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SOLD WALTHAM Rare 825 Checkerboard Pattern And SPECIAL Marked Barrel Bridge 18 Size

  1. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 23, 2018

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    I've been selling for years on ebay and Canadian Watch Collector and MWR under the name What Does Your Watch Say? Please PM for links to my ebay feedbacks and posts on CWC. I'm located in Cambridge, ON Canada. I can take PayPal payments, EMT within Canada and face to face cash transactions are ok too as long as you're willing to drive to the Cambridge, KW area. I pay for the tracked shipping within North America mailed through Canada Post, I don't use FedEx or UPS and International shipping is $18 USD. If you have any questions please feel free to PM me :thumbsup: Here are my first two positive FB as well:
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/great-transactions-with-whatyourwatchsay.72375/
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/whatyourwatchsay-awesome-seller.73638/


    Rare Waltham 18 size pocket watch
    Checkerboard pattern
    Barrel bridge engraved SPECIAL
    Waltham pocket watch circa 1906
    17 jewel hand wind movement
    Serial number 15151076
    Grade 825
    Model 1883
    18 size
    White porcelain dial
    Black Arabic numbers
    Philadelphia silveroid case
    Movement winds sets and runs minus 12 seconds per day dial up

    Very rare design model 1883 grade 825. A total of only seven examples of this checkerboard pattern with alternating gilt and nickle have been seen and only three of those have had the word Special engraved on the barrel bridge. This serial number is the seventh and third that has been found.

    Asking $680 USD shipped within North America (International shipping is $18 USD) Or Best Offer

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    Edited May 13, 2018
  2. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 25, 2018

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    Or best offer :thumbsup:
     
  3. airansun In the shuffling madness Apr 25, 2018

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    Beautiful watch.

    It kills me that pocket watches have not increased in value to the same extent that vintage wristwatches have. By all rights, this watch ought to be many times what you’re asking.

    Good luck!

    BTW, you might add if you know the service history.
     
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  4. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 25, 2018

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    Agreed airansun. The market seems to have dropped out of pocket watches, even high grade railroad watches don't sell for the prices they used to. I used to be able to sell any pocket watch I had now it can take a while to even find an interested buyer.

    The movement was serviced back in 2010 before I bought it.
     
  5. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 27, 2018

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    Bump
     
  6. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 27, 2018

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    $600 shipped Or Best Offer
     
  7. WhatYourWatchSay Apr 30, 2018

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    Monday bump
     
  8. WhatYourWatchSay May 3, 2018

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    Lots on interest but no offers yet.
     
  9. WhatYourWatchSay May 5, 2018

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    Bump and open top offers
     
  10. WhatYourWatchSay May 8, 2018

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    Or best offer
     
  11. WhatYourWatchSay May 10, 2018

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    I'll open this one up to trades.
     
  12. WhatYourWatchSay May 13, 2018

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    Sunday push. Collectable and rare Waltham looking for a new home. Make an offer.
     
  13. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. May 13, 2018

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    Hi ... you kvetch about the lack of offers but pretty much restrict your market to Canada. Just sayin. Lovely watch.
     
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  14. WhatYourWatchSay May 13, 2018

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    Hi Larry, actually I do ship worldwide:

    Asking $xxx USD shipped within North America (International shipping is $18 USD) Or Best Offer

    The shipping within NA is included and I'll pay half the International shipping and hope the buyer would pay the other half since it's about $35 to $40 CAD to ship international with tracking through Canada Post.

    --Paul
     
  15. Larry S Color Commentator for the Hyperbole. May 13, 2018

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    Might want to edit your post then because to me it seems initially like you will only consider Canada. EG: make the fact that you will ship anywhere more prominent.
     
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  16. WhatYourWatchSay May 13, 2018

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    I bolded the parts about shipping, so hopefully that helps.
     
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  18. WhatYourWatchSay Jun 5, 2018

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    I had this Waltham listed on ebay and the highest bid was $265. The high bidder backed out so I'll list it here for $290 CAD shipped within North America.

    Just five years ago I was offered between $800 and $1000 USD for this watch by several people. I guess the bottom fell out of the pocket watch market.
     
  19. WhatYourWatchSay Jun 5, 2018

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    On hold
     
  20. WhatYourWatchSay Jun 6, 2018

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    Sold. Thank you OF for hosting and thank you to my buyer and the OF community for stopping by to take a look :thumbsup: