Rare watch belonging to China’s ‘Last Emperor’ sells for a record price at an auction



A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China’s Qing Dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film, “The Last Emperor,” sold for a record $6.2 million at a Hong Kong auction.

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6 comments

  1. no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its puyis watch wang jgiwnei adn puyi ahd to leave chian after 1949.

  2. What about his shoes? They should fetch twice that amount!😂 0:55

  3. Is the watch connected to Covid in any way?

  4. You can buy the emperor’s watch for 5 bucks on any street in NYCs Chinatown.