Patek Philippe watch owned by last emperor of China's Qing dynasty to be auctioned

Aisin-Gioro Puyi, crowned in 1908 when he wasn’t quite 3 years old, had to abdicate the throne in 1912.

He was allowed to retain his title and continued to live lavishly in the palace until 1924, when he was forced to leave during a coup.

He managed to keep his watch throughout his turbulent life after abdication, even while he was imprisoned.

The watch features a moon-phase and triple-date calendar.

The most expensive watch ever sold at auction was a super-complicated, one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe “Grandmaster Chime” It sold for $31 million in 2019.

Paul Newman’s Rolex sold for a record $17.8 million, he says the provenance added 17 times the value of the estimate.