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<p>[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 405412, member: 84"]Last Friday I went to a "pre" estate sale sale. There I found a box of old watches in a desk - when I asked the seller if they were real, he said he didn't know if they were real & he didn't know if they worked, but if I wanted any they were $20 each.</p><p>I ended up buying a Chopard dual time zone watch, a Corum French Dial watch, a Tiffany P2 LED (same as James Bond wore in Live & Let Die), a early Pulsar LED watch, - and this Lucerne.</p><p>When I got it the car I wound the Chopard & Corum - both started ticking and kept perfect time the rest of the week-end. It turns out that they were all real + the Chopard & the Corum were 18kt gold - I sold them Monday on craigslist for $1,250!</p><p>The Tiffany & the Pulsar I have to find a shop that can open & check/change the batteries, but if they work the Tiffany P2 is worth about $500+ and the reg Pulsar about $300!</p><p>PS - I felt bad, so I called the guy and told him that they were real and worth more than the $20 he sold them to me for and I was going to give him another $100. He was happy with that & happy I got lucky!</p><p>But the reason I am writing here is I am looking for any info on the Lucerne with all the gemstones & a U.S> Marines logo? What is that about? (The Lucerne - so far - is the only one that is broken; it doesn't wind & if I pull the stem out and turn it to set the time, the hands don't move even though the stem turns).</p><p>Why a marines insignia on a gemstone covered watch? The watch definitely belongs to the band; it has the same stones on it's face that the band has.</p><p>Thanks, I appreciate any info.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141266[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141267[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141271[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141276[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141278[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="journeymagazine, post: 405412, member: 84"]Last Friday I went to a "pre" estate sale sale. There I found a box of old watches in a desk - when I asked the seller if they were real, he said he didn't know if they were real & he didn't know if they worked, but if I wanted any they were $20 each. I ended up buying a Chopard dual time zone watch, a Corum French Dial watch, a Tiffany P2 LED (same as James Bond wore in Live & Let Die), a early Pulsar LED watch, - and this Lucerne. When I got it the car I wound the Chopard & Corum - both started ticking and kept perfect time the rest of the week-end. It turns out that they were all real + the Chopard & the Corum were 18kt gold - I sold them Monday on craigslist for $1,250! The Tiffany & the Pulsar I have to find a shop that can open & check/change the batteries, but if they work the Tiffany P2 is worth about $500+ and the reg Pulsar about $300! PS - I felt bad, so I called the guy and told him that they were real and worth more than the $20 he sold them to me for and I was going to give him another $100. He was happy with that & happy I got lucky! But the reason I am writing here is I am looking for any info on the Lucerne with all the gemstones & a U.S> Marines logo? What is that about? (The Lucerne - so far - is the only one that is broken; it doesn't wind & if I pull the stem out and turn it to set the time, the hands don't move even though the stem turns). Why a marines insignia on a gemstone covered watch? The watch definitely belongs to the band; it has the same stones on it's face that the band has. Thanks, I appreciate any info. [ATTACH=full]141266[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141267[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141271[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141273[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141275[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141276[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]141278[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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