Hidden Away
According to David, the watch only left its safe little space about three times and then only to be admired and not to be worn. It was then returned to storage and forgotten about for another decade or two. This meant that David had what the appraiser referred to as “new old stock” which is when something old had never been used and stored really well.
Validation
Even better, David had kept every piece of the original documentation, so he was quite sure it would be worth a few bucks. The experts at the Antiques Roadshow have been appraising some interesting and sometimes quite random items for various people in the US for over two decades.