Vladimir Putin’s $1 Million Watch Coming to Auction

Originally published by Benjamin Clymer on Hodinkee.

Vladimir Putin, watch guy. Yup, our president's best frenemy is something of a horological connoisseur, and, as we've reported over the years, his collection includes everything from a Blancpain Aqualung that he wore while signing the treaty to annex Crimea to a range of other watches that make up six times what his declared yearly income is. Today, however, we've found the most impressive and expensive timepiece from the Putin collection, and it's coming up for sale.