Information on watch and value

padders

Its model 198.5001 which is a UK market F300 hummer, with a case made by Shackman in London, usually in solid 9K gold. These are problematic, it is good that it is running as if it wasn't, you have a big headache. There are very few places that can service these, a couple in the UK and a few overseas but the UK guys aren't always taking work and indeed probably aren't at present. They are a big chunk of gold and the value is basically the metal value plus not a lot more since that in itself is considerable, high hundreds certainly, maybe more. If you search on the case number, you'll see previous discussion on these here in a similar vein. There used to be a collector of these who might have snapped your hand off and paid more than most, but sadly he's no longer with us and I think you'll struggle to get what you might consider a good price. They are a child of the 70s (like myself) and just aren't as collectible or desirable as the mechanical stuff that came before (and after).