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Chapter 53: Paris doctor

Dear Hobby:

How are you in London? Liv and I miss you very much, as well as Liz and William. Are these two little guys obedient?

The situation in France is not very good. Luxembourg has surrendered. The Netherlands has also announced that it has given up resistance. The **** Nazis have begun to enter the French border, and it is said that the situation on the front line is also not very good. Liv and I are both worried about whether the French soldiers can withstand the imperial tanks.

A few days ago, the German plane actually crossed the defense line and flew over Paris. Although it was quickly driven away by the brave French Air Force fighters, Liv and I thought this was not a good thing. There are many rumors in Paris that the Germans will be able to call in soon, and Paris may not be able to keep it by then.

Sorry, I shouldn’t have told you these things to make you worry. But if you don’t say this, I don’t know what to say to you.

Liv and I have already decided that we are going to see you by boat next week, but I don’t know if I can buy a ticket. No way. It is said that the German striker has reached the front line of Lille. If there is no reinforcement, it is really difficult for the French and British fighters to resist the German tanks. Therefore, we must leave Paris. Liv, me and the children don’t want to lose our lives in Paris.

Okay, let’s not talk about these sad things, let’s talk about some happy things.

Hobby, do you remember our distant cousin Lewis? Yes, it is the Lewis in Switzerland. He is now a very well-known watchmaker. At the beginning of this year, I specially commissioned Patek Philippe to make a watch for me with both world time zone and pulse meter functions. You know, I am a loyal user of Patek Philippe, so I can directly commission Patek Philippe to customize it for me. A watch. I use that watch very well, and now I always wear it with me.

But while making that watch, I also asked him to make a universal time watch for me. Lewis made a model of this watch last year. I have seen that watch. It is very beautiful, so I personally entrust him to make another watch of that model for me. Although I did not pass the commission of Patek Philippe for this watch, Lewis still obtained the personal authorization of Mr. Stein, the current owner of Patek Philippe, to make the watch for me in the name of Patek Philippe.

This watch was also delivered last month. It is great, great. But now I can’t do without the watch I have been wearing. There is a pulse meter on that watch, which is very convenient, so I am going to mail this watch to you. I hope you like it!

I love your brother, Pierre.

May 18, 1940

This is the first letterhead, and there are two letterheads underneath. Yang Jing opened the second letterhead and found that the ink marks on the two letterheads were different. Obviously, the two letterheads were not written on the same day.

The letterhead that I just finished reading was written in blue ink, and the second letterhead was written in black ink.

Dear Hobby:

I have to say sorry, Liv and my children may not be able to find you in London.

The situation in France has become very bad, and I did not expect that in less than a few days, the entire northern part of France would have been completely eroded. French soldiers and British troops have been surrounded by German tanks in a small area near the sea. Oh my god, has God abandoned us?

The German striker has arrived in the outskirts of Paris, and now Paris can hear the rumble of cannons and the roar of German planes every day.

I don’t know how long France can resist, but the situation is really critical. The letters I sent you last week were all returned. The British submarine has blocked the English Channel, and the letters can no longer be mailed between Britain and France.

There are no more ships off the coast of France, so we can’t get across the English Channel to England at all. Liv and I are going to leave Paris with our children and go to the south of France to hide.

Also, the watch made by cousin Lewis was hidden in the base of the clock.

Do you remember the game of hiding things we played together when we were young? If you remember, then you can find this watch and, of course, these two letters. In other words, when you see these two letters, you have found it.

My neighbor is a French naval officer. He will go to Dunkirk tomorrow. I looked for him yesterday. He said he could bring me something to go to England, so I am going to give this clock to him to bring you. past.

Hope you can receive this clock.

Also, you must remember that that watch is worthy of your serious collection. I hope that when we meet again, I can see that watch on your wrist.

love your brother, Pierre Alfons

May 24, 1940

As for the third letterhead, it more directly proves the origin of this watch, because this letterhead is a letter written by Master Cottier to a doctor in Paris.

Dear Pierre:

I have received your letter. To be honest, I was a bit embarrassed at first for your request. But after I talked to Mr. Chris Stein of Patek Philippe about this matter, Mr. Stein readily agreed to my request. He said that he would personally authorize me to make you a platinum world time watch. Yes, the Patek Philippe trademark can be used at the same time. But Mr. Stein also specifically stated that this is only one piece.

So, my dear cousin, I will be able to make this watch for you soon, and when you read this letter, this watch should already be in front of you.

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The third letterhead is a letter from Master Cottier to his cousin, that is, the doctor in Paris. In addition to explaining the origin of this watch, this letter also contains some homely words. At the end of the letterhead, there are Lewis Cottier’s name.

After reading these three letterheads, Yang Jing took a deep breath and picked up the phone to check again, finally confirming the true origin of this watch.

Obviously, Pierre Alfons, who wrote these two letterheads, is the Paris doctor who once commissioned Patek Philippe to make Cottier master the watch with both world time zone and pulse meter.

This event did happen. It was in 1940. At the request of an old customer, Patek Philippe asked Master Cottier to make a watch with both world time zone and pulse meter functions.

What Yang Jing didn’t expect was that this doctor was still a cousin with Master Cottier. Therefore, this doctor was able to let Master Cottier make another Patek Philippe World Time men’s watch Ref-1415-HU for him in private.

But Master Cottier couldn’t bear to refuse his cousin’s request. After soliciting the consent of Mr. Chris Stein, the boss of the Swiss watchmaker Stein brothers who bought Patek Philippe in 1932, the production was made for the Parisian doctor. This watch.

No wonder there is no record of this watch in Patek Philippe. At that time, Mr. Chris Stein was only privately authorized to Cottier. Even Patek Philippe is unwilling to offend a watchmaker like Cottier, and try to meet the requirements of this watchmaker as much as possible.

Later, it may be that Chris Stein forgot about this or forgot to record the authorization in Patek Philippe, so this watch did not appear on Patek Philippe’s official records.

But even if there is no record, the true identity of this watch cannot be denied. After all, these three letter papers are enough to prove that this watch is absolutely rooted. Of course, if you count the certificate that was wrapped together and signed by Master Lewis Cottier, the identity of this watch is definitely not gone.

And it can be seen from these three letterheads that after UU reading www.uukanshu.com this Pierre Alfons got this watch, he wanted to give this watch to his younger brother, far away in London. Hobby.

It was obviously not a good time at that time.

The first letterhead was written on May 18, 1940, and the Dunkirk retreat that shocked the world took place on May 26 of that year.

The doctor originally wanted to wait a few days before taking a boat to the UK, but it happened that Britain and France were preparing for the Dunkirk retreat. At that time, it was impossible to take a boat to the UK. , Because at that time, all the ships gathered in Dunkirk, and there were no passenger ships for ordinary people to ride. Even if there is a ship, no ship dared to go out to sea at the risk of being sunk by a German plane.

At that time, the bottom of the English Channel was dominated by British submarines, but the sky was occupied by German fighters and bombers.

After discovering this fact, the doctor wrote a second letter to his brother. He hid the three letters and the watch in the base of the clock, and entrusted his neighbor who was an officer in the French Navy to take the seat. Zhong sent to England.

According to the doctor’s letterhead, as long as his brother receives this clock, then according to the game of hiding things the two brothers played when they were young, his brother will definitely be able to find this watch and the three letters.

In the end, for unknown reasons, this clock was not sent to London. Perhaps the officer was captured by the Germans on the way to Dunkirk, or something else happened. Anyway, the clock stayed in the end. In France, I don’t know how to be collected by the old man of the watch shop, Jean Armand, and finally made myself cheaper!

PS: Bow to thank “Purple Flame Tianjiao” and “Lights Seeing Others” for their 100 rewards!