The clocks here made Yang Jing look a little dazzled.

Seeing Yang Jing walk in, an old man who looks over 60 years old came up and said with a smile: "Welcome to the world of time. I think that I can meet most of your time requirements here. Hello, a guest from the East, I am the owner of our store, Armand."

To Yang Jing's surprise, this old man with a typical French name actually spoke very fluent English and very authentic London accent, and he couldn't hear a little French accent.

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Armand, I like the atmosphere here very much. I am Abbott Yang from China."

"Well, young and promising Yang, do you need something to let me serve you?" The old man was polite, very similar to the traditional British housekeepers that Yang Jing often saw. However, Yang Jing always felt something was wrong with this old man. It seemed that the old man was indeed polite on the surface, but his expression was filled with a hint of arrogance and a hint of discrimination.

Yang Jing has been in London for two years, and Chinese people are often discriminated against in Europe, so Yang Jing is very sensitive to such a look. Of course, this old man may be because of opening a store, and his discriminatory expression is very hidden.

Since the old man did not show obvious discrimination, Yang Jing still said politely: "I'll just look at it. Of course, if I encounter something satisfactory, I think I will take a few items away."

The old man nodded very gentlemanly and said, "Apart from some top-notch watches, I can basically see other clocks here. Whether you want antique clocks or modern clocks, as long as you need them, just tell me I'll do it." Although it's still very polite, Yang Jing can clearly feel the kind of brilliance flashing through the old man's eyes.

It seemed to be vaguely mocking: "Take a few more items away? Just you?"

Yang Jing shrugged and began to look at the clocks in this shop carefully.

Not to mention, the old man really didn't tell any lies. Although the area of ​​his shop is not very large, the clocks here are really diverse.

At a glance, Yang Jing saw several antique clocks and several antique pocket watches and watches.

Among them are clocks, Yang Jin dares to bet that it is definitely a commemorative golden clock produced by Kenning, Germany, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of William II's 45th birthday.

I'm afraid in the eyes of most countries in the world, William II, who brazenly provoked World War I, is definitely not a good person, but in the eyes of the Germans, the last German emperor who was born with Erbre paralysis and caused the left arm to shrink was undoubtedly very, very great.

Although William II did many things that endangered world peace during his reign and even brazenly provoked World War I, the Germans of that era were still very fanatical about His Majesty the Emperor.

Even though William II's 45th birthday in 1914 was the time when the battle was in full swing, it still could not stop many German people from celebrating his birthday for the great emperor.

The Kenning family, who had just made their mark in the watch industry, even gave His Majesty a clock made of gold and diamonds to His Majesty on the birthday of William II.

Foreigners are different from Chinese people. When Chinese people celebrate their birthdays, they will send you clocks and they will call them out. What does it mean to send clocks? Is it a clock (final)?

But in the eyes of foreigners, whether it is a watch or a clock, or even a floor clock, it is a very good birthday gift.

Not to mention that the clocks that Kenning gave to William II at that time were all made of gold and diamonds. It is said that the clock alone was worth 18,000 gold marks.

This clock is very popular with William II. The Kenning family, who was in the infancy of development, immediately used this clock as a model to create 45 William II chanting bells.

Although these commemorative clocks are not as luxurious as the material used for the real birthday gift clock, their dials and hands are also made of gold. In that era, such commemorative clocks were priced at 1,200 gold marks.

The German gold mark before World War I was still quite valuable because the currencies of that era were pegged to gold. In that era, the most circulating currency in the world was not the US dollar, but the pound. One pound in that era contained about 7.3 grams of pure gold, while the gold content of the German gold mark was half of the pound. In other words, in that era, one pound was equal to two German gold marks equal to five dollars.

In other words, one gold mark of that era was equal to $2.5, and 1,200 gold mark was equivalent to $3,000.

In that era, what does $3,000 mean? In that era, $300 could buy a large enough land in Texas and retire and enjoy life. $3,000, you can be called a rich man in the local area!

This is true. If you calculate the current US dollar and the US dollar in 1900 based on the changes in gold prices, you will find that the 3,000 US dollar in 1900 is about 350,000 US dollars now!

After all, the GDP of the United States in 1900 was only US$20.5 billion. It is conceivable how valuable the 1,200 gold mark is.

Yang Jing likes clocks very much, perhaps this is inherited from his parents.

Yang Jing’s mother and father both like watches, and Yang Jing also liked this kind of artwork that was specially used for timekeeping since he was a child. Therefore, Yang Jing still knows very well about watches.

Of course he knew the value of this William II's 45-year-old commemorative clock. Even if this clock is not considered history, its value alone is almost 350,000 US dollars. If it is included in more than a hundred years of history, the value of this clock will be at least ten times or even more.

Seeing Yang Jing looking at the clock, the old man came over and said proudly: "Yang, you have a very good vision. This clock can be said to be the treasure of the shop in my shop. This commemorative clock produced 103 years ago is currently only six in the world, and the only one that can move around normally is me and another British nobleman who treasures it."

When the old man saw the envy in Yang Jing's eyes, he said proudly: "That's right, the 45th birthday commemorative clock you see from the Kenning family is the only remaining memorial clock in Paris and even France. Of course, it is also very expensive."

Yang Jing asked, "Mr. Armand, can you tell me the price of this clock? I really hope to learn more about clocks from you."

"Of course, my father bought this clock from a German man more than 40 years ago. Now if this clock is on sale, the starting price will definitely not be less than four million euros. However, I have never wanted to make this clock, so I don't know how valuable this clock can be."

Hearing this price, Yang Jing stuck out his tongue and then said with a smile: "Mr. Armand, I really thank you very much for learning so much knowledge. But this clock is really a beautiful baby! It can attract the attention of anyone who comes to your store."

The old man narrowed his eyes with a smile, but the arrogance in his expression was undoubtedly revealed.
Chapter completed!