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Joe DiMaggio’s Watch Up for Auction Again

December 10, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Auctions, Timepieces at 11:00 am | (2) Comments »

Thanks to reader Ben we have the skinny on a watch that’s up for auction this very holiday season.  No, it’s not too late to give someone the gift they deserve.

This Christmas will see Joe DiMaggio’s watch hit the auction block.  A Wittnauer Electro-Chron, this is the very first watch of its class, being the first to require a battery, and the last of its class, requiring a tuning fork.

Joe’s watch is engraved on the back with the words:

Old Timers’ Day
7-28-62
Joe DiMaggio

The watch will reportedly go for between $10,000 – $12,000 when the auction takes place at the Antiquorum later this month.