$8,000 Pocket Watch Sold At Christies. What am I to make of this...

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Do auction houses bodgey the prices? Just to create publicity & interest. Alter expectations for the next auction.

It is hard to prove it made that price. May as well knock it down for 8000 as 1000.
 
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I do not believe the dial to be original, and for more than one reason.

The price paid was patently absurd.
Cou you elaborate a bit? I'd have voted original...