Rolex Worn during WWII 'Great Escape' Sells for $189,000 in New York

A Rolex sold at auction in New York was worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III concentration camp in 1944 TIMOTHY A. CLARY AFP/File

A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from the Nazi Stalag Luft III prisoner-of-war camp sold for $189,000 on Thursday in New York.

The final sum for the timepiece, sold to an anonymous buyer, was less than the $200,000 and $400,000 expected by Christie's, AFP said.