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Buddy Holly's Watch Sells For $155,350

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Auctions

The diamond and gold Omega watch Buddy Holly was wearing when he died in a plane crash has sold for $155,350. The buyer was a fan of the singer who is a collector of Buddy Holly memorabilia. The watch was given to Holly by his wife Marie Elena Holly and was inscribed "Buddy Holly 12-1-58" on the back. Holly's passport, which was also up for bid, sold for $26,290 to a different buyer.

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Buddy Holly's Watch and Other Items To Be Sold At Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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A piece of music history is going on the block in April. The diamond wristwatch worn by Buddy Holly when his plane crashed will be sold by his widow along with other items. Holly was wearing the watch on February 3, 1959, when he, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson were killed in a plane crash in Iowa. The sale will take place in April 14 and 15 through Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, Texas. The watch, a diamond and white gold Omega, has "Buddy Holly 12-1-58" on the back. It was a gift from his wife.The sale will also include more than twenty original acetate recordings made by Holly dating back to 1955, his 1958 passport, several dozen of his photographs, all signed or annotated by him and personal wardrobe items such as suits, shirts, ties and cuff links.

[via Mercury News]

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