Antiques Roadshow guest speechless after realising huge value of watch box
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An Antiques Roadshow guest was left “speechless” after auction expert Peter Planes valued his GMT Master Model Rolex in tens of thousands of dollars.
The man, who acquired the watch back in 1960, admitted he did not expect his watch to surpass $1,500.
However, the expert explained that having kept the collector’s piece’s original box and papers brought up its market price significantly.
After inspecting the watch, Planes announced: “I’m very pleased to tell you that this watch today at auction is a very, very collectible watch. Just the watch on its own merit would be worth today between $35,000 and $45,000.
“But this watch is worth much more because you saved the box and all the paperwork for it. Easily today it’s $65,000 to $75,000 in the market. Probably more than a month’s pay in the military right now.”
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Visibly taken aback and struggling to find the words, the man responded: “Wow. I had no idea. I’m speechless. If you would have told me $1,500 I would have been happy.”
Antiques Roadshow sees all kinds of fascinating items brought to the team of experts, but the all-important part for guests is the valuation – which is not always as positive.
Expert Geoffrey Munn shared some disappointing news over a “beyond rare” ring after a guest brought along the unusual-looking piece of jewellery.
“Well, there’s rare, there’s very rare, and there’s extremely rare – and what you brought me today is beyond rare,” Geoffrey explained.
He asked the guest on a recent episode of the BBC show: “So tell me about what you brought with you.”
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“Well, originally it was given by a great uncle to my father, who then passed it on to myself,” he replied.
The guest continued: “He was a great collector. And we don’t know any more than that I’m afraid.”
“It is an extraordinarily rare ring because it takes the form of the precious metal ring, a gold ring, but in this case, it’s actually made of a very humble material indeed, it’s made of quill, which is literally that sort of plasticky end of a feather,” Geoffrey detailed.
But after describing the attributes that made the wildlife-inspired piece so special, Geoffrey added: “I’ve never seen anything quite like it, gosh what a belter, honestly, I can’t believe it. And the great irony of all this gush from me is that you might be expecting a high value, and you won’t get it!
“But nonetheless, it’s going to be worth £600 to a collector of rings, but with the context, perhaps even more than that.”
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