An Antiques Roadshow guest was left in disbelief after being told his damaged Rolex watch might be worth. In the latest episode, Fiona Bruce and the team visited Sefton Park in Liverpool where the treasures included a medal given to one of the first men to land on D-Day, a dress by Ossie Clark and spoons used by Captain Cook
One man brought in a Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch, The Explorer, which was given to him by his step-father before he died. After examining the vintage watch, horologist Richard Price estimated it would have been made in 1959.
He said the strap and the hands of the watch were most likely 'service replacements'. The watch also had a scratched face but despite its slight damage, the expert revealed it was worth thousands of pounds.
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Richard asked: "Did he ever mention to you what it might be worth?" as the watch owner replied: "Nope, he didn't even tell me how much he paid for it." Richard continued: "I think you're going to be very very grateful for what he's left you because I reckon that, in today's market, between £7,000 and £9,000."
The shocked man replied: "Wow, it's a lot of money that" as Richard added: "It's a lovely, lovely thing to remember him by. And it's also a fabulous watch to wear." The smiling owner then quipped: "I'll have to lose a bit of weight on my wrist".
Guests on the BBC One show are regularly shocked - pleasantly or unpleasantly - at the appraisals of items they bring in, with some worth a fortune and others next to worthless. In a recent episode, a man was stunned by the valuation of a painting that had been in his family for decades.
He had brought in a green-washed landscape painting, signed by David Hockney, which he thought may be worth around £10,000 - but English painting specialist Rupert Maas was unconvinced that it was genuine. However, Rupert soon established that it was indeed by the famous artist - and could actually be worth between £20,000 to £30,000.
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