Watches, Stories, & Gear: Miami Vice, Forgotten Watches, & Baseball Cards
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Assessing the Value of Forgotten Watches
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You?ve probably heard the term ?barn find? thrown around if you pay any attention to the vintage car world. It describes a classic car that?s been forgotten to time (perhaps in a barn) and rediscovered unexpectedly years later. The fantasy of a valuable, hyper-rare car just sitting somewhere waiting to be discovered is enticing for sure, and there?s a clear parallel with watches. After all, if a car can be misplaced, a watch is even easier to lose track of. This item in WatchPro explains that a pre-owned watch dealer in England is leaning into the idea that there are likely a boatload of potentially valuable luxury watches out there waiting to be found. Are there really $56 billion worth of discarded watches out there as this article reports" Tough to say for sure, but if you happen to have an uninspected barn near you, it might be worth checking out.
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