Rare Patek Philippe Watch Owned by China’s Last Emperor Fetches Over $5 Million at Auction

This watch, with reference code 96, is the first model of the renowned Swiss house to bear a reference code

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It features a lunar calendar and is adorned with a symbol representing one of the moon phases

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Previously owned by Esen Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing dynasty

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He ruled over the final Chinese empire

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He entrusted it to his Russian translator, Georgy Permyakov, upon his release from detention in Russia

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