Is Your Pocketwatch Valuable 💵 ? Rules to Grade a SOLID GOLD🥇Pocket Watch or a Gold-Filled Case ?

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8 ай бұрын

In this video I discuss 5 Rules to guarantee your pocket watch has a SOLID Gold case and not a Gold-Filled case. I also show you many examples to help you identify a solid gold case. This information is useful in estimating the value of a pocket watch.
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@Seedyrom247 2 ай бұрын

Such a great video. Thank you. I just went to the safe and inspected my great-grandfather’s pocket watch. My sister got his “everyday watch” and I got his “good watch”. It had “Swiss made” on the dial face, and I always thought it was solid gold. Alas, it’s just gold plated, but the sentimental value certainly makes up for any market value (in my mind) that it just lost. I will definitely be hanging on to it and passing it down the family line.

@PocketWatchTime 2 ай бұрын

Thank you - Great compliment. Heirloom watches are special no matter the model or material.

@arts.4014 7 ай бұрын

Very good video. A much better description than the prior case discussions. Hopefully, you'll do a video on some of the 'fancy' cases like boxed hinged, multicolor cases (and others). A comment on gold filled: Yes, the gold content is of little value. However, its purpose is different than simply lessening the cost of a watch. Gold is a very soft material, which means it offers less protection than a hard material such as brass. However, brass corrodes. The gold in a gold filled case, while decorative, has a primary function of protecting the brass, thus making the case both strong and durable. Besides being less expensive, a gold filled case provided better protection than gold for everyday carry, working men's watches. Neither a gold nor gold filled case looks great when heavily worn. The American system was set up for easy part, including case, replacement and replacing a worn case with a fresh one was a more practical solution than continuing to wear a gold case that was so worn, it no longer closed tightly enough to keep the dirt out. An interesting example to observe this trend is a working watch that was difficult to exchange cases: the Illinois, 17 size, Model 13 Sangamo Special. It was the best/top of the line production watch made by Illinois (prior to being acquired by Hamilton). Because of the odd size, they were all cased in-house. Although available in solid gold and gold filled, these very expensive (when new) watches were almost always bought in gold filled cases because they were intended for heavy use.

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. 🙌🏼 Completely agree… Solid gold watches were never meant to be on the railroad line. Not durable enough. I’m not really a collector of railroad watches… Thus, my bias toward gold-filled cases. I know they’re more practical; however, they just don’t fit my collecting strategy as well. Thanks for all the info.

@HHPS419 7 ай бұрын

Great advise for any collector. I agree with the point about doing your own research, it is fun. Sadly, some info (in my opinion) has been lost to time, is incomplete, or only found on rare books. But that is probably true only in rare situations. Also, congrats on 25k subs!

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

Thank you. 25k down… 75k to go. 😁

@PilotinMSFSonly 7 ай бұрын

Expert info! Thanks for putting this together!!

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙌🏻

@user-rs1gd1yk7v 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I have learned SO much!!!

@PocketWatchTime 4 ай бұрын

That’s awesome. Thank you. 🙌🏼

@nobuddy1364 Ай бұрын

Useful video. In the discussion of value based on weight, it might have been worthwhile to note that "solid" does not mean "pure" so the percentage of gold content as noted by the Karat or percentage number makes a large difference. Since melting them down for the base metal is the source of the value. As well as just the esthetic value people attach to something being "solid gold". But 375 or 9K is pretty much bottom of the barrel, in my opinion anyway.

@PocketWatchTime Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. I don’t remember which video… I think one of my later videos on valuing a pocket watch I discussed the differences in karat and the associated purity/price. There are so many factors it’s hard for me to include them all in one video. If there’s any other subject you think I could clarify… Please let me know. That’s what I’m here for… Hopefully to spread some useful information.

@WatchRestorationCottage 5 ай бұрын

Great guidelines, thanks!

@PocketWatchTime 5 ай бұрын

No problem. Thanks for watching. 🙌🏻

@erichghetta8523 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for yuor explanation very useful. I started to collect American pocket watches, they are very fascinating to me :-)

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

Wonderful. 🙌🏼 Let me know if I can help with anything in the future.

@virtuosodm3327 2 ай бұрын

Do you have a resource on the weights of movements ( size depending) ,so we can subtract that from the overall weight, to determine an approximate gold weight value(?) Thanks

@PocketWatchTime 2 ай бұрын

I don’t have a specific resource… But a general rule is the movement is 1/3 of the total weight.

@spruce238 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the advice: I thought I had an expensive LL leroy serial #328 (non running) pocketwatch left by a relative. It was only gold plated. Even though it was engraved by a famous French watchmaker (LL leroy). I could not sell it for anything, or scrap the gold. I ended up giving it to a watch museum in Pennsylvainia.

@PocketWatchTime 6 ай бұрын

That’s an amazing story.

@WatchWithMike 7 ай бұрын

This video is a great guide to gold! Unfortunately (fortunately?) all of my gold watches are clearly marked "gold filled". I like the inverse rules as well. Nicely done! 😁

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

Appreciate it 🙌🏻

@cathymiller5391 3 ай бұрын

Hi I have a Leonidas precision prima 56-0.585 14 karat pocket watch from Germany number 20049 for the serial number can you tell me the value of it. It’s a standard larger size.

@PocketWatchTime 3 ай бұрын

I specialize in American manufacture pocket watches… I’m familiar with Leonidas, but I don’t know their pricing. With a solid gold case any watch should at least fetch $800 or so… But depending on the movement and the brand it could get significantly more.

@bozeman56 4 ай бұрын

I have watched so many of your videos but am really stumped by my "gold" case. No markings to differentiate from filled to solid. It is not picked up by a magnet but looks solid?

@PocketWatchTime 4 ай бұрын

Can you send me some pictures to my email address? I’ll take a peek.

@bozeman56 4 ай бұрын

@@PocketWatchTime you are amazing! What is your address?

@PocketWatchTime 4 ай бұрын

@bozeman56 pocket.watch.time at gmail

@eddielee5874 3 ай бұрын

The only markings I can find, are the maker name, Walthon, serial numbers, and 18 k. Tried doing research but have limited knowledge of pocket watches/Fob watches. Cheers

@PocketWatchTime 3 ай бұрын

@@eddielee5874 if you can send me some pictures I can help. However, 18K is a bonus. Not many 18K filled watches out there.

@LilithWasFirst 5 ай бұрын

Hamilton

@PocketWatchTime 5 ай бұрын

Great brand 🙌🏼

@juniorjohnson5961 7 ай бұрын

I'm buying a 18kt. Gold Chronograph I recently turned 70 i think i deserve it for making it through the late 60s & 70s . For some reason whenever i see you i think of SpongeBob 🤠

@PocketWatchTime 7 ай бұрын

You’re a loyal member of the community - you can call me SpongeBob anytime. 😁😂 As for the chrono… you deserve it!

@juniorjohnson5961 7 ай бұрын

@@PocketWatchTime God Bless 🙏