A pocket watch made in Coventry in 1907 has set a new world record after being sold at an auction in Switzerland.
Carl Player, 31, from Coventry, said the antique made by his great-grandfather was estimated to be worth £1 million.
But it set a new record, with auctioneer Phillips Watches confirming it sold for 2,238,000 Swiss francs, the equivalent of £2,122,896.
The watch features moon phases, an alarm and a thermometer and was described as “one of the world’s most complex vintage pocket watches ever made”.
Mr Player, who attended the auction in Geneva, said he felt a “connection” to his ancestor when he held the device in his hands.
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