The Bao Dai Rolex once belonged to the last emperor of Vietnam, Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, or Bao Dai. Rolex produced a few examples of the yellow gold and black dial reference 6062. However, the watch worn by Bao Dai is entirely unique, right down to the exact orientation of the diamond hour markers. For this reason alone, it’s a highly collectible Rolex watch, holding the title of the most expensive ever sold two separate times during its history before the Paul Newman Daytona dethroned it. It’s a stunning watch with an even more fascinating history. Bao Dai’s Rolex 6062 first made history when it sold at auction at Phillips for $235,000 in 2002 and again 15 years later in 2017 for $5,060,427. At the time, it was the most expensive Rolex ever sold, beaten only by the famed Paul Newman Daytona, which sold at auction for more than $17 million. Since the 2000s, several other examples of the yellow gold Rolex 6062 featuring white dials have sold for anywhere between $200k and nearly $1 million. A rose gold example with a “Stelline” dial with tiny star hour markers instead of diamonds sold for $950k.Most recently, a yellow gold example on leather and with a white dial sold at auction at Christie’s for just over $200k.