Court Rules John Lennon’s Gifted Watch Belongs to Yoko Ono
Switzerland's Supreme Court has ruled that Yoko Ono is the rightful owner of a watch she gifted John Lennon in 1980, two months before he was assassinated outside his home in New York City.For his birthday that year, Ono had given her husband a very rare Patek Philippe 2499 watch. At the time, Ono paid around $25,000 at Tiffany — roughly $100,000 today. On the back of it was an inscription: "(JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER, LOVE YOKO. […]