Bonhams 1793 : Hublot. The unique Lennox Lewis WBC chronograph wristwatch King Power, Ref:703.OM.0218.HR.WBC12

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29 Sep 2012 21:00 PDT Las Vegas
Hublot for the benefit of WBC boxing pension fund
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Hublot. The unique Lennox Lewis WBC chronograph wristwatch

King Power, Ref:703.OM.0218.HR.WBC12
Satin-finished 18ct King Gold case (48 mm diameter) with black ceramic bezel held by 6 black PVD titanium screws, glazed exhibition back held by 6 screws, crystal with WBC logo transfer and Lennox Lewis signature, 18ct King Gold crown with black rubber insert and chronograph pushers in black PVD, equipped with HUB4100 automatic chronograph movement (252 components) with 42 hours power reserve and cut out rotor, satin-finished gilt dial, applied gilt baton hour markers baton hands with green luminescent, chronograph hand with Hublot logo, three subsidiary dials for running seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours. On the 30 mm subsidiary dial, the first 3 mm in red represent a boxing round. Date aperture between 4 and 5, fitted strap in Porosus Hornback green alligator and spare black rubber strap with black stitching, titanium micro-blasted black PVD deployant clasp with decorative gold plate; case, dial and movement signed.

Sold for US$ 105,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

Lennox Lewis was born in London in 1965. Raised by his Mother, the ultimate champion in his corner, they moved to Canada when he was 12 and young Lennox excelled at a variety of sports. Fortunately, former amateur boxer Arnie Boehm introduced him to boxing.

Lennox built a exceptional amateur career, which culminated in becoming an Gold Olympic medalist in Seoul 1988. In so doing he defeated future World Heavyweight Champion Riddick Bowe via a second round TKO.

Lennox turned professional on June 27th, 1989. In his first paid fight, he defeated Al Malcom with a second round KO. Lennox fought Tony Tucker for the WBC Heavyweight Title on May 8th, 1993. Lennox floored his opponent, going on to win by unanimous decision, after a thrillingly heavy hitting contest in Las Vegas, Nevada. He managed to defend his title twice, but then was unexpectedly KO'd by Oliver McCall on September 24th, 1994. Unabashed and undaunted, he won it back via a fifth round TKO.

Lewis, "the Lion" as he's known in boxing, faced the best heavyweights, including legendary Mike Tyson, whom he KO'd. Before retiring from boxing, Lewis faced Ukranian Vitali Klitschko. After two thrilling rounds, Lennox roared back from behind, carving out for himself a deep cut on Vitali's brow, winning by a seventh round TKO.

On February 6th, 2004, he officially announced his retirement from boxing in a London press conference, and joined Rocky Marciano as only the second boxer to retire while still Heavyweight Champion.

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