ok - which of you was it?

MiCr0

Swiss watch auctioned for £3.76m
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/12/watch_auction/

A private Swiss museum has stumped a cool 6.26m Swiss francs (£3.76m) for a "unique" Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph watch, which now has the honour of being the most expensive yellow gold watch ever to sell at auction.

According to Christie's, the 1943-44 timepiece (pictured) features "an avant-garde case design and was a forerunner for future generations of complicated wristwatches". Aurel Bacs, of the auctioneer's watch department, described it as the "Mona Lisa of all watches".

Monday night's sale in Geneva saw European bidders "fiercely challenged by international collectors, especially buyers from China", Bacs explained. Quite who finally secured the prize is unknown, but Reuters notes that Geneva is home to a Patek Philippe museum which "displays exceptional pieces by the independent Swiss watchmaker".

The seller, who scooped a total of 16m Swiss francs (£9.6m) for the 20 pieces he presented for sale, also preferred to remain anonymous. He did, though, explain: "I started buying watches in the 1970s, at a time when these amazing objects appealed to very few collectors and even fewer scholars were exploring this charming field. In my opinion, wristwatches are the most beautiful wearable item created in the 20th century."

Mister Gooey

Unbelievable money spent at that auction. Obviously, the recession is over (in other parts of the world!).

Alan Smithee

3.76 million:eek: think i will hold on to my casio calculator watch, might be worth a few bob in a few years after all it does more than tell the time:D