AR / ITEM / 00100496

Bob Hope’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Ref. 2721

Jaeger-LeCoultre

This 14k gold triple-date Jaeger-LeCoultre belonged to American entertainer Bob Hope and is individually traceable through its reference, movement and case numbers.

Date
1946

Plate not recorded
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Record

This 14k gold triple-date Jaeger-LeCoultre belonged to American entertainer Bob Hope and is individually traceable through its reference, movement and case numbers. Christie’s sold it in New York on 21 June 2017 for $32,500. The object is individually identifiable rather than merely an example of its model, which is important for Arcarel’s object-level record. The cited Christie's source supplies the key provenance, event or institutional facts used here. No unnamed buyer or owner has been inferred, and fields not established by the source are left blank. Its significance comes from the combination of the physical watch and the documented people, events, institutions or market history attached to this specific specimen.

Culture
Swiss
Medium
14k gold
Origin
Switzerland

In the Tapestry

Owned by
Bob HopeA
Associated with
Christie'sA

Provenance and history

  1. 1946

    Made / first documentedA

  2. 21 June 2017

    Public saleA

    Christie’s sold it in New York on 21 June 2017 for $32,500.

Sources

  1. A

    Christie's, 'Jackie Kennedy’s Cartier Tank — and other watches linked to American icons'

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