A Patek Philippe watch owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi—the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty—sold for $5.1 million hammer at an auction Tuesday, more than 85 years after it was first made by the German ...

HONG KONG — A luxury watch that belonged to China’s last emperor has sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong. The rare Patek Philippe timepiece was once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Puyi (7 February 1906 – 17 October 1967), of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the last Emperor of China. He ruled in two periods between 1908 and 1917, firstly as the ...

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A Patek Philippe watch owned by the last emperor of China’s Qing dynasty, and worn through his five years as a captive of the Soviets in Siberia, will come to auction later this year. Based on similar ...

Aisin-Giro Puyi wore the rare Patek Philippe timepiece while detained in Siberia. Left: A Patek Philippe reference 96 Quantieme Lune formerly from the collection of Aisin-Giro Puyi. Courtesy of ...

A platinum watch that once belonged to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of China, has sold for $6.2 million, announced Phillips auction house this week. That figure far exceeds the pre-auction ...

The Imperial Palace of Manchukuo Museum was built on the spot where Aisin Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), lived and is one of China's three existing royal palace relics.

A rare 1929 Patek Philippe Calatrava owned by the last emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty will hit the block at Phillips later this year, with bidding starting at $1-million. The watch is a case ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune formerly from the collection of China's last emperor of the Qing Dynasty Aisin-Gioro ...

Russell Working had never spoken to the 83-year-old translator he was about to meet for the first time because the old man, fearing a KGB tap, had no phone. What Working, an Oak Park-based freelance ...

HONG KONG — A luxury watch that belonged to China’s last emperor has sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong. The rare Patek Philippe timepiece was once owned by Aisin-Gioro Puyi ...