Watch ID and Value
Watch ID and Value
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bigweb

Original Poster:

833 posts

259 months

Friday 16th December 2011
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Hi Guys can any of you ID this old watch I have.

Its very tarnished and has a little break in one of the links.

Any ideas of value? Should I get it fixed and then ebay it or just bung it on there otherwise?



By weblentyne at 2011-12-16

By weblentyne at 2011-12-16

pic of damage


By weblentyne at 2011-12-16

I'm not expecting it to be worth much as its not in the best condition although it keeps perfect time so I am assuming it is a quartz?

bigweb

Original Poster:

833 posts

259 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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anyone?

mikeveal

5,139 posts

281 months

Monday 19th December 2011
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Take a look on ebay for ladies Omegas. Looks like a 70's watch. I think you're likely to be disappointed on value. I bought a 14K 1950's Omega for the wife for £70. Ladies watches do not fetch much 2nd hand.

Looks like the strap is a gold coloured base metal. If so, I wouldn't bother trying to fix it. It would probably cost more than a new strap.

Of course it's a totally different story if the strap has a hallmark.

bigweb

Original Poster:

833 posts

259 months

Thursday 22nd December 2011
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Underneath the clasp on the stap is stamped the word 'Silver'

Will this make any difference?

mikeveal

5,139 posts

281 months

Thursday 22nd December 2011
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It'll make the strap worth a bit more and crucially it makes the strap repairable. Silver can be soldered.
For the scrap value of silver :
http://www.silverperounce.com/
There will be a hallmark near the word silver that will tell you what the purity is.
Use ebay to see what the value is likely to be.