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Buck Mickel was a passionate collector of many things: fine art, photography, rare timepieces and fast cars. He pursued these interests with great enthusiasm and an almost fanatical pursuit.
Arriving from Greenville, South Carolina, Buck was a unique presence as he navigated the New York gallery scene. He formed great friendships with the art dealers whom he worked with most closely and listened very carefully to his great friend and advisor Tom Styron, the Director of the Greenville County Museum of Art. This resulted in a sophisticated collection of paintings, photographs, drawings and prints, including works by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Jasper Johns. Buck was also attracted to the figural and textural works of Peter Saul and Robert Overby.
Buck maintained the same enthusiasm and connoisseurship for rare watches and Christie's is honored to present a collection of twenty-five watches from Buck Mickel's collection in our Important Watches. This sophisticated collection reveals Buck's passion and pursuit; he absorbed all that there was to learn about his subject and found delight in the journey that led to the acquisition. He was infectious in his enthusiasm. It was hard to speak to Buck without enjoying his passions along with him and being caught up in his joyous nature.
This collection highlights modern horology focusing primarily on the brands of Rolex and Patek Philippe. For both brands Buck selected items that identified their firms as the top of the field: from the Rolex Comex Submariner (lot 291) to the Paul Newman Daytona (lot 292) to Patek Philippe's unusual Ricochet watches (lots 296-297) and the more complicated references 5070, 5125, 3970 and its successor the 5970. Many of these items, never before seen at auction, present the current and potential collector with wonderful treasures to be discovered and hopefully eventually owned.
BELL & ROSS. AN OVERSIZED BLACKENED STAINLESS STEEL SQUARE AUTOMATIC AVIATOR'S WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS
SIGNED BELL & ROSS, INSTRUMENT MODEL, REF. BR 01-92, CIRCA 2002
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BELL & ROSS. AN OVERSIZED BLACKENED STAINLESS STEEL SQUARE AUTOMATIC AVIATOR'S WRISTWATCH WITH CENTER SECONDS
SIGNED BELL & ROSS, INSTRUMENT MODEL, REF. BR 01-92, CIRCA 2002
Nickel-finished lever movement, black matte dial, luminescent Arabic and baton numerals, luminescent hands, large square water-resistant-type case, screw-set bezel with stepped circular band, back secured by five screws, screw down crown, case, dial and movement signed, blackened stainless steel Bell & Ross buckle
46mm width
SIGNED BELL & ROSS, INSTRUMENT MODEL, REF. BR 01-92, CIRCA 2002
Nickel-finished lever movement, black matte dial, luminescent Arabic and baton numerals, luminescent hands, large square water-resistant-type case, screw-set bezel with stepped circular band, back secured by five screws, screw down crown, case, dial and movement signed, blackened stainless steel Bell & Ross buckle
46mm width
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