A magazine once calculated how much it would cost a man to smoke a cigar for the rest of his life, and the results were astonishing

"Cohiba 50th Anniversary Limited Edition! Friends who like cigars should know that there is no need to introduce too much, but only emphasize one point, that is, there are only 50 sets of this one on the market! The starting price is 300,000 US dollars, and the price increase is not less than 5,000 US dollars each time. ”

The auctioneer spoke loudly on the stage and announced the start of bidding.

"310,000!"

"320,000!"

"350,000!"

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The competition is much fiercer, and many successful men, especially those of a certain age, like to smoke cigars. And this kind of person is often willing to spend money.

Wang Ye didn't get involved at first, because he knew that there was no point in shouting the price in front of him, and it was impossible to buy it at a low price.

Until the price reached $400,000, most people withdrew from the competition, and the price was already too high.

This set of cigars is only 50 cigars, and 400,000 US dollars is 2.5 million yuan, which is 50,000 yuan a piece. After all, this thing is a consumable, and if you smoke it, it will be gone, and the average rich person is still reluctant to do it.

At the beginning of the auction, the price was raised by 11,000 yuan, and now after 400,000 yuan, the remaining few people are much more cautious in shouting the price, and only increase the price by 5,000 US dollars each time.

"440,000!"

"445,000!"

……

Now only two people are still competing, and everyone else has withdrawn.

Wang Ye held up the sign: "$500,000!"

There was a sigh in the audience, and Wang Ye's several shouts left a deep impression on everyone. The price increase is ruthless!

Everyone has speculated about this young man sitting in the middle of the first row, and anyone who has participated in Christie's auctions knows that those who can sit in the middle of the first row are real VIPs, and this is the rich man.

The middle-aged man, who was also sitting in the middle of the first row, two seats away from Wang Ye, looked like a Southeast Asian, with slightly dark skin and a little curly hair.

This man named DWI glanced at Wang Ye, a little unhappy, when he was competing for Romanée Conti just now, it was Wang Ye who took it from him, and now when he was bidding for this Cohiba fiftieth anniversary edition, this kid jumped out again.

"510,000!" DWI shouted viciously.

The auctioneer on the stage suddenly came to his senses, this price has far exceeded expectations, and more importantly, now these two VIPs seem to be just getting up.

This situation is also the auctioneer's favorite to see, the auction bidding is the most taboo competition, once two people do not give in to each other, the bidding price has nothing to do with the lot, more is a contest of financial resources.

Sometimes an ordinary auction item can fetch a sky-high price, and this is the case.

Of course, in the actual auction, this situation rarely happens, and the vast majority of people are very rational and can strictly control their impulsive emotions. To be honest, it is difficult for people with low emotional intelligence to mix up to the level of being able to participate in this kind of auction.

Wang Ye was also a little surprised, he didn't expect that he had shouted such a high price, and there were still people competing with him.

But he's not afraid, isn't it just spending tens of thousands of dollars more?

"550,000. Wang Ye bid calmly.

This time the judgment was made, DWI shouted so loudly, and only 10,000 US dollars were added as a result, and Wang Ye increased the price by 50,000 US dollars every time, without any fluctuations in mood, and experienced people could immediately judge that the difference between the two people's net worth was definitely not a little bit worse.

Maybe $10,000 is not a small amount for DWI, so it's so loud when the price is raised. But for Wang Ye, 50,000 US dollars is almost negligible, so the starting price is light.

"560,000!" DWI was actually very weak-hearted, and this price was shouted by him through gritted teeth.

Even, he was a little afraid that Wang Ye would no longer bid at a higher price, in case Wang Ye withdrew, would he really spend $560,000 to buy such a box of cigars back? This price is a bit too high.

Fortunately for him, Wang Ye did not withdraw, but quickly raised his card: "600,000." ”

DWI secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and stopped raising signs to shout prices. Although he didn't rob Wang Ye, he was secretly proud in his heart, let you and me rob it, it cost an extra $100,000!

But what he didn't know was that $500,000 and $600,000 were not much different from Wang Ye, and they were nothing more than two more cards.

Bidding for this cigar, there is no interest in the back, Wang Yeyou casually auctioned two boxes of daily smoking cigars, and the price was relatively cheap.

A box of 50 cigarettes costs less than $100,000, and a cigar costs only $1,000 or two,000.

The "Reserve Cigars & Red Wine" auction took more than an hour to end, and after the end of the auction, Wang Ye went to the VIP room to rest, ready to participate in another auction of "exquisite watches" that began in a while.

In the brochure of this auction, Wang Ye saw a favorite watch and was ready to auction it.

The Patek Philippe he wears now, although it is also expensive, is a bit too ordinary. Moreover, how can there be only one or two men's watches, at least more than ten pieces should be worn in turn.

Poor cars, rich watches, watches are compared to men, just like jewelry is to women, the more the merrier!

……

The VIPs attending the auction are taking a break to eat snacks and fruits, drink coffee and tea.

And the auction organizers, now is the busiest time.

They have to count the data of the last auction, and then put the bids of the VIPs into categories, and then ask the VIPs for their opinions, whether they will pay directly and take them away, or the auction house will send someone to send them to the door.

Jihad was very concerned about Wang Ye's movements, and he checked the results of Wang Ye's auction on his computer.

"Silent Ship Snow White Champagne, $500,000. Romanée Conti 1945, $200,000. Cohiba 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, $600,000. Two boxes of Cohiba Premium Edition, $200,000. That's a total of $1.5 million!"

This is the trophy of Wang Ye's last "Cigar and Red Wine" special.

"Well, the consumption power is okay, and the price is much higher than the reserve price, and the next few are worth looking forward to. Jihad nodded secretly.

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At four o'clock, the special auction of "exquisite watches" officially began, and the auditorium had been changed, but the size was about the same as the one just now.

There were only two or three hundred people at the scene, Wang Ye took a look at the people in the first row, they were all very faced, and the Southeast Asian who was bidding with him just now was gone.

When it comes to famous watches, most people who know a little bit will first say Patek Philippe.

Patek Philippe is known as "the blue-blooded aristocrat of watches, undoubtedly recognized as the best brand in the world, and the most expensive watch brand."

In fact, in addition to Patek Philippe, there are several brands of similar grades.

Lange & Söhne, for example, is a rare non-Swiss brand, an authentic East German product that disappeared due to the authoritarian rule of the former East Germany, but was rejuvenated after reunification.

A. Lange & Söhne insists on making only mechanical precious metal watches, which makes them of high quality and price.

Audemars Piguet, which has always appeared in a high-profile manner, the most classic model is the "Royal Oak", which is characterized by a regular octagonal case with eight decorative screws on each of the eight corners, which looks very rugged and very masculine.

Blancpain's slogan is "Only mechanical watches". Blancpain is the oldest surviving watch brand, founded in 1735.

Breguet is known as the "King of Watches" because its founder, Louis Breguet, had too many first inventions about wristwatches. All models are made of precious metals of more than 18 carat gold, with alligator leather straps as the main ones, and the dials are usually silver-plated, which is very delicate.

Vacheron Constantin, thanks to the exceptional craftsmanship of the movement and the case, which is always produced in limited quantities, especially the skeleton watch of the Malte model of the VC, is a work of art!

In addition to these old brands, there are also jewelry watches like Cartier, although the price is also very expensive, but it is no longer considered to be selling watches, it can only be said to be selling jewelry.

Of course, there is another brand that has sprung up in recent years and has become one of the world's leading watch brands, and that is Richard Miller!

Richard Miller was founded in 1999 by the same name as its founder, Mr. Richard Mille. Unlike previous watch brands, he was not born into a family of watchmakers, nor was he a watchmaker, and he didn't even know much about watches. But he is good at innovation and marketing, which is inseparable from Richard Miller's success.

He once said, "My goal is to make a Formula 1 in the watch industry". Therefore, Richard Miller's watches, from the design concept, the materials used to the appearance and performance of each part of the watch, are closely related to the precision design of Formula 1 cars.

From 2001, when Richard Mille launched its first watch, the RM 001, was destined to be extraordinary.

The inspiration for the shock absorbers and the function selection keys for the watch came from the car. The function selector is an ingenious Richard Mille technique that resembles a car's gear, with three gears: winding, timing and neutralizing, which reduces the impact of winding or timing on the precision of the movement.

It is worth mentioning that the appearance of the barrel shape is highly recognizable, coupled with the unique and complex sci-fi style shell, which is naturally loved by the young and light generations.

Since then, "different" has become Richard Miller's label.

This brand is very popular with the new generation of celebrities, and it is not uncommon to see a certain star showing off his Richard Miller watches, which cost millions of dollars.

However, basically no one buys this brand because the appearance is too weird, or rather personality......

Although Wang Ye is also a young man, he also said that he really does not appreciate Richard Miller's watch.

Therefore, when the auctioneer opened with a piece of Richard Miller RM 52-01, Wang Ye didn't bother to look at it.

The black titanium bracelet and the hollow skull dial are set with eighteen diamonds, which is indeed "cool"!

However, it is hard to imagine wearing such a watch full of personality to talk about billions of dollars.