Trying to find value of several pocket watches

[PapawM]

I have several pocket watches which were left to me and I know a minimal amount about. A few of them have been posted in the European forum, but the majority of them are American and I was wondering how to valuate them and get guidance for resources of the type. There are a few Illinois Bunn types, a few Walthams, a Hamilton model 1, a few Elgins and a Rockford as far as the domestics. Since I am likely going to sell these eventually, I wanted to find resources to investigate fair pricing.

I have already gotten a few of them working and am looking into the rest, as I have time (pun intended). Any help is appreciated, picture added for context.

 

[terry hall]

welcome!
you will need some resources with a wide array of knowledge of domestic and foreign, as i see a repeater, potential gold cased watches, and potentially 'common' railroad watches.
Good luck! i am certain there is 'some' help here... but vast details will be required.
would suggest a separate thread for each example

 

[musicguy]

would suggest a separate thread for each example

I agree, at least a few should be in the European section.

Welcome to the NAWCC Forum!


Rob

 

[Marty101]

Patience, friend-you can get the answers here.

One at a time is best, with 3-4 pics of each.

 

[musicguy]

Since I am likely going to sell these eventually, I wanted to find resources to investigate fair pricing.

We can talk about approximate value of your watches, but there is no buying or selling here on the
open forum.


Rob

 

[PapawM]

We can talk about approximate value of your watches, but there is no buying or selling here on the
open forum.


Rob

My apologies, I did not mean to imply selling these through here.

 

[PapawM]

Patience, friend-you can get the answers here.

One at a time is best, with 3-4 pics of each.

I will effort to do so in the coming weeks. There is no hurry for me to part with these and I am curious to get opinions on each individually, just wanted to make sure this was the correct forum. Two of these are posted in the European forum, the other eight are those which I will create new, separate posts for in the coming weeks. Thank you.

 

[musicguy]

My apologies, I did not mean to imply selling these through here.

All is good
It was your mentioning about putting it on eBay that I removed (we stay away here from self
promoted sales.
Otherwise, thanks for sharing the watches.


Rob

 

[MrRoundel]

Aside from soliciting information and opinions here, you can also consider grabbing a copy of a price guide and check into what you have. If you have a good public library in your town, you might borrow the Shugart, Engle, & Gilbert "Complete Price Guide to Watches". While not to be taken as absolute truth, as far as today's values, there's a lot of information that,l coupled with recent recorded sales, should help you arrive at a fair asking price wherever, and whenever, you choose to sell them.

From what I can see in the image, you have a pair of Illinois Bunn Specials, a probable Elgin BW Raymond 571, a larger Hamilton that I suspect might be a model 940, based on the grades of the others in its company. Also, as was mentioned, there is a repeater there. There is also what might be an 18s Rockford(?) at the upper right, and a nice possible British pocket watch that shows evidence of quality, at the lower left. Then there are the three ladies sized watches. They can be absolutely anything. That said, without seeing the movements, it's hard to say for certain what's in those cases. But they do look to be in nice aesthetic shape. Good luck.