Found this Garrard watch at the bottom of a box

[AceOfHearts]

So after recently moving house, I have been unpacking boxes and found this old watch that has been in my garage for many years. It's from a distant relative who shares my surname (I will have to ask my dad who he was) and as hopefully can be read in the picture was presented to him in 1963 for 25 years service at Vauxhall.

I have given it a quick wind and it still works perfectly. I don't know much about it but will definitely be keeping better care of it from now on!

[nurburgring1]

Lovely looking vintage watch. A lot of Garrard watches seem to have presentation details on the back.

[The Moose]

nurburgring1 said:

Lovely looking vintage watch. A lot of Garrard watches seem to have presentation details on the back.

I didn’t know Garrard as a watchmaker, only a jeweler. Maybe down to that???

[RobbieTheTruth]

I found a very similar one, belonging to my grandad.

They are lovely old watches. Not worth much (£400 tops) but nice to keep and wear.

[nurburgring1]

They can be worth more if the case is gold. It comes down to condition etc. There’s one on Chrono24 for a shade under £1800 at the moment.

[stumpage]

Similar one here but presented to a Ford employee.

https://www.smithswatches.com/products/garrard-ret...

[mikeveal]

Garrard appear to haven been the go to choice for long service watches. It's hard to find one without an inscription.

Looks like a stainless steel back on the OPs watch, which means gold plate rather than solid gold.
I like Garrards, they used to be a bit of a bargain on ebay. Not so any more, but then I guess that's true of all watch brands on ebay!

[anonymous-user]

(Looks in garage for lovely old watch)

Nope, just spiders and discarded kids toys plus a lawnmower.