An Antiques Roadshow guest was left in a state of shock on Sunday night (March 26) when his scratched watch was valued at £9,000.
Fiona Bruce and the team visited Sefton Park in Liverpool for the all-new episode of the beloved BBC One programme.
With treasures including a medal given to one of the first men to land on D-Day, a dress by 70s fashion designer Ossie Clark, and one of the first vials of penicillin, there was one item in particular that left one guest gobsmacked.
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Chatting to expert Richard Price, one man brought a Rolex watch along to the show to be valued.
The Rolex watch was an Oyster Perpetual and was named The Explorer.
Richard told the man that the watch was likely older than him, to which he replied: “It was my stepfather’s watch.”
“He gave it to me just before he died,” the man continued.
After inspecting the watch, Richard revealed that the watch was made in 1959, and then added that the hands and the bracelet of the timepiece were likely “service replacements”.
While explaining how the hands (second, minute and hour) were service replacements as they didn’t glow under a blue torch like the other elements of the dial did, the scratched face of the watch was in full view.
But the scratches were not a worry to the expert, nor did it stop the timepiece being worth a staggering amount of money.
Revealing his valuation verdict, Richard said: “I reckon, that in today’s market, between £7,000 and £9,000.”
The watch owner simply said: “Wow, it’s a lot of money that.”
Richard then concluded with: “It’s a lovely, lovely thing to remember him by. And also, it’s a fabulous watch to wear.”
Antiques Roadshow airs on Sunday nights on BBC One.
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