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The current record for both a Royal Oak and an Audemars Piguet at auction stands at $5.2 million, a figure achieved last spring when AP auctioned off a one-of-a-kind version of its Royal Oak Concept Black Panther Flying Tourbillon for charity. As the final lot in Friday's auction, the Lagerfeld lot will also come after another potential record-breaking watch rolex the submariner price is auctioned off, the A2, the second Royal Oak ever built, which we'll be taking a closer look at tomorrow.

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