Last emperor's watch sells for record $6.2m in HKSAR
An Asian collector residing in the HKSAR bought the Patek Philippe watch that belonged to Puyi, whose life formed the Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor.
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An Asian collector residing in the HKSAR bought the Patek Philippe watch that belonged to Puyi, whose life formed the Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor.
The rare Patek Philippe watch belonged to Qing Dynasty emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who reigned from the age of 2 and was captured by the Red Army in 1945.
The rare Patek Philippe watch belonged to Qing Dynasty emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who reigned from the age of 2 and was captured by the Red Army in 1945.
HONG KONG - A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, whose life formed the basis of the Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor, sold for a record HK$49 million (S$8.4 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday (May 23). An Asian collector residing in Hong Kong calling on the phone bought the rare...
The auction house said it spent three years collaborating with watch specialists, historians, journalists, and scientists to research the watch's history and verify its provenance