Chapter 466 The Whole World Is One Piece

When the first auction item appeared on the display stand, the people present immediately exclaimed.

But Li Changheng only glanced at it, and lost interest in an instant.

blood jade.

It is not correct to say that this thing is a blood jade.

The red color on the ancient jade is formed by the iron element in the soil or the iron in the funerary objects oxidized and decomposed into the jade, forming dark red or reddish-brown markings.

It looked really good-looking, but Li Changheng would never touch this thing.

And people like Virgil, after seeing Li Changheng's expression, knew that he was not only not interested, he didn't like it, and even hated this piece of jade.

But in such a short period of time, even a person like Virgil who has a wide network of connections in the art market cannot do it if he wants to find a suitable artwork to sell to him.

Finally forced to do so, Virgil gritted his teeth and took out an enamel gold pocket watch from the vest pocket of his suit.

"Anyone who knows me should know that this pocket watch is priced at 500,000 pounds, and each price increase is no less than 50,000 pounds."

Annie immediately shook Li Changheng's arm, and said in a shrill voice, "Henry, buy it."

No need to explain, just looking at the excited and surprised expressions of the people around him, Li Changheng knew that the enamel gold pocket watch, which was a circle larger than ordinary pocket watches and a little smaller than the palm of his hand, must be a good thing.

Moreover, I remembered that Frank Abagnale said that the antique shop he opened on the side of the Star Square mainly sells antique pocket watches.

In other words, Frank had seen the pocket watch in Virgil's hand, so he thought of picking it up.

Virgil on the auction stage probably saw that he was only listening to Annie's explanation, so he couldn't help explaining with a sigh in his heart.

"This pocket watch is on July 1, 1945, my 10th anniversary in the business, and it is the first auction I hosted again after a four-year hiatus.

It was the first time that the transaction amount exceeded 100,000 pounds.

I specially found Patek Philippe, and added blue, red, pure white, blue, blue, and ink five-color enamel according to the 24 functions of the 32-year-old super complex pocket watch.

The world's first and only super-complex enamel gold pocket watch was created.

Using 951 parts, the accurate travel time can reach 150 years. My personal valuation of this pocket watch is 800,000 pounds.

But if you add its unique attribute of enamel combined with super functions, how much it is worth depends on whether you like it or not. "

As soon as Virgil finished speaking, someone directly shouted, "810,000 pounds."

Li Changheng listened silently to Annie's explanation of this pocket watch, and only then did he know that Patek Philippe's first pocket watch with super complex functions was designed in 1932 and was not created until 40 years. Henry Graves pocket watch with super complicated functions.

As for who Henry Graves is, people have long since ignored it, but this pocket watch does make Patek Philippe the number one in the world in terms of complex functions.

And it has remained so until now.

Of course, it will definitely be surpassed in the future, but at this time it is indeed the most collectible pocket watch.

Not to mention that Virgil has been carrying it with him all the time, which means that the watch is not only in good condition, but also has no problems with its function.

In addition, the first owner is also called Henry, Li Changheng and other bidders. After 1.4 million, there are only 3 people left, and they raised their hands for the first time.

However, this time, he didn't raise the price by hundreds of thousands without shouting. Instead, he raised his hand without even thinking about it.

Within minutes the price had gone all the way to £2 million.

And when he was the first to raise the price to 2 million, everyone's eyes were on the only buyer who was still hesitating.

Perhaps as long as he quotes 2.1 million, Li Changheng will be the same as the previous bronze statue, and it is not impossible to withdraw directly again.

And the person who continued to increase the price also thought of this, so he has been supporting it until now.

After thinking about it, if I called out 2.05 million, I might as well make the last effort and call out 210.

If the young man continues to follow up, then give up.

If his bottom line is 2.1 million, then he can save 50,000 pounds by calling 2.1 million instead of calling 2.05 million.

It's a pity that all this is just his personal expectation.

After shouting out 2.15 million, Li Changheng smiled and nodded to the buyers who gave up, and under the congratulations of everyone at the scene, he came up to Virgil's side.

He took the golden enamel gold pocket watch that was about the size of a palm and weighed at least 1 catties.

After taking a closer look, I saw that in addition to the blue and red enamel on the gold case, there were green pine trees and two red-crowned cranes on the dial of the pocket watch.

Of course Li Changheng understood what Songhe Yannian represented.

In France, there were many people from the Celestial Dynasty who helped fight the war. In addition, Virgil was a master art appraiser. It was no surprise that he could understand what Songhe represented.

But while Li Changheng fell in love with this gold pocket watch, he also felt amazed at how Europeans could already have such advanced enamel craftsmanship.

What they don't know is that the earliest enamel technology appeared in the desert area, and then this technology was introduced to Europe in the 14th century.

Even when the pocket watch was invented, it has been combined with enamel technology by craftsmen to provide customized services for nobles.

He reached out to shake hands with Virgil and wrote the check. Li Changheng took Annie back to the hotel under the guard of Zhang Tianzhi and others.

It was not long before 3 pm, sitting on the open-air balcony on the second floor of the hotel.

Not only did Jack Chen come to the appointment on time, Laura Fang Na unexpectedly followed Jack Chen uninvited, and also followed.

Needless to say, this chick was definitely not there to chat with Annie.

Annie gave Li Changheng a helpless and dissatisfied look, while Li Changheng shrugged with a smile, stood up and shook hands with Big Nose to say hello, and then waved to Laura as a greeting.

As soon as everyone sat down, Laura said first, "My lord, can I have a look at that enamel gold pocket watch?"

Li Changheng is 100% sure now, the chick in front of him has a crush on him for some reason.

Looking at Annie, I saw her smiling and taking out the pocket watch from her handbag, and whispering to Laura, who would be her cousin if they were really relatives, playing with the pocket watch.

Jack Chen suddenly looked sadly and puzzled at Laura, then at Annie, and finally at Li Changheng.

Li Changheng spread his hands helplessly, it's normal for a big nose to have a crush on Laura.

This woman is only in her twenties at this time, and it is the most beautiful time.

But he really couldn't understand why Annie and Laura acted like old friends when she knew that Laura had taken a fancy to her boyfriend.

When Li Changheng saw the big nose, he knew that he should not understand women's thoughts.

For a woman like Annie who was born in the palace, the skills of Gongdou were taught by her grandmother and mother herself.

The more guarded you are, the more women will act like good sisters.

After eating a piece of dessert and coffee, Li Changheng asked Jack Chen in Cantonese, "Since you were able to find and steal the knight sword from the primitive tribe in Africa.

So you should be familiar with Africa? "