Last emperor of China's watch sells for record $8.4m in Hong Kong auction

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...

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