TruemorsWatch given to the officers in the People’s Liberation Army who helped quell the Tiananmen Square uprising on June 4, 1989. On this date the Chinese People’s Liberation Army sent troops into the square using live fire to disperse the crowd and thousands of protesters were killed. Each soldier participating in the operation was given one of these watches. The stainless steel watch features a profile of a soldier’s head as well as the word Beijing and the date of the protest, “89.6,” in addition to Chinese characters.
Watch given to the officers in the People’s Liberation Army
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Title: Watch given to the officers in the People’s Liberation Army
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at 07:25 on December 14th, 2011
i have one of these watches. it was given to me by a chinese woman who was dating a friend of mine in the late 90's. she said it was given to her by her brother who was an officer in the chinese army. it is in the original case, white and red plastic. i am trying to find the value of it. does anyone know?