Romania’s King Michael carried special watch
One of the possessions of the late King Michael I of Romania recently came under the spotlight for its special value.
King Michael I of Romania, who passed away on December 5, was the owner of a Patek Philippe reference 1518 wristwatch.
A Patek Philippe 1518 in stainless steel sold for approximately USD 11 million in 2016 at an auction in Geneva, making it the most expensive wristwatch sold at an auction.
For some time, it was believed that King Michael was the owner of one of the few two-tone examples of the watch. Since most of the photographs of the king, up to a certain period, were black-and-white ones, there was no way to know for sure what kind of model the king owned, according to this feature on Bloomberg.com.
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(Photos: Wikipedia/ Familia Regala a Romaniei Facebook Page/phillipswatches.com)
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