Top Finds: 1914 Patek Philippe Pocket Watch

This incredible Patek Philippe pocket watch, originally appraised in 2004, has skyrocketed in the market to an updated value of $2 Million-$3 Million, setting a new ANTIQUES ROADSHOW record!

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[tugbutker]

This guy was just casually gifted one of the greatest timepieces in history

[appalachiangunman]

For this watch to still be working over 100 years later with that kind of complication and manufactured with ZERO CNC machines is absolutely mind-blowing and makes me truly appreciate the skill level of the craftsmen who built it.

[dirkdiggler]

Antiques Roadshow-"Who may I ask appraised it at 6, 000$?"
Owner-"I believe his name was Rick"

[joeohk]

My granddad left me a cordless drill...

[brutallyhonest]

What a lovely humble man. Both the owner and appraiser both seem really understated and warm.

[Daniean]

It eventually sold at auction for over 1.5 million. A lot of that extra value is because it turns out that the watch was specially commissioned, meaning it is the only one of its kind

[cultclassic]

I love seeing people get rewarded for carefully storing items and saving related paperwork, original case etc. They deserve all that money. I read that the watch eventually sold for 1.5 million.

[sanghoonlee]

Any Patek with a minute repeater complication is pretty much in the six-figure range. A 1914 Patek minute repeater in good condition plus papers... add another digit.

[zjones]

The engineering and craftsmanship of that watch, especially for it's time, is absolutely remarkable.

[Oozywolf]

This appraiser is so awesome. I could watch these two talk about this Patek for hours.

[of]

Lately seeing Youtubes like this one prompted me to dig out my old 140 year old Waltham train engineers pocketwatch that I bought 45 years ago on a lark from an antique dealer. Opened it up, cleaned it, and talked to my millenial son about it. He agreed with me that at that time these watches were the peak of technology and craftsmanship. I have also since then threw my Fitbit in a drawer and started wearing my gorgeous Noblia watch I bought myself 20 years ago. I realized how I missed wearing a fine watch.

[markurry]

Anyone who knows premium fine watch making would instantly know how incredibly special this piece is. Patek Phillipe is the Rolls-Royce of watches, and this antique example with so many functions is basically the most prestigious antique watch ever made.

[willmoore]

This guy deserves the eventual auction price as he is obviously a decent humble man. I hope it changed his and his family's life for the better 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[buddyrupp]

I would have guessed a few million. I'm retired now, but I used to work on them. Great watches. My privilege for sure.

[westsideken]

Quite possibly my favorite television moment ever. And I don't mean just on antiques roadshow. I get chills every time I see it. Honest to goodness.

[KlLLERROBOT]

My grandfather left me all my great grandfather's stuff he had during the military during WW2. He was in D-Day all the way till the end of the war. He was wounded 3 times and went back to his unit after each injury. After WW2 he became a world traveler and collected many artifacts based around WW2.

I was handed down roughly 7 boxes of WW2 era items collectibles from all the major nations and countries involved in WW2. I have his original uniform, all his medals he got, and his journal he kept throughout the whole course of WW2. Included in the journal was the names and addresses of all his buddies he met, all the major events he was apart of, and a really wonderful note in the end of the journal talking about a German Soldier he met during peace time who could speak fluent English and he got to hear all about what it was like from the other side during the war.

It's just amazing stuff and I had the whole collection appraised about 15 years ago for roughly $230k. I'll never sell any of it. I'd rather give it to museums than sell a single piece. It's pure history in my eyes as a lover and expert on WW2 history and that will also be worth more than any $ amount

[joecool]

Appraiser: "$6, 000"
Expert: "$250, 000"
Auction: "$1, 600, 000"
Rick from Pawn Stars: "Best I can do is 20 bucks."

[TomWatsonB]

"It can't be." Love that reaction. Goes from thinking the guy's joking to disbelief to realizing that it may be true to realizing that this is a big deal to realizing this could be a life-changing event for him.

[ijxsutj]

In a crazy world, it’s nice to see the joy pour out of this person.

[AllisLife]

You can tell he’s a good guy. I love seeing deserving people get high appraisals