Saturday, November 14, 2015

Ethiopian American irked at auction of Haile Selassie watch.

Ethiopian-Americans in Denver and other U.S. cities are demanding that a Swiss wristwatch owned by the late Emperor Haile Selassie be returned to his royal descendants.

They have been working with Selassie's grandson to persuade the auction house Christie's to halt a sale. This week, Christie's officials agreed to withdraw the watch, which is valued between $520,000 and $1 million.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29094338/ethiopian-americans-irked-at-auction-haile-selassie-watch

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