Vacheron & Constantin

MADE CIRCA: 1940

MATERIAL: 18ct Yellow Gold

MOVEMENT: Manual Mechanical

- Winston Churchill, in his first address as Prime Minister of England, tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."

- Charlie Chaplin releases his wartime satirical political comedy-drama film The Great Dictator.

- Olympic Games, assigned to Tokyo, Japan, and later to Helsinki, Finland, are suspended due to WWII.