What clock and watch to accompany MAO zedong 31 years, when MAO zedong was fighting the world is known as the "three do not take", one does not take a gun, two do not take money, three do not wear a watch. Accidentally looked through the September 18 "new culture newspaper", a piece of news about MAO zedong watch leap out of the paper: chairman MAO zedong life only two watches, follow chairman MAO rongma life, war in the south and north, a minute and a second to witness chairman MAO's glorious life, but also witnessed the founding of the new China's difficult history! Today, the international auction market has bid more than 10 million for the two watches. Today, small make up take you to see chairman MAO took these two watches.
On August 28, 945, when MAO zedong went to chongqing for negotiation, guo moruo saw at the airport that MAO zedong did not wear a watch on his wrist and immediately gave MAO zedong his omega watch. This omega watch, the shell is round, is a mechanical watch, the table diameter of 4 cm, font "12" number under the "Q" symbol and 0MFEGA words, watchband for brown leather. From the world watch kingdom Switzerland. About the origin of this watch, it is said that guo moruo bought it when he was traveling in Europe, and it is also said that it was a souvenir given by his friends in the Soviet union when guo moruo was invited to visit the Soviet union in the summer of 1945 not long before that.
Omega table in his hand for a long time, the bottom of the table yellow, dial fuzzy, watchband is broken, the staff suggested MAO zedong for a piece, but he did not agree, he said: "put the watch shop to repair, change only watchband can wear. Later, the mechanical failure of the watch, just as a Swiss friend gave MAO zedong a gold watch, the staff took the opportunity to give MAO zedong to change the watch, MAO zedong had to put the gold watch on the hand, but feel too heavy, uncomfortable, only a few days to take it down, ordered the Treasury, and asked to repair the omega table again. So the old Swiss watch in 1969 and visit Beijing hengdeli watchshop, repair workers clean the movement of the watch, replaced the dial and watchband. After the repair, MAO zedong continued to wear it until his death in September 1976. The omega presented by guo moruo accompanied MAO zedong for 31 years.
The watch was put on display in the museum of the Chinese revolution after MAO's death. Later, it was taken back by the general office of the CPC central committee and handed over to shaoshan comrade MAO zedong memorial hall for collection in November 1990.