#Bestof2019: This 400-year-old treasure set a world auction record for a 17th-Century watch, when it sold for £2.7m in London on July. Created by Jehan Cremsdorff in Paris c.1650, it represents a masterful combination of watchmaker, goldsmith, jeweller, and enameller. Most likely commissioned for a Royal or Noble collector, Cremsdorff’s masterpiece is one of only a handful of comparable pieces in the world (examples sit in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Victoria and the Albert Museum in London). #SothebysWatches #MasterworksofTime #pocketwatch #Auctionrecord