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Reuters
Reuters
Lifestyle
By Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang

Last emperor of China's watch sells for record $6.2 million in Hong Kong auction

FILE PHOTO: A Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune formerly from the collection of China's last emperor of the Qing Dynasty Aisin-Gioro Puyi is seen during a preview at Phillips, in Hong Kong, China, May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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 ($6.2 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday.

An Asian collector residing in Hong Kong calling on the phone bought the rare Patek Philippe watch that had belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, according to the auction house.

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