The opening bid was for $500,000, and
link it came before auctioneer Aurel Bacs had even finished introducing the watch. Someone countered with $550,000 and the original bidder countered
link with $700,000. From there, the bidding was a bit slow, but steady. It reached the $1,000,000 mark in just another minute or two, eventually hammering at
link that price, going to a bidder with an advance bid in the books.