| Re: continuation of my earlier posts........ [message #8023 is a reply to message #8021] |
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afire
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I tend to agree with Barney's ballpark estimate. And, Bob, I also agree that it's too rare to really pin down an accurate value, which leaves Barney's estimate just that - an estimate. I can't imagine that it wouldn't fetch at least $3000, but at the same time, wouldn't be shocked to find that the right buyer would pay significantly more than $5000 either. Just doing a little preliminary searching, wind indicators in general do seem to add a significant premium. But there are so many variables that it's way beyond my scope of knowledge to say how that would translate to this watch. Most of us here have a pretty good grasp of the wristwatch market. Speaking for myself, my limited knowledge of pocket watch values is largely incidental to my searching for wristwatches. And I suspect the same is true for many others here. On the other forum, somebody mentioned Art Bissell. He's not a member here or at vintagewatchforums.com, but if somebody could get you in touch with him, I'm sure he'd have a good grasp of what this watch could likely fetch. Gruen pocket watches are his specialty. And he could probably educate you on the finer points of that movement.
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