A Gentleman's Pursuit for Excellence: Watch sold for $4m

A record breaking price was paid for the ‘J.B. Champion Platinum Observatory Chronometer’, a unique platinum chronometer wristwatch, ref. 2458, which was specially manufactured by Patek Philippe for J.B. Champion, the legendary American watch collector, in 1952.

This historically important timepiece realized  $3,990,624 / €3,136,570, setting a world auction record for a watch without complications.