A wristwatch that once belonged to martial arts superstar Bruce Lee is expected to fetch as much as US$20,000 when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong on Monday.
The watch is one of 82 lots that will be up for auction on Monday, May 27.
According to the auction house, Phillips — which is holding a sports watch sale in collaboration with Blackbird Automotive Group — Lee’s erstwhile wristwatch is a Universal Geneve Polerouter, with a gold-plated stainless steel face, and a cuff-style leather strap.
The lot is accompanied by a letter of authentication from the former owner, Mark Ashton-Jackson, confirming the watch was given as a gift from Lee to his dad, Herb Jackson, one of Lee’s earliest students and a close friend, in 1968.
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According to the auction house, Lee owned a number of watches, and he was known to gift some of his timepieces to colleagues and friends.
The catalogue says the watch was featured in a profile piece of Jackson that was published in Jeet Kune Do magazine — named for Lee’s signature fighting style — in 2001.
The profile, titled Herb Jackson’s Fight for Freedom, detailed Jackson’s experience as a student and friend of Lee’s, and makes note of “a watch that Bruce gave to Herb.”
The estimated value of the watch is US$10,000 to US$20,000, but it could end up going for much more.
Lee’s watch — and the others up for auction — will be on display at the Ferrari showroom at Repulse Bay until auction day.
The auction will take place on Monday at the JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty at 6:30pm.
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