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The 10 Most Expensive Watches Ever Sold (& Why They’re So Significant)

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2499 Price Realized: $7,860,000 Auction House: Sotheby’s, Hong Kong Year: 2022 Patek Philippe and Gobbi Milano put their signatures to yet another remarkable timepiece with the Patek Philippe Gobbi Milano Pink Gold Ref. Pocket watches can command millions of dollars if they have the right credentials.

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Lawmen and Cowboys: Collecting the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

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Falling back on their lawmen credentials, the trio soon enforced justice. Though the item’s provenance was not exceptional, the lure that it may have once belonged to the lawman meant it went for almost $40,000 in 2022. In 2022, a period-mounted photograph of Tough Nut Mine, located just outside the town, went for nearly $2000.

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Kim Rix Relaunches Gemstone Tours With Focus on Ethics and Sustainability

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Rix, who earned her Graduate Gemologist credentials in 2016 from the Gemological Institute of America, told The Jeweler Blog that she ran her first gemstone tour in early 2020. On tap for 2025 are gem-focused adventures in Sri Lanka (Feb. 17-26), Vietnam (May 18-24), Tanzania (July 2-19) and Sierra Leone (Nov.