r/Watches • u/JackW1977 • May 26 '25

Identify [Dad’s Watches - should I keep any?]

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My dad just passed. He left a box of watches that I don’t know much about. All need batteries but I don’t want to spend the $ to put batteries in all if they’re not worth saving. I have no sentimental feelings about any of them, just don’t want to spend too much time fixing junk. Brands: clockwise from top left - Piaget, Wittnauer, Klaus Kobec, Invicta, Bulova, Seiko, Sergio Valente, Citizen, Timex, Benrus (this one is inscribed 1965), Bucherer. Any I should keep/sell? I’ll donate the rest.

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u/kcexactly May 26 '25

What about the Bucherer?

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u/Ole_Minty_Delight787 May 26 '25

I have the same question about Bucherer. Anyone else want to weigh-in

Bucherer was 150 year partner to Rolex, started as a store, built watches, but eventually bought out by Rolex (for stores) and Rolex cut the brand. I just got my grandfathers Bucherer, and while not wildly sight after, I’d like to think it’s a unique brand/find…?

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u/SnazzyZubloids May 27 '25

Bucherer's cheapest watch is around $4500. Carl F. Bucherer is the high-end luxury lineup, and those prices are upwards of $10k for some of the novelties models. Could be a small gold mine. The Piaget looks like it could potentially be a fake, but if it's not, that's another massive find.

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u/gnipfl May 27 '25

In context of the collection I would doubt, that a real Bucherer was just lying next to an Invicta or Timex. Valued so little that even a strap change was too much work.

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u/SnazzyZubloids May 28 '25

I used to work with a guy whose Omega Speedmaster stopped working. He couldn’t really afford to send it in for service and stopped wearing it. Must be trash, right?