Etsy is another great place and it generally has some of the lowest listing rates. For that, Rubylane, Tias, and Cyberattic are great online stores for selling old watches and do sell worldwide. Your best values will come from a private sale one on one to another collector. They'll take a percentage of the sale, but might already have a buyer in mind. You might ask them about selling on consignment. Trade shows and antique or jewelry store dealers won't offer the real value either because they will be looking to resell. To be honest, with Ebay, unless they're rare or uncommon models, watches tend to go for about 1/2 of the their actual value. Online markets (like Ebay) tend to go for less. Plus you might have dealers in the audience, so they might try to get values lower so they can make a profit later on. At an auction, you're really dependent on the audience unless you stick a reserve on your watch.
The exact pricing will depend on the condition and where you sell it. If you ever have a doubt, most jewelers will run a quick test for free. Often you might see a little bit of the original brass showing at any of those places. Also, look where the case was cut or turned down while manufacturing, like the lever cuts, the case spring holes, or where the movement is. Look closely at the pendant, on the bow or on the bottom edge.
If you can't read the marks, give the case a good look-over. The majority of gold fill cases tend to show a little brass somewhere. Just for future reference and in case you might be interested in any other watches you have.If the case says anything like guaranteed or warranted that means it's most likely a gold-filled case. It will have an insurance value of $1700. With a solid gold case, you'll be looking at an overall value of about $1200 to $1300 in non-working condition and $1400 to $1500 in working condition. If by chance you have a solid gold case, it will be marked something like 10k, 14k, or 18k. With a gold plated case, you'll be looking at an overall value of about $100 to $125 in non-working condition and $150 to $200 in working condition. A jeweler can generally do a test for free, but you can assume it's not solid gold. Solid gold cases were almost always marked. With no marks on the case, it's most likely gold plated or rolled gold. In excellent condition, the movement alone will be worth about $50 to $100 in working condition and $15 to $30 in non-working condition. They made a little over 65,000 overall and about 500 in your run alone. They were produced over 60 different productions runs from when it was first made it in 1891 and discontinued in 1899. It also should likely have a 3/4 plate with a gilt finish.īased on my records, the movement should date to around 1897. 22 grade movement with a pendant setting. Based on the(#) #-#serial number, that's a Model 1888, No.
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