A Patek Philippe watch once owned by Egypt's King Farouk sold for $912,500 at a Christie's auction¹ in Dubai, an official from the auction house said, setting a record for a watch sold in the Middle East.

佳士得拍卖行的一位官员称，埃及国王法鲁克用过的一只百达翡丽表在迪拜以91.25万美元的价格售出，创造了中东手表拍卖记录。

"I am not surprised the watch went up to a hammer price of $750,000," an associated specialist in the watch department at Christie's said.

佳士得拍卖行手表部门一位行业专家表示：“这块手表的成交价一路升到75万美元，对此我毫不惊讶。”

In the end, the watch's sale tag of $912,500 included a buyer's premium².

加上买家的加价，最终这块手表的售价为91.25万美元。

King Farouk, Egypt's last king, was a collector of rare watches, cars and coins.

法鲁克国王是埃及最后一位国王，他喜欢收藏稀世钟表、汽车和硬币。

Made in 1944 and embossed with an old Egyptian royal crest³, the Patek Philippe 1518 with perpetual calendar and chronograph is said to be one of only 281 such models ever made by the prestigious⁴ Swiss watchmaker.

这款百达翡丽1518系列手表生产于1944年，镶有古埃及皇家羽饰，带有万年历和记时仪。据说瑞士这家享有盛誉的钟表制造商仅生产了281块同款手表。

The 1518 series was the first by any watch manufacturer to combine perpetual calendar and chronograph.

1518系列是钟表制造商将万年历与记时计合二为一的首创。