$350 Estate Sale Mystery Bag of Watches! what will we find?

Today I went to an estate sale and found a bag of old watches, follow along as we go through it and see if we find any treasures!
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[verahinnant]

I have my husbands omega he bought in the 1950s. I had it checked and the jeweler said it had one of the prettiest movements he had seen. It’s special to me. My son will have it.

[Dr.Gunsmith]

If my kids just stuck all my watches in a bag and sold them, I’d haunt them.

[EvilUnderTone]

I'm a watchmaker and specialise in Seiko's. That 6139 Pogue's a really nice example. Australian market with the black rotating inner bezel. The USA and European markets had a yellow inner bezel not black. That model, especially the yellow dial versions have gone up in value a fair bit over the past two years. Being on the president bracelet too is another nice feature as that was a upgrade from the standard Seiko bracelet. Be lucky.

[Robstrap]

EVeryone going nuts about the seiko and omegas, but that hamilton tank is gorgeous

[endautrestermes]

nice find ! 350$ for the 3 omega, 1 longine, 1 oris, 3 gruen and some funky seiko and junghans, that's a lot of watches for the money ! As a watch enthusiasts or collector, I'd be mad at my children if they sold that.

[nathanfagan]

That Junghans you kind of skipped over has some provenance too. Not "High end" granted but it has some history.

[oddthomas]

I collect vintage watches, so while I enjoy all of your videos I obviously loved this one. I did cringe when I saw all those thrown in a bag clanking against each other, but I sure wish I could have found them. I hope you will try and save as many of those as you can. Congrats

[kosherbacon]

you need to invest in a tripod so you can use both hands. Or a chest mount go pro.

[FordFracture]

That's a great find ! Back in the day I would pick up old pocket watches and fix them myself and the one's I couldn't I'd part them out . But now my eyes aren't so good anymore but I still have 30 or so of my favorite ones hanging up on the bedroom wall and every once in awhile I'll wind them up just to hear them tick .

[itsallrobbish]

A great find, gotta love that the Seiko and Omegas worked instantly. Says something about their longevity and their top reputation now.

[Ecksterphono]

Amazing. I restore quite a few watches and service them. However it's a good idea not to wind them as the lubrication could be contaminated or dried. also it's a good idea not to bump them harshly before servicing because even with the shock jewels the hardened or contaminated lubricants can still damage the balance staff pivots. Winding watches with contaminated or hardened lubricants can catch from gear to hear in the geartrain causing shearing especially in the winding gear. Even if you plan to wear one, . It may work for a while, then bam! Suddenly it can quit on you( if it hasn't been serviced). Especially if they have chronograph modules. Because one doesn't know whether the former owner used the chronograph much or just used the time aspects of the watch. Chronograph watches are very pricy to fix. Shortcut jobs don't cut it. Many watch repair techs around the city just use solvent without taking the movement apart especially chronograph watches ( if there are plastic parts some Seikos, solvents will soften the plastic). A true watch repairman. Disassembles the complete movement and cleans the parts thoroughly in a watch parts washer except for dials, plastic parts and certain watch hands ( I use rodico 6033)

[lisasmith]

Yay!!! Here we go. I love everything about this show. You, family, friends, everything!

[patriciasheehan]

Thank you for the information on the Omega watches. I got one in a lot from a friend who was cleaning out her mother in law's house. She gave me a box of watches. Glad to hear the Omega is valuable. We enjoy your videos!

[PurchaseReviews]

Around a $4000 + haul in today’s price market. That was exciting to watched. Enjoyed that 👍🏻

[DrOfNothing]

Those 3 Omegas are worth $1000 easily, even as is. Properly serviced, with new crystals and crowns, and you could sell the white-faced ones for $4-500 each, and the black dial for even more. The Junghans military watch is also worth a few hundred. Nice grab!

[NoahPardee]

That Junghans is stunning! One of the brands I always look out for!

[morockin]

Would definitely restore that Omega and rock it

[nikolaigottschalksen]

That Hamilton tank watch was really cool!!

[nyyrusty]

Personally, for me what makes these kind of videos worth watching is seeing a value put on each item/watch. Even a if only a range. Otherwise novices like myself are lost.

[gibby]

I love the history lessons! I'm always learning something new when I watch your videos!