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10 Fascinating Facts About Rolex

In 2017, a Rolex (The Paul Newman Daytona) exchanged hands for $17.8 million at a private auction. This also set the record for the most expensive watch ever sold. To understand how crazy this figure is, you can buy a private jet or a luxury villa in any of LA’s posh neighborhoods with this kind of money. 

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The Interesting History of Snuff

Its popularity only grew even more when it got an endorsement from the French Queen Catherine de' Medici, who declared it a wonder for headaches. This was following a recommendation by Jean Nicot, a French scholar and diplomat. 

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