Oscar Peterson

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Description

Gentleman’s Oysterquartz Rolex, Oscar Peterson's favourite watch
gold

model 19018 (serial number 6013776), 18K yellow gold with black dial, houses in original Rolex box, with dark green velvet Rolex pouch, box with some wear

Catalogue Note

The legendary jazz pianist was a well-known watch collector and a client of Chronometrie Beyer in Zurich, Switzerland. It was there that he purchased this watch during the late 1970s. Peterson wore this watch many times in concerts and there are many photographs of him wearing it.

Oscar Peterson collected watches ranging from Rolex to Swatch. He particularly enjoyed watches with multiple functions, but always returned to wearing his Rolex. As Kelly Peterson notes "he admired this watch for its beauty and its functional reliability."