My second gold watch

[Rented Mule]

Stopped at the local SA thrift store tonight and was shocked to see this listed for $2.99:



One that looked identical to this except the band was black sold for just under $125 this month on the bay.

 

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[JimDon]

Awesome!! I can see how someone may have overlooked it.

 

[Drmad7]

Very nice! I would looked twice because I would assumed it said "plated". Great score!

 

[Rented Mule]

Very nice! I would looked twice because I would assumed it said "plated". Great score!

I actually was worried that the word Milor after the 18K Gold was Italian for "plated". A quick check showed it to be the name of the manufacturer.

I had a chance to open it and while the outside of the case is 18K gold, it's not a solid gold case. The inside of the back cover has a large piece of base metal where the back fits the movement, I'll post some pictures later. But it still is some gold and as I mentioned these do resell for over $100 on ebay so I'll take the profit.

 

[Rented Mule]

Here is the inside of the back cover. I believe they used the base metal because the 18k gold is so soft, as well as to save money


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Some research indicates they sold this model watch on QVC several years back for around $200 new

 

[tamrock]

I bought one of those a few years back for $50.00. When I popped the back off I could tell that it really was only a thin sheet of gold formed over a brass or stainless steel case and wasn't going to have as much gold weight as I expected. Also it had a scratch coil and therefore didn't run with a new battery. I took it to an EZ Pawn and got a $80.00 loan on it and then never went back for it.