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A Patek Philippe pocket watch. This list of most expensive watches sold at auction documents the watches sold at auction worldwide for at least 1.5 million US dollars. The final price listed is the total price paid by the buyer converted to US dollars, according to the currency exchange rate at the time of auction.
Tyrian purple (Ancient Greek: πορφύρα porphúra; Latin: purpura), also known as royal purple, imperial purple, or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. The name Tyrian refers to Tyre, Lebanon , once Phoenicia .
In the past, purple dye was very expensive to produce, with the first compound used as one, Tyrian purple, being made from the mucus of a family of sea snail found only in the eastern Mediterranean and off Mogador Island near Morocco. To produce small amounts of it, it was required to obtain the mucus of thousands of snails, which was extremely ...
Throughout the Regal, Republican, and Imperial eras, the fastest, most expensive and sought-after dye was imported Tyrian purple, obtained from the murex. Its hues varied according to processing, the most desirable being a dark "dried-blood" red. [93] Purple had long-standing associations with regality, and with the divine.
The watch used the mechanism of the Calibre 11 (also known as the Chronomatic) and was the first automatic micro-winding chronograph. [4] [5] [6] The Monaco was the first square-cased and water-resistant chronograph. [4] [7] [8] [9] The original model came with Chronomatic lettering at the top of the dial and Monaco at the bottom. [2]
Its successor models include Ref. 2526, Ref. 3520, Ref. 5196, and so on. [3] Introduced in 1985, Ref. 3919 was the most popular model in the Calatrava range, with its signature guilloché "Clous de Paris" bezel. [12] After 21 years, it was replaced in March 2006 by the slightly larger 5119 model. [5]
On February 1, DaniLeigh was charged with 5 years probation after a DUI hit and run in Miami, Florida. [14]On February 4, the 66th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Killer Mike won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Scientists & Engineers" alongside André 3000, Future & Eryn Allen Kane, and the Best Rap Album with MICHAEL.
The brand of watches carries the slogan "Master of Complications". Franck Muller timepieces are famous for their fusion of "modern" style, mostly inspired by American watches from the thirties, like "Elgin tonneau", and traditional Swiss watch manufacturing. Notable timepieces include Revolution2, Revolution3, Crazy Hours, and Colour Dreams.