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Got this from my grandpa, any info about it would be nice. Couldnt find an exact one anywhere on the web (alien.top)

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[–] charfoglio@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

My guess is these watches were custom made for Credit Suisse to be given / gifted to employees as a token of appreciation / recognition.

This is based on what I have heard from someone who works for Credit Suisse (now UBS). Earlier Credit Suisse used to gift actual 1g gold bars to employees as token of appreciations and recognition. Later on they stopped giving actual gold bars but the award / certificate (with no monetary value) was still given as recognition for going above an beyond. The person telling me the story received 3 gold bars (the worthless virtual ones) this year from Credit Suisse (before it was taken over by UBS).

Did your Grandfather ever work for Credit Suisse or knew someone who did?