CHAIRMAN MAO WRIST WATCH AND ALARM CLOCK PURCHASED IN TIANANMEN SQUARE, BEIJING FALL 2005.
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Auction #197 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 991 in auction 197
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Item Description
Both of these animated wind-up (not battery operated) timepieces were purchased by Ted Hake from a Chinese vendor just outside the perimeter Tiananmen Square on Nov. 12, 2005. The watch was new in 2005, the wind-up alarm clock is slightly older. On the watch, Mao waves his arm and hand as the seconds pass. There is also a sweep second hand with figural red star on its tip. Reverse has inscription solely in Chinese plus a star design and "502G." Working and Mint. The alarm is 3.5" tall. Large image of Mao above adoring masses. His arm is animated and his famous Little Red Book is shown in his hand. Couple pinpoint paint rubs. N. Mint. Both work and both have same luminous hour and minute hands. From the Hake Collection. Comes with Hake's COA.
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