Watch Owned by Kennedy and Onassis Up at Auction
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Pictured above is the watch JFK wore every day during his morning swim in the White House pool, according to his personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, who found the watch in his desk following his assassination and gave it to his wife, Jackie. Now the watch is up for auction at Antiquorum in early March, and is expected to reach final bids between $150,000-200,000.
The watch, designed by Natrix, is a 14K gold timepiece featuring 57 jewels and its original brown alligator strap. It was a gift to the 35th President from Evangeline and David Bruce, who were key supporters of JFK's candidacy.
Interestingly enough, the watch belonged not only to JFK but to Aristotle Onassis. Mrs. Kennedy gave the watch to her second husband in 1971, inscribing the letters FALJ (For Ari, Love Jackie) between the lugs.
[Thanks Michelle!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
A fan Feb 10th 2009 10:32AM
Gandhi's watch is also up for sale at the same auction...pretty incredible:
http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/2009/2/9/gandhis-pocket-watch-up-for-sale-a-chance-to-own-a-piece-of.html
Carol Feb 10th 2009 8:11PM
Now why wouldn't Caroline want to keep it and give it to one of her children? It's such a wonderful momento to have.
Rory Mar 2nd 2009 3:13AM
Because, you know, there are probably a lot of other, you know, mementos that they have that are, you know, equally valuable, but someone else should, you know, enjoy the historical value of this one. You know?
AlmostDeluxe Apr 27th 2009 12:51PM
The last paragraph seems the most intriguing to me...Hmmmmm