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<\/p>\nAn Antiques Roadshow guest was left flabbergasted by the 'ridiculous' five-figure value he received for his "fairly derelict" watch.<\/p>\n
The BBC show, which returned with a new series on Sunday (August 3), saw the antique experts travelling to Swanage Pier and seafront to value people's unusual items. <\/p>\n
But while guests usually bring on items in fairly good nick in the hopes of getting a high valuation \u2014 one bloke tried his hand with a rare Omega watch that had quite literally been run over by a lawnmower.<\/p>\n
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However, despite its unfortunate fate, expert Richard Price was quick to reassure the couple that the timepiece was salvageable and valuable.<\/p>\n
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Price explained: "As you know this was the first watch worn on the moon but there is an unfortunate word in the watch-making industry for if something is in a very poor state. <\/p>\n
"We call it derelict and this is fairly derelict. How did it get in this condition?"<\/p>\n
The guest replied: "It unfortunately went through my lawnmower. We had a burglary and they must have dropped that in the grass as they left. My wife found it later in the compost bin."<\/p>\n
He added that he had bought it between "late 1965 and early 1966" and that it was "secondhand at the time".<\/p>\n
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The camera showed the watch up close – which had been left in three pieces: the strap, the clock face and the case back. <\/p>\n
But despite the damage, expert Richard confirmed that the watch would still be worth thousands if the couple got it repaired.<\/p>\n
"Assuming you can get these pieces in good condition with that strap, I see it being retailable for towards \u00a318-20k," he said, adding that the "strap on its own is worth \u00a33k".<\/p>\n
The guests were rightly left stunned as they assumed the item was beyond repair and worthless. <\/p>\n
The male guest said: "I'm amazed, I'm excited, I mean I came along here convinced it was basically beyond repair, a bit of rubbish really. My son will be excited because he wants to inherit it."<\/p>\n
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Viewers were left shocked too as they immediately took to X (Twitter) to share their views on the valuation. <\/p>\n
One stunned user wrote: "Just the Omega metal watch strap > \u00a33k, flippity jibbins."<\/p>\n
Another wrote: "I've been down the garden so I might have missed it but ridiculous price for a broken watch."<\/p>\n
A third commented: "A watch that\u2019s been through a lawnmower is worth more than mine?!"<\/p>\n
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