How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Owning such a flamboyant luxury watch did indeed, on some level, quickly set them apart from ordinary people and barely brought them up to the high-class aesthetic.

After all, the brand value of Patek Philippe to some extent demonstrated a person's wealth status.

Ordinary people might grit their teeth and spend ten thousand RMB on a set of LV clothes.

But no matter how hard they gritted their teeth, they couldn't afford a Patek Philippe watch worth hundreds of thousands.

If Gu Heng were still the loser he used to be, he would have chosen this 5719/10G-010 without any hesitation. No other reason but to show off and maintain value—why not?

But now, Gu Heng's mindset had completely changed, he no longer cared about others' opinions when making purchases; he only cared if he liked them. In this mindset, Gu Heng had absolutely no interest in this 5719/10G-010 watch that was full of the nouveau riche aura. How could he possibly choose it?

Ouyang Nana, seeing Gu Heng indifferent, couldn't help but lean in close to Gu Heng's ear and softly asked, "Don't you like this watch?"

Gu Heng first nodded slightly and said, "No."

Then he turned his head to look at Ouyang Nana and retorted, "Why? Do you like this watch?"

"It's so sparkly and beautiful, of course I like it. These pure white gold watches are rare. If paired with a gown, it could replace the need for bracelets or bangles. It's just a pity it's a men's watch. If it were a women's watch, I might even be tempted to join the auction."

Gu Heng smiled slightly upon hearing this, "Who knows, maybe there will be women's watches later? If you want to bid, you'll definitely have a chance."

This watch, based on Gu Heng's calculations, should be worth no less than 5 million RMB. Although it's very expensive, with Ouyang Nana's wealth, she could probably afford it if she gritted her teeth, but it mainly depended on whether she was willing to spend the money...

3 minutes quickly passed.

Celia also walked onto the auction stage again, now holding a small wooden gavel and began with a smile, "Just received the notification, there are 7 online clients participating in this auction. So, the bidding for the 5719/10G-010 watch begins now."

"Starting bid 500,000 Euros, each increment must be no less than 5,000 Euros."

As soon as she finished speaking, a proxy bidder with one hand holding a phone, urgently raised their paddle.

"Mr. Smith's representative bids 505,000 Euros!"

Before Celia's voice could fade, another proxy bidder also raised a paddle.

"Mr. Hans's representative bids 510,000 Euros!"

Gu Heng, with his arms crossed, leaned back on the couch, watching the auction with interest.

So far, there had been no buyers smashing the sale; it was all very orderly bidding.

Gu Heng never knew how auctions worked and thought every increase had to be shouted during the auction, but he had just found out that it wasn't the case.

After the auctioneer announces the starting price, the bidders start bidding. During this process, if one only raises a paddle without quoting a price, it means they are bidding the default increment, and if they want to jump to a high amount at once, apart from raising their paddle, bidders often shout out the price.

But typically, people don't bid too high at one go, as it might thrill them but could also make them end up paying considerably extra unnecessarily.

Unless one is like Gu Heng, who doesn't regard money as money, most people prefer to be more frugal and would not choose to overspend...

Time went by slowly...

Incrementing by 5,000 Euros each time didn't seem like much, but over a few minutes, the price of the 5719/10G-010 watch had risen from 500,000 Euros to 710,000 Euros.

But ultimately, the value of an item is only worth so much...

After someone called out 715,000 Euros, even though Celia tried her best to laud the benefits of the watch to lure more bids, no one paid her any attention...

Finally, after confirming three times, the small wooden gavel struck down, and Celia's voice followed, "Congratulations to Mr. Hans for securing the 5719/10G-010 watch for 715,000 Euros. Next, we will introduce today's second auction item..."

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Initially, Gu Heng thought there were only 7 items, and the auction wouldn't take long, but he realized he was wrong...

And wrong by a huge margin...

Nearly 2 hours had passed since the auction started and they had just reached the fifth item...

This meant, at the very least, another hour before the auction ended...

7 items taking 3 hours, if it were one of those large-scale auctions, wouldn't they be auctioning from morning till evening?

No wonder the main players of those large auctions generally never attended in person and always sent proxies, not just about whether they had enough money, but their bladders couldn't withstand such ordeals...

Just as Gu Heng resolved that he would avoid participating in such auctions in the future, and even if he really wanted something, he would only use a proxy, Celia's voice rang out again.

"Just now, items 1 to 4 were men's watches, while today's 5th item is a ladies' watch."

"This is our Patek Philippe AQUANAUT series 5062/450R-001 watch, officially released in 2017. Only 30 pieces were sold before it was discontinued, meaning this watch is limited to 30 pieces worldwide! You can imagine how precious it is!

Made entirely from 18K rose gold and embellished with over 10 carats of diamonds.
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As the saying goes, diamonds are forever, a love to last through the ages; I believe no lady of good taste could reject such a watch.

If giving such a watch to your beloved woman, perhaps even God would want to bless this gesture!"

Then came another 3 minutes of admiration time...