Wm Jacot pocketwatch

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Posted by HIPPOGUY
11 years ago
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Description

inside front cover - warranted 18 carrat fine

inside rear cover - warranted 18 carrat fine - serial # 37917 - small hallmark looks like II L

movement cover - Wm JACOT - LOCLE - serial # N37917

movement - Wm Jacot - Locle

front cover - gold - enamel with what looks like diamond chips

back cover - gold - enamel

watch is in excellent running condition.

 
Category Watches and Timepieces
Condition Good
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HIPPOGUY 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

Greetings -

I had my local jeweler look at it and while he didn't do a complete appraisal he said a fair market value would be around $2500. I would be looking to get right around $2,000.

 
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ryanllynch 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

I see you already had it appraised by a jeweler, but I'll go ahead and add a little in case they didn't go everything with you. 'Warranted' means that the watch is gold plated or gold filled, and the company provided a sort of warranty garunteeing that they would re-plate or re-fill the watch should the gold wear-off within the warranty period. 18 karat means that the purity of the gold covering is a minimum of 75% gold.

I'm not certain what the stone chips are, and I'd be surprised if your jeweler didn't test them for you. Dual diamond testers are inexpensive (at around $50) and easy to use so there's really no excuse not to have and use them. If they ARE diamonds, they're probably mine-cut, or rose-cut.
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HIPPOGUY 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

Just for the record: 

The watch was tested and it IS 18K gold, NOT filled or plated. The stones were tested and they ARE rose-cut diamonds.

 
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ryanllynch 🌱 Newbie 11 years ago

Ah, pardon, my main experience is with 'plate' Warranted. Apparently Warranted was a generic term used for any sort of guarantee, including gold content. Which seems redundant to put on solid gold with the proper karatage mark, since hallmarks are legal guarantees in their own right.

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