An American man bought a metal egg with pearl pieces and a clock inside. He paid $14,000 and wanted to resell the item for a higher price, but no one wanted the egg with a clock.

So the man decided to learn the history of his purchase. He noticed a Vacheron Constantin symbol, searched on Google, and found a Fabergé expert’s article. When the man brought the egg to professional appraisers, he finally knew its history.

The egg turned out to be an Easter egg that Alexander III, Emperor of Russia, ordered for his wife in 1887. No one knows how the egg got to the USA, but the curious American who became $33 million richer after selling it probably doesn’t care!