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     Getitondawn New member Username: Getitondawn Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A |
I inherited this watch over 10 years ago from my grandmother. I wanted to see if anybody knew what model or name this watch is and the value of it. It is stamped 14K on the back and is white gold. It has over 100 diamonds on it and the face closes over the watch with diamonds on it.  | ||
| Goldmart New member Username: Goldmart Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A |
I have a very interesting Hamilton ladies vintage watch. Yours is the closest I have seen to it. It is very beautiful! | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 4498 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I don't have any info on this and most ladies watches, sorry. Obviously, it worth at least scrap, probably around $800. Maybe GregB has an opinion? | ||
| Gregb Advanced Member Username: Gregb Post Number: 227 Registered: 10-2006 Rating: N/A |
Everything comes down to how long you're willing to wait for a sale and how much effort you're willing you put into marketing. In a soft market like we have now, calculating scrap value of any precious metals and stones is usually the most accurate way to appraise actual quick-sale market value. Most "ordinary" ladies' watches are fetching little more than scrap value in the auction marketplace. In fact, ladies' watch prices are so low that many pieces are selling below scrap. The exception to this rule are pieces made by the top few prestige makers: Patek Philippe, Cartier, Piaget, Rolex, A-P, etc. (though even these have suffered in the soft market) Hamilton was one of the most prolific makers of ladies' watches loaded with tons of diamonds during the 1940s-1960s and you'll still find tons of them being traded in the market. Their "common-ness" in the market is probably one of the reasons that diamond Hamilton watches never really fetched top prices, even a few years ago when the market was strong. Your Hamilton is probably one of the fancier examples I've seen made in 14K, rather than platinum. The very top Hamilton ladies' models were typically executed in platinum, a more valuable and noble metal than 14K gold. 14K models tend to be less elaborate and have fewer diamonds and diamonds of lower quality/clarity. Nevertheless, I have to think that your watch with 100 relatively large (probably 5-10 point) stones and lots of fancy baguette-cut diamonds is a bit more exceptional than the run-of-the-mill diamond Hamilton you tend to see. Because of this, I would probably expect it to fetch $1,500-$2,000 pretty easily and more, if you were willing to wait for the right buyer. | ||
| Zaf Moderator Username: Zaf Post Number: 4499 Registered: 05-2003 Rating: N/A |
I'm finding that many scrap buyers aren't even buying small diamonds, so I'd be curious to see what this item would truly scrap for. If you get an offer, please let us know, Thanks. |