Records of Time

(1) Vietnamese chief of state from 1949 to 1955, Bao Dai was responsible for renaming his country “Vietnam”. His name became synonymous with his Rolex watch. In 2017, the Bao Dai became the most expensive Rolex ever sold at an auction.

(2) Bacs broke his own record later that year, when he auctioned Paul Newman’s personal stainlesssteel Rolex Cosmograph Daytona for a staggering $17.8m.