Hey, I need some help here. Anyone ever seen this watch? I took it to a local clock expert and he couldnt give me the exact value of it because he hadn't seen one in his life earlier either. He told me it was a rare piece 'cause of its features, for example it is solid 18k gold and weights 154,5 grams. Any idea for how much would this watch go if found the "right" collector? There seems to be no picture of a same kind online, so I really don't know where to start digging.

 

Hi Keith.

It's valuable because of the gold content. That model itself isn't rare or actually even that desirable to collectors, but it is uncommon in solid gold. The caliber is not one of the more sought after movements.

 

Great watch! but not that collectable...but keep it!

 

Yes the original cal 751 version of this model has a growing number of fans, generally of younger generations. Cal 1021 versions are less desired, but there is a market.

Weigh the watch in grams, take off about 18 grams for non gold parts including the movement, multiply the grams by .32 to get troy ounces and then multiply by .75 to get pure gold content. Multiply the result by today's gold price and add around 300 USD, and you have the basic value of the watch.

Cheers

Desmond

 

Never want to contradict but there may be another zero in the gram to troy ounce conversion factor, i.e. 1g = .032 troy ounces

 

Isn't it 31 grammes to the troy ounce? The 0.32 factor is for converting the other way.

 

Yep I should have said divide grams by 32 (rounded off) to get troy ounces.

Chiz