the 1963…
