Online Auction 38 - Chabad
Special Chabad Auction in Honor of 11th Nisan - 120 Years from the Birth of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Watch of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, Daughter of Rebbe Rayatz and Wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – With Letter of Authenticity by His Sister Rebbetzin Gurary
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,000
Including buyer's premium
Watch worn by Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, in the 1950s.
A woman's mechanical watch made by Dorset, Switzerland (band made by Speidel).
Letter of authenticity enclosed (handwritten note, in English), signed in Hebrew by her sister Rebbetzin Chana Gurary (1899-1991): "I hereby gift... the Dorset 17 jewels watch worn by my sister and I in the 1950's". The letter is dated November 5, 1989.
Body of watch: Approx. 1.5X2 cm. Good condition. Mechanism not tested (watch appears to work). Minor damage.