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Lot Essay
The present watch is a very rare and probably unique example of the celebrated reference 5513. The reason for this uniqueness of this reference is the engraving on the back highlighting the Licancabur expedition led by Charles F. Brush in 1984. Furthermore this piece is preserved in excellent overall condition.
In one of the expeditions to the world's highest lake in the crater of Volcano Licancabur, Charles F. Brush established an unofficial world altitude record (19,300 feet) for scuba diving in 1984. Licancabur is a volcano located on the border between Chile and Bolivia. The summit is one of the highest crater lakes in the world, and despite air temperatures which can drop to -30 C, this lake harbours planktonic fauna.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush is an American anthropologist, archaeologist, high-altitude diver, philanthropist and an explorer of both the outer and inner world. He is known for his various expeditions where he excavated one of the earliest ceramics in Mexico and explored high altitude lakes in the Andean Mountains in South America where he discovered previously unknown species.
Dr. Brush was born in Cleveland in April 1923. He interrupted his college studies at Yale University to serve in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1943 to 1945. Following World War II, he returned to Yale to earn his bachelor's degree in sociology in 1947 and master's degree in sociology a year later. In 1969, he earned a Ph.D. in anthropology at Columbia University.
At various times in his career he was a curatorial associate at the Peabody Museum at Yale University, a research associate at the University of South Carolina and a field associate of the American Museum of Natural History. From 1984 to 1990, he was a member of the Yale University Council and chaired the Council's committee on the Peabody Museum. From 1981 to 1987 he was a member of the Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors, and Councillor of the American Geographical Society from 1969 to 2004.
From 1978 to 1981, he was president of the Explorers Club, an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: first to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon. The proudest accomplishment of his Presidency was the admission of women for the first time to the Club.
Charles F. Brush was member of the jury of Rolex Awards for Enterprise in 1993. The Rolex Awards celebrate enterprising individuals who take on major challenges to improve lives or protect the planet. These projects touch all aspects of humanity by expanding knowledge or improving life.
Dr Brush died on 1 June 2006 at the age of 83.
In one of the expeditions to the world's highest lake in the crater of Volcano Licancabur, Charles F. Brush established an unofficial world altitude record (19,300 feet) for scuba diving in 1984. Licancabur is a volcano located on the border between Chile and Bolivia. The summit is one of the highest crater lakes in the world, and despite air temperatures which can drop to -30 C, this lake harbours planktonic fauna.
Charles F. Brush
Charles F. Brush is an American anthropologist, archaeologist, high-altitude diver, philanthropist and an explorer of both the outer and inner world. He is known for his various expeditions where he excavated one of the earliest ceramics in Mexico and explored high altitude lakes in the Andean Mountains in South America where he discovered previously unknown species.
Dr. Brush was born in Cleveland in April 1923. He interrupted his college studies at Yale University to serve in the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1943 to 1945. Following World War II, he returned to Yale to earn his bachelor's degree in sociology in 1947 and master's degree in sociology a year later. In 1969, he earned a Ph.D. in anthropology at Columbia University.
At various times in his career he was a curatorial associate at the Peabody Museum at Yale University, a research associate at the University of South Carolina and a field associate of the American Museum of Natural History. From 1984 to 1990, he was a member of the Yale University Council and chaired the Council's committee on the Peabody Museum. From 1981 to 1987 he was a member of the Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors, and Councillor of the American Geographical Society from 1969 to 2004.
From 1978 to 1981, he was president of the Explorers Club, an international multidisciplinary professional society dedicated to the advancement of field research. The Club's members have been responsible for an illustrious series of famous firsts: first to the North Pole, first to the South Pole, first to the summit of Mount Everest, first to the deepest point in the ocean, first to the surface of the moon. The proudest accomplishment of his Presidency was the admission of women for the first time to the Club.
Charles F. Brush was member of the jury of Rolex Awards for Enterprise in 1993. The Rolex Awards celebrate enterprising individuals who take on major challenges to improve lives or protect the planet. These projects touch all aspects of humanity by expanding knowledge or improving life.
Dr Brush died on 1 June 2006 at the age of 83.