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- Ex-MI5 agent infuriates colleagues by putting special edition Breitling watch on eBay
Former spy has put up special edition MI5 centenary Breitling on eBay
Lost his job three years ago and is now selling watch to make ends meetformer MI5 employee has put up a special edition Breitling watch celebrating the 100th anniversary of the British security service on eBay.
The ex-spy claims he has been forced to sell the £1,000 timepiece after falling on hard times since losing his job three years ago.
The man worked as a surveillance officer for MI5 for 18 years before he was fired following a disagreement with his superiors
The watch is a Breitling Superocean Steelfish, commissioned specially for MI5’s centenary celebrations, available only to employees of the domestic intelligence agency.
Only a few hundred were mad, but the unnamed former agent is now forced to part with the timepiece for finance his education, The Daily Mirror revealed
The unnamed former surveillance officer told the paper he was sad to sell the watch, but that he had no choice.
‘ I need the money to pay for my studies and even though the Security Service will be annoyed that I am selling it I have decided to go out and see what bids I get,’ he told The Daily Mirror.
‘So far I have had good offers and considerable interest on eBay and I must admit, I will be very sorry to be losing the watch as I have little to remind me of my time with the service.’
Despite the auction supposedly ending at 7.45GMT on Sunday, the ad had been removed from eBay on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Mirror, the post called the auction ‘a unique opportunity to purchase a bit of national history,’ promising that the watch would come with authenticity papers as well as a certificate with a chronological history of MI5.
Before it was taken down, bids had reached £3,500.
‘All members of the Security Service have to sign the Official Secrets Act and as such are required not to reveal for whom they work – or have worked – once they leave,’ a security source told the paper.
‘It would probably be better if this watch was not on general release, although nobody would officially confirm its authenticity.
Le concept de série limitée spéciale service secret me laisse pantois. Autant les mettre en uniforme ce sera plus clair
Je m’interroge sur la spontanéité de cette vente qui est une très belle communication pour Breitling…
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Contraria contrariis curantur. (Les contraires se guérissent par les contraires).il manque le gyrophare…
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Contraria contrariis curantur. (Les contraires se guérissent par les contraires).- ZEN a écrit:
- il manque le gyrophare…
C’était en option mais ils se sont dit que ça ferait un peu trop.- francoisb a écrit:
- Le logo sur la gauche du cadran est très discret
Il est sur la gauche pour rester caché sous la chemise…
J’espère que les missions de « l’espion » en question ne consistaient pas en du repérage et de la surveillance car vu la qualité de la photo de sa montre je doute qu’il puisse identifier une cible clairement …
Le mec qui l’achète n’a pas intérêt à la porter au milieu d’une foule : il va se faire refroidir rapidement !
PS : je n’avais pas pensé à la chemise qui cachera le blason.
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