Unconditional "blue chip" of today's trading in the Rockefeller CenterJacqueline Kennedy's gold Tank Cartier watch. Their estimate is $ 60,000-120,000. The model in a square case with a sapphire cabochon on the crown is well recognizable in itself, in addition, several photographs are known in which the first lady of America is captured in this particular watch. The "Tank" was made in 1962, and in February 1963, Jacqueline received a watch as a gift from Stanislas Radziwill, the wife of her sister Lee. The inscription "Jackie from Stas, February 23, 1963. 2.05 am - 9.35 pm" engraved on the case back indicates that the offering was made for a special occasion. On February 23, 1963, Jackie and Stanislas took part in a hiking trip to Palm Beach initiated by John F. Kennedy: they covered a distance of 50 miles (approximately 80 km) in 19.5 hours. In memory of this event, Jackie received a watch Cartier, and in return gave her son-in-law a drawing with a dedication "February 23, 1963 2.05 am - 9.35 pm / Stas from Jackie with love and admiration." Jacqueline Kennedy's drawing is also up for auction at Christie's.
Tank watch, Cartier © christies.com
In addition to the "tank", there will be a gold Cartier watch (1926) with a lid of a 20-dollar coin. America's best baseball player of the 1920s and 1930s, Babe Ruth, gave them to the famous New York mobster Bumpy Johnson for Christmas 1937. Today the watch is estimated at $ 50,000-100,000.
Three lots are associated with the name of another outstanding baseball player - Joe DiMaggio. We are talking about an Eska wristwatch with a 10-dollar coin, donated to the athlete on his 50th birthday, a Relide table clock (1965) and a square clock in white gold Audemars Piguet (1962).
1 of 6 Cartier Babe Root watch, 1926 © christies.com Relide table clock and Eska wristwatch by Joe DiMaggio © christies.com Audemars Piguet square clock by Joe DiMaggio © christies.com Bob Hope LeCoultre watch © christies.com Lyndon Johnson Hamilton watch © christies.com
American comedian, film actor and TV presenter Bob Hope owned a gold watch with a calendar (1946), signed by LeCoultre, its estimate is $ 25,000-30,000. The provenance of the next lot sends us to the White House: Hamilton watches (1958) come from a personal collection 36 President of the United States Lyndon Johnson. The triangular case is made of white and yellow gold, and the engraving on the case back informs that the West Virginia Democrats presented the watch to the future president.>