(FILES) This file photo taken on May 4, 2016 shows a Matte White Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Birkin with 18K gold and diamond hardware on display during a preview at Christies in Hong Kong on May 4, 2016, identical to another Hermes bag that sold for 379,261 USD (2.94 million HKD) after intense bidding on May 31, 2017, a spokeswoman for auction house Christie's told AFP. A diamond-encrusted crocodile-skin Hermes handbag with white gold details has broken the record for the world's most expensive ever sold at auction, fetching nearly 380,000 USD at a Hong Kong sale on May 31, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / ISAAC LAWRENCE