MATHEY-TISSOT, PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY ELVIS PRESLEY, GOLD-PLATED STAINLESS STEEL WRISTWATCH WITH DAY AND DATE 

CIRCA: 1970

CASE MATERIAL: Gold-plated stainless steel

CASE DIAMETER: 34 mm.

BRACELET MATERIAL: 'Duchess' gold-plated stainless steel

BRACELET SIZE: Approx. 190 mm. overall length

DIAL: Champagne

MOVEMENT: Automatic

FUNCTIONS: Day, date

BOX: No

PAPERS: No

WITH: Elvis Presley Museum Certificate of Authenticity

REMARK: Previously owned by Elvis Presley 

$5,000-8,000 | £4,000-6,300 | €4,800-7,600 

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This customized Mathey-Tissot watch started with an idea in 1969 when Elvis Presley commissioned his long-time Memphis, Tennessee jeweler and close friend Harry Levitch to customize a premium Swiss-made 34mm watch. This watch, which was once owned by “The King”, is the same design that he also gave to family, close friends, selected staff, band members, and other privileged sorts, identifying the wearer as one with "all access" status at Elvis' concerts and tours. The bezel is crafted with Elvis Presley in raised circular letters and balanced with four stars. It is accompanied with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Elvis Presley Museum signed by Jimmy Velvet, stating that the watch was designed for Presley and is a part of the Velvet collection. It also states that Presley often gave these watches to close friends and members of his entourage as gifts.

Provenance: Bonhams & Butterfield: Elvis Presley Memorabilia, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, October 1995 - Lot 1387, Julien's Auctions: Music Icons Auction 21, May 2016 - Lot 74, Julien's Auctions: Music Icons Auction 29, May 2024 - Lot 208