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Christie’s Sells Patek at Record $5.7 Million in Geneva
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Christie’s International said it sold a one-of-a-kind Patek Philippe from 1944 for the equivalent of $5.7 million, the highest price paid for a yellow-gold wristwatch in auction.
The 18-karat gold chronograph, which has a calendar that adjusts for leap years and displays the phases of the moon, sold for 6.26 million francs, Cristiano De Lorenzo, a spokesman for the auctioneer, said by telephone.