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The auction took place at the Los Angeles offices of international auctioneer Bonhams, but most bidders did not show up in person, placing bids instead via phone calls to auction workers and online.

It has designated as the lead bidder an entity tied to a current owner Joel Landau, court papers show.

Phillips said the sale took just under nine and a half minutes, attracting five bidders, with the watch ultimately selling to a telephone bidder.

Discovery’s board, including Zaslav, voted unanimously to reject Paramount’s offers and instead opened the auction to other bidders, which is expected to lead to the firm changing hands for the third time in a decade.

His devastating changeup and elite velocity are fresh in the minds of many general managers, so expect multiple bidders for Williams’ services.