Eight high-end watches from Anthony Bourdain's personal collection are being sold by online auction house iGavel Auctions.The collection includes Rolex and Patek Philippe watches and is open for bidding until October 30.This is part of a larger collection of the late chef's belongings (including artwork, records, books, furniture, and his chef's knife) being auctioned off this month to raise funds for Bourdain's family and a scholarship in his name at The Culinary Institute of America.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The love forAnthony Bourdain runs deep. Since his passing in 2018, the charismatic multi-hyphenate has continued to be remembered through his words, recipes, shows, philanthropy, and now, watches. A collection of Bourdain's most cherished timepieces have just hit the auction block, with a generous portion of the sale being donated towards a scholarship at The Culinary Institute of America.Presented byiGavel Auctions, the sale features eight coveted pieces of wrist candyfrom a sentimental Rolexto a statementPatek Philippepreviously owned by the "Parts Unknown" star. The bids are already piling high and well eclipsing the estimates. At press time, the current bid on the chic jet-black Panerai Radiomir wristwatch is a lofty $12,000 while the blue-dialed Rolex Oyster is sitting at $10,000. Both watches had original top estimates of $2,000 and $4,000, respectively.Other standouts include J Jacot Locle pocket watch (currently at $1,700), a Patek Philippe Calatrava ($9,250 and counting), and a vintage rose gold Rolex which may have belonged to Bourdain's father (sitting at $3,700). Forty percent of the funds raised will be reserved for the scholarship while the other 60 percent will go to Bourdain's family.If you're a fan of Bourdain but not a watch guy, you can still get in on the action. The timepieces are actually part of a bigger collection ofBourdain's treasured possessions,which is being auctioned this month. The sale, titledProperty from the Collection of Anthony Bourdain, features 215 lots of items that Bourdain acquired throughout his life, including artwork, records, books, furniture, as well as his famous chef's knife.According to iGavel, the auction was organized to reflect the beloved chef's "multifarious interests: film, art, cooking, travel, writing and his endless observations of world culture." Bids on Bourdain's watches will be open until October 30.SEE ALSO:Anthony Bourdain has died by suicide at 61 ' take a look back at his incredible career from dishwasher to celebrity chefDON'T MISS:The woman who found a $250,000 Rolex in her thrift-store couch 'did all the right things,' according to the expert collector who later bought her watch himselfJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: How Area 51 became the center of alien conspiracy theories
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