Antiques Roadshow-"Who may I ask appraised it at 6,000$?" Owner-"I believe his name was Rick"

My granddad left me a cordless drill...

Appraiser: "$6,000" Expert: "$250,000" Auction: "$1,600,000" Rick from Pawn Stars: "Best I can do is 20 bucks."

For this watch to still be working over 100 years later with that kind of complication and manufactured with ZERO CNC machines is absolutely mind-blowing and makes me truly appreciate the skill level of the craftsmen who built it.

This guy was just casually gifted one of the greatest timepieces in history

It eventually sold at auction for over 1.5 million. A lot of that extra value is because it turns out that the watch was specially commissioned, meaning it is the only one of its kind

Lmao at $6,000. That was the "appraiser" trying to scam the crap out of this guy

So many great lines in this. “They were a little low.” “How do I get it home?” “Carefully.”

Turns out the person that appraised it for 6000 thousand was rick from pawn stars😂😂😂it actaully sold for 1,541,212

Any Patek with a minute repeater complication is pretty much in the six-figure range. A 1914 Patek minute repeater in good condition plus papers... add another digit.

Today it's estimated at 2.5 to 3 million dollars.

now 2-3 millions..crazy

I love seeing people get rewarded for carefully storing items and saving related paperwork, original case etc. They deserve all that money. I read that the watch eventually sold for 1.5 million.

What a lovely humble man. Both the owner and appraiser both seem really understated and warm.

You can tell he’s a good guy. I love seeing deserving people get high appraisals

The best roadshow reaction was the old army guy who had a Rolex he bought in the ‘50’s

In case you hadn't seen, this watch actually ended up being a one-of-a-kind special order and fetched over $1.5 million at auction at Sotheby's. That is why the value shot up so high in the year comparison.

The engineering and craftsmanship of that watch, especially for it's time, is absolutely remarkable.

They were alittle low

I would have guessed a few million. I'm retired now, but I used to work on them. Great watches. My privilege for sure.

The reason why it's value is so high....? Because it is an INCREDIBLE watch.

Anyone who knows premium fine watch making would instantly know how incredibly special this piece is. Patek Phillipe is the Rolls-Royce of watches, and this antique example with so many functions is basically the most prestigious antique watch ever made.

The scoff the guy gives when he was told it was appraised for 6 grand 1:35

"It can't be." Love that reaction. Goes from thinking the guy's joking to disbelief to realizing that it may be true to realizing that this is a big deal to realizing this could be a life-changing event for him.

Lately seeing KZfaqs like this one prompted me to dig out my old 140 year old Waltham train engineers pocketwatch that I bought 45 years ago on a lark from an antique dealer. Opened it up, cleaned it, and talked to my millenial son about it. He agreed with me that at that time these watches were the peak of technology and craftsmanship. I have also since then threw my Fitbit in a drawer and started wearing my gorgeous Noblia watch I bought myself 20 years ago. I realized how I missed wearing a fine watch.

This appraiser is so awesome. I could watch these two talk about this Patek for hours.

Navajo blanket episode. Appraised for 350k and at auction it sold for $1.5 million. The old guy had it on the back of his recliner! Awesome!

This guy deserves the eventual auction price as he is obviously a decent humble man. I hope it changed his and his family's life for the better 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

The expert said that Patek Philippe is buying these watches back for their museum, and surprise, surprise! This very watch is now on display at the Patek Philippe museum in Geneva. It cost them 1.6 million, but it's valued today at 2-3 million.

Thank you for posting this! I have looked for this appraisal for years now, only to find it on PBS website. This is one of my favorites.

Holy cow that 2019 update, so satisfying

One of the best segments I've seen on this show.

In a crazy world, it’s nice to see the joy pour out of this person.

See you in 10 years when this gets recommended again.

I get misty-eyed, and am happy for the owners. Antiques Roadshow USA and UK, are awesome. Mazal tov!

When a TV show can make your heart swell❤

That's amazing! It's a stunning watch as well.

I saw this when it originally aired. As soon as they said "Patek" I said to myself "That means $100k, easy." Then when he mentioned all the complications the watch had, and he flipped it over, I said "Holy crap. $200k, gotta be." Just as a layperson who browsed watch forums I was closer than that idiot appraiser the guy originally took it to that quoted $6000. And it doesn't surprise me at all that it's several million today.

Hi , have watched the show for years, fascinating. I enjoy antiques. Also really enjoy watching The Bargain Barons on you tube really nice couple. Take care every one

Love the Then & Now shows!

My grandfather left me all my great grandfather's stuff he had during the military during WW2. He was in D-Day all the way till the end of the war. He was wounded 3 times and went back to his unit after each injury. After WW2 he became a world traveler and collected many artifacts based around WW2. I was handed down roughly 7 boxes of WW2 era items collectibles from all the major nations and countries involved in WW2. I have his original uniform, all his medals he got, and his journal he kept throughout the whole course of WW2. Included in the journal was the names and addresses of all his buddies he met, all the major events he was apart of, and a really wonderful note in the end of the journal talking about a German Soldier he met during peace time who could speak fluent English and he got to hear all about what it was like from the other side during the war. It's just amazing stuff and I had the whole collection appraised about 15 years ago for roughly $230k. I'll never sell any of it. I'd rather give it to museums than sell a single piece. It's pure history in my eyes as a lover and expert on WW2 history and that will also be worth more than any $ amount

He's reaction is priceless....

I love the almost childish reaction of him when he leans in and quietly asks "A quarter million?"

Gorgeous pocket watch

an incredible watch

These make me happy.

What a watch beautiful

Love the gentlemans reaction to hearing 1/4 million

Beautiful watch.

Rick at pawn star ,, Would you take $250 dollars

That is definitely an amazing watch, and made by the best in the field at that time, maybe the best of all time.

I like the casual dings at the reappraisal of 2-3 milli after the OG one for 250k 😂. Of course that’s after he sold it at auction for 1.54m + fees.

Stunning.

Turned out to be a one of a kind watch. Had the appraiser known that at the time, he may have crapped his pants and upped that appraisal amount exponentially!

This should be in a museum. I'd be having anxiety having something that valuable in my house.

Little did he know this was a one of a kind special order, and is now worth at least $3 million and is in the watchmaker’s museum.

Ah hello piece unique by Patek Philippe. Amazing piece of horological history. Patek makes the best watches and their minute repeaters are unicorns.

It is mind boggling how complicated the mechanism would be to do all those functions.

"How do I get it home?" "Carefully."😂

That is one incredible watch!

The complete shock!

appraiser is an absolute legend. really like how he kept saying incredible, a true fan.

Wow super cool!

Really fine watch.

Man that thing is in crazy good shape for being over 100 years old

This grand complication is EXQUISITE!!!

For those wondering, the reason why the watch has such a high valuation is that, when researched further, it was found to have been a special order, one-of-a-kind. I believe it sold at auction for about $1.5 million a couple of years ago.

I love watches ,my childhood first love

I love his initial unbelief and slow realization he is richer than he thought.

His reaction is great🤣

That jump from 2004 to 2019!!! Omggg

Never seen anything like it only in photos 😂😂😂😂 CLASS

My grandad left me a Werthers Original when I was a small boy and keep it in a matchbox with its original paper. I hope to have it valued soon and pass it on to my miserable grabbing offspring.

It’s so beautiful....

Of course, it is in the Patek Philippe museum now, a literal museum piece.

I would keep it, it's too beautiful to let go,this has value on so many levels, money hasn't it.

It was rick from pawn stars that gave him the appraisal price of $6,000

One thing I like is all of the Rick jokes. They never get old. :)

I love Patek Philippe.

This is my favorite ARS segment.

A few years after the show, the guy decided to sell it...Sotheby's got somewhere around $1.3 million for it. Today it would likely go over $3 million.

Wow, Holy F**k, that's beyond incredible !

I LOVE❤THIS WATCH

Really its beautiful

My grandpa left me some of his guns and other various things he gave me. The value of the guns is nice, but I will never sell them so it doesnt matter what they're worth. Priceless to me and could never be replaced.

Straight to auction !

I hope he still has it to sell now!!

It truly is: "the precious"!

Even Thierry Stern is salivating watching this.

Rick: Best I can do is 50 bucks and I am the one who's taking all the risk here. Gotta frame it up, hang it in the wall and it's gonna sit there for a while. Also the market is pretty limited as far as pocket watches go. So yeah 50 bucks, cash, right now.

Holy crap

Patek Philippe pretty much dominants the top auction prices for watches. Rolex has 7 of the 68 top and the rest is pretty much Patek Philippe's.

I love watching these shows so much is there any way that I can find more than one episode in a compilation? I love learning about the history of American trade and antiques

That’s so cool. I’m happy for that guy. Lol

When I first saw the top I thought "it's okay, but not very complicated". Then he first pointed out that it had a minute repeater chime. 😮 Then he turned it over. Day/Date and moon phase. 😲 Then he said it had a leap year complication. 🤯

I wish my grandparents left me something cool, all I got was a collection of empty whiskey bottles :(

Wow!!

Think I've a few of those in the shed

This watch was assumed to be in a run of maybe 5 or so but was found to be one of a kind and sold for 1.8 million

Hold on to it for as long as possible.