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Antiques Roadshow: Watch is valued at \u00a38,000 to \u00a310,000<\/h3>\n

A guest on Antiques Roadshow got a pleasant surprise when she took an old broken watch her father picked up at an army surplus store for just \u00a320 along for valuation.<\/p>\n

The show was in Powis Castle in Wales and the woman brought the timepiece to expert Richard Price, who branded it the \u201crarest of items.\u201d<\/p>\n

Giving some background on the piece she believed it to be a World War II pilot’s watch and she was relieved to discover she was correct.<\/p>\n

Richard informed her that the watch would have been used by Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, and would have had a large leather strap although hers was missing that.<\/p>\n

Upon opening the watch Richard exclaimed: \u201cJoy of joy it’s A. Lange & S\u00f6hne the one [all collectors] want’.<\/p>\n

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It transpired that watches from this German company are hugely sought after, which increased the value significantly.<\/p>\n

Richard concluded the item was from 1941 and explained the reason for its rarity and demand was because the company’s factory was bombed in 1945.<\/p>\n

The guest was astonished to learn the history of the heirloom and told Richard her father picked it up in Weymouth for \u00a320 in the early 1970s and that he loved \u201cpoking about\u201d in old shops. She then enquired: \u201cWas it a good buy?\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cPretty good buy,\u201d Richard exclaimed, \u201cI think I would be very happy if I had paid \u00a320\u201d.<\/p>\n

Reiterating that it was the \u201crarest of items\u201d that \u201call collectors want\u201d he kept the guest hanging for a moment before revealing it to be worth between \u00a38,000 and \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n

Clearly shocked the guest joked: \u201cI might not take it home to [my father]\u201d.<\/p>\n

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