A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, is expected to fetch over $3 million when it goes on sale in Hong Kong this month
A wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, is expected to fetch over $3 million when it goes on sale inThe eye-watering valuation is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune, one of just eight known to exist.
Puyi pictured in the city of Changchun on March 22, 1932, following his inauguration as chief executive of the newly created, Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo.Puyi, whose life formed the basis of the Oscar-winning 1987 movie"The Last Emperor," ascended the throne as a mere toddler in 1908.
The watch features an Arabic numeral dial, pink gold hands and a "moon phase" function showing the lunar cycle.Almost a decade after returning to China, Puyi was pardoned and lived as a civilian in Beijing until his death in 1967. Permyakov, meanwhile, kept the watch until he died in 2005, after which it was passed to his heirs before being consigned to Phillips by its current owner in 2019.
The watch is being offered alongside several other of Puyi's former possessions. Among them are 15 watercolors, attributed to Puyi's brother-in-law Gobulo Runqi, and a red paper fan also given to Permyakov, featuring a poem inscribed by the former emperor.
The sale will be followed by a two-day watch auction at Phillips featuring some 240 timepieces. Among the historically notable items featured is a limited-edition Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI 1969 once presented to NASA astronaut Charles"Pete" Conrad Jr., the third person ever to walk on the moon.
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