Lenny Dykstra's Patek Philippe and More at Auction

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Dec 10th 2009 at 10:01AM

My colleague Deirdre Woollard has been entertainingly chronicling former baseball star Lenny Dykstra's travails in bankruptcy court. Now it seems the hard-charging athlete-turned-entrepreneur is trying to raise a little ready money by selling off some of his prized possessions. Among the lots at Patrizzi & Co.'s Dec. 14th Exceptional Watchmaking Masterpieces auction in NYC is Dykstra's 18K white gold Patek Philippe (above) made in 2004. The fine and rare annual calendar timepiece shows the phases of the moon and has a power reserve indication. Estimated at $28,000 - $ 35,000, it comes accompanied by a photograph of Dykstra playing with the New York Mets. Also included in the sale are two major pieces of Dykstra sporting memorabilia: a 1986 New York Mets World Series trophy and plaque, estimated at $18,000 - $25,000; and a Silver Slugger Award from 1993 with a Louisville Slugger bat and National League Player of the Week 1990 plaque, estimated at $12,000 - $16,000.

UPDATE: Dykstra's Patek sold for $28,000, on the low end of the estimate.

Tags: athlete, bankruptcy, baseball, Lenny Dykstra, LennyDykstra, Patek Philippe, PatekPhilippe, sports

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Sports, Wealth

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Denny Dec 10th 2009 9:00PM

Poor, ex millionaire pro athlete. I feel so bad for him.

hmb0506 Dec 10th 2009 10:17PM

I feel for him, not because he was a athlete, he's a human being. Now what does he do??He has a family. A son in the minor leagues. It's a shame he didn't have
a worldly advisor. He was never really bright, a bit,lucky.A shame!!!!!!!!!!

Mike Dec 10th 2009 10:30PM

He has car washes and they do a mighty fine job.

hmb0506 Dec 10th 2009 10:34PM

mike he sold those car washes for a lot of money--he made a sweet penny as well------------Car washers if maintained well /location can make a good living

JOHNNIE Dec 10th 2009 10:53PM

What the hell does that non-music piece of crap have to do with this wristwatch?

Dcatpurr Dec 10th 2009 11:13PM

poor lenny i have one of his t-shirts he can have for an autogragh that i can sell

soberlyf Dec 11th 2009 12:32AM

"To the author"
Your colleague has been entertainingly chronicling his demise into bankruptcy"
YOU SLIMY LITTLE WORM! How dare you write this "article" with such glee! This man made more of 10 minutes of his life than you will if you make it to 100 and you have the audacity to celebrate his misery? You're a heartless, soulless waste of space. Lenny was a decent guy without a lot of sense when it came to money, so he made some bad choices and it buried him financially, but as a former New Yorker, I watched him play with his diminutive frame with as much heart as any guy a foot taller and 100 pounds more. He had more guts and moxy than anyone you'll ever know and I idolized him as a teen in NYC. He taught me that it didn't matter if you weren't 6'2", you could still play ball, and while I never made it to the pros, I never quit, partly because I wached "Nails" give his heart and soul to keep up with the big boys. I bet you were the one who coined the joke "but other than that Mrs Lincoln, how was the play"?. I'd say this with more eloquence if I thought you had the education to keep up, but to put it in a vernacular you may understand...YOU SUCK AS A WRITER AND A HUMAN BEING! He who is without sin...

biglib Dec 11th 2009 12:59AM

Wish I were as eloquent as you. You made my day.

Hector Dec 11th 2009 1:39AM

You 're an idiot and a moron have you heard of freedom of speech? Lenny Dykstra is an asshole and a terrible human being he stole lots of money from his investors and instead of feeling sorry for them he's said too bad for them. So Lenny Dykstra doesn't care about the people he screwed then screw him. He's getting what he deserves, he thought he was so much smarter than everybody else well guess what nails you're not. As far as you get your head out of your ass and educate yourself first, everyone has a right to their opinion. At the end of the day you reap what you sow.