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Edward and Mrs Simpson story fails to spark interest in a Cartier timepiece they owned went on sale
A pocket watch that was given as a gift to King Edward VIII from his American partner Wallis Simpson, has failed to meet its reserve at a Henry Aldridge and Sons auction in Wiltshire. The onyx Cartier timepiece, which was given to the monarch in April 1936, had a pre-sale guide price of £25,000. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge told […]
