Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

New York, Jun 11, 2009

LOT 251

Sammy Davis' Pasha Cartier, "Pasha Quartz - Two Time Zone," case No. 30002, Ref. 0321. Made in 1987. Fine and rare, two time zone, water-resistant, 18K yellow gold quartz wristwatch with moon phases, day and date, on an 18K yellow gold Cartier brick-link bracelet with double folding clasp. Presented to Sammy Davis Jr by Frank Sinatra. Accompanied by a 1990 People magazine celebrating the life of Sammy Davis and featuring him on the cover wearing the watch, and a scrap book of Sammy Davis related news clippings from 1970 to 1973.

USD 10,000 - 20,000

EUR 7,500 - 15,000 / CHF 11,000 - 23,000

Sold: USD 12,600

C. Three-body, solid, polished, case back with dedication inscription secured by 8 screws, unidirectional revolving graduated bezel, 2 screwed-down cabochon sapphireset winding crown caps with security link, pusher for time zone adjustments between 4 and 5, Vendome-type lugs, sapphire crystal. D. Matte silver with applied luminous round indexes, subsidiary dials for the second 24-hour time zone at 6, the date at 3 and the days of the week at 9, aperture for the moon phases at 12. Luminous blued steel lozenge hands. M. With quartz standardization. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 38 mm. Thickness 11 mm. THE 'RAT PACK' COLLECTION


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Case: 3-8

Good

Slightly scratched
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-01

Very good

HANDS Original

Notes

The name "Rat Pack" was first used to refer to a group of popular entertainers in Hollywood that originally were informally organized around Humphrey Bogart (including the young Frank Sinatra). In the mid-1960s it was the name used by the press and the general public to refer to a group featuring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop, who appeared together on stage and in films in the early 1960s, including the movie ?Ocean's Eleven.? The Rat Pack often performed in Las Vegas, Nevada, and were instrumental in the rise of Las Vegas as a popular entertainment destination. They played an important role in the desegregation of Las Vegas hotels and casinos in the early 1960s. Sinatra and the others refused to play in or patronize establishments that did not give full service to African-American entertainers, including Sammy Davis, Jr. Once Rat Pack appearances became popular and the subject of media attention, the Las Vegas properties were forced to abandon their segregationist policies.
The case back is engraved ?SAMMY I LUV YA- F.A.S.? Sammy Davis, Jr. (December 8, 1925 ? May 16, 1990)
Samuel George ?Sammy? Davis, Jr. was an American entertainer. He was a dancer, singer, multi-instrumentalist (vibraphone, trumpet, and drums), impressionist, comedian and Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actor. Davis was almost killed in an automobile accident on November 19, 1954 in San Bernardino, California, as he was making a return trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Davis lost his left eye as a result and was fitted for a glass eye, which he wore for the rest of his life. While he was convalescing, a conversation with his friend Eddie Cantor prompted him to begin studying the history of Judaism and he subsequently converted. In many ways, the accident marked a turning point in Davis's career, taking him from popular entertainer to a national celebrity and icon.