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IHC Member 179 E. Howard Expert |
I’m just wondering out loud here for a bit, it seems to me that the collector interest and the prices on the early E. Howard’s has stagnated, even sagged, the last year or so, while collector interest and prices in companies like Illinois and Hamilton watches seems to have taken off…. Case in point, the nice, early (low # 6474) that is up right now on 185, doesn’t seem to attract any attention even though the rarity, age (146 yrs old) and condition make it a rare find indeed….. E. Howard production of only approximately 100,000 total in a 45 year span, coupled with the fact that many, if not most, of the unique sized Howard only cases have been scrapped leaves very few collectible specimens available for collectors yet interest seems to have waned . Maybe it just seems that way to me….. any comments on this? | ||
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IHC Life Member |
Harold, I agree to the rarity and desirability of these fine watches. I have one "cased" and one "uncased" "N" size now, but this one listed for aution is more than both of mine put together. Unfortunately, and with great respect and appreciation of Mr Cranster.com for listing it, it is out of my cost range. | |||
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Site Administrator IHC Life Member |
I had asked Sam with Cranstor's auction to talk to John about putting some watches up here on our site. The problem with no bids is not with the quality, it is with a top dollar starting price even if it is a 14k case. Who knows where it might have ended if it would have started at $500. | |||
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I believe many will not gamble with buying 14k and 18k cased watches. I know many don't buy watches just as an investment, but it is part of the equation. If you purchased one a year ago when gold was pushing $1000 it would not be worth the same today with gold just over $800. Can anyone tell me where gold will be a year from now? | ||||
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