Anyone ever see a St. Gaudens wristwatch
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When I was a kid, my grandfather had a watch made from a St. Gauden's double eagle. I know that Corum makes (or made) gold liberty watches, but his was a St. Gauden's. Sadly, he was robbed and they took it when I was a kid. But I've never seen another one, and every once in a while, I get the itch.
Has anyone ever seen one?
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Yes, I believe I have. Also a Liberty double eagle watch.
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Almost sure I have seen them, but that was maybe 35 years ago at a jewelry shop I used to frequent because he had some good coins occasionally. I want to say he had 5's, 10's and 20's made into watches. Lib's, Indians and Saints. Not 100% positive, but pretty certain.
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Yes and its been a while. Still interesring...
I remember seeing the old ads for those, but never saw one in person.
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These watches are the thickness of a twenty dollar coin. The coin used is hollowed out to accommodate the movement of the watch. So, you're getting a 'shell' of a double eagle made into a watch. I'd rather have the coin any day......
I think they have to use two coins. One they hollow out and the other they cut down to cover back. Of course, they salvage the gold that is removed while making the watch case.
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Recently dumped my old gold Rolex Presidential for melt, that funded some nice buys of coins. I probably would have kept it had it been a 20 St.G watch.
They were very popular among stamp dealers.
I have had a couple come through my shop. They used an ETA quartz movement that is discontinued, and very pricey to fix or replace. It's one of the thinnest movements the Swiss ever made
Personally, I'd rather have my grandfather's watch, and it's a shame it was stolen. I was staying with my grandparents at the time, and when he came home he was in fine spirits and told us that a guy stuck a gun in the open window of his car and demanded money, the watch etc. He got a Liberty double eagle watch, but it wasn't anywhere near as impressive as the St. Gauden's (which I'd never seen before)
The watch was stolen in 1980 or 81. Memory is fuzzy, but I think he had the watch for MANY years at that point, so it probably wasn't quartz. As someone upthread said, it was the thickness of a double eagle, only had two hands. Some kind of cabochon in the crown. And, yeah, it must have been made from two coins, because it had the rim.
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Ahhh, gee beav. You kinda ruined it for me...
But you have to at least put a hole in it.