Wants To Own Rat Pack Star’s Watches?

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Monday, May 25, 2009, 15:00

Wants to own Rat Pack star's watches? Yes, they are coming at an auction in New York.

Rat Pack stars Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr owned these watches at a time. Both watches, in excellent condition and full working order, are expected to fetch almost 30,000 pounds each at the auction in New York.

Davis Jr's Cartier Pasha was given to him by Sinatra and is inscribed "Sammy I Luv Ya F. A. S." Al Silvani, a friend often pictured with the Rat Pack performers in the 1960s, gave 14 carat pink gold Gruen timepiece to Sinatra.

Also in the sale is a pair of Sinatra's cufflinks given to him by Hubert Humphrey, the Democratic vice president, for whom he had campaigned. The same lot includes a gold chain with 12 letter-links spelling "Frank Sinatra".

The watch Sinatra gave Al Silvani is gangster cool. The two were great friends and Al Silvani appeared in several films including Ocean's Eleven, From Here to Eternity and Assault on a Queen. As one of the most sought-after boxing trainers in the business, Silvani trained over 20 world champions, including Jake LaMotta and Rocky Graziano.

Antiquorum Auctions is selling the items in New York on June 11 2009.