That brings us to
link this morning. It was just past 7:00 AM in New York on February 24, when the 31 lots in the first
link "Gerald Genta: Icon of Time" sale began to close. Our attention
link was focused on the first lot, an "Original prototype design of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak," executed as a watercolor on paper by Genta, circa 1972. The final price? A cool CHF 564,500, or USD $611,405.