Year: 1969
Reference: 1044 2469
Model: Timex Mercury
Movement: m24
Complication: Manual wind movement.
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American Civil Rights Movement
gave his incredible speech “I Have a Dream” almost 57 years ago on August 28th, 1963.
exhibited at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
his late wife, Coretta Scott King, the 1968 Timex 1044 was worn by him in his more private and quiet moments
The Timex was seen far less often, but that’s not because King liked it any less. “It just has amazing stories,” said writer Matt Hranek, who learned more about the Timex while researching his best-selling 2017 book A Man and His Watch.
“This is the watch that he wore through his most intense negotiations and his deepest fights for civil rights. There was a quote from [his wife, Coretta Scott King] saying how he watched the seconds tick on that watch. And that’s powerful.”
