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philologus

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I bought this Rolex art deco watch  last year and have just got round to having a good look at it.

It is unusual in that it has a German silver hallmark.

I have decided to sell it in order to buy a pocket watch that I like so I'd appreciate any comments about it and a rough valuation if anyone wants to put their head on the block.

Regards,

George

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Well what did you pay for it ? that would be a good starting point to determine a price because with all these things they are only worth what someone is willing to pay, Good clear photos would be required to determine  anything else about the watch postage stamp sized out of focus pics dont provide a very clear view of the watch it would be particularly important to see clear large photos of the inner case back markings because so many altered or marriage watches exist when it comes to vintage Rolex watches.

As a rough guide I would put it at £200-£300 if sold at auction and it is all original and working.

You could compare like for like or similar watches on ebay and determine price that way under sold listings only, because unsold items tend to give a skewed view on prices especially with vintage Rolex watches because so many are listed at cloud cuckoo prices.

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