July 2, 2025 • 10 mins
Bill shares his expertise on watch collecting and finding hidden treasures at estate sales, including the story of turning a $5 purchase into a $25,000 authenticated Omega watch.
• Swiss Movement watches are most valuable, followed by Japan Movement watches like Casio
• Bill finds estate sales through websites showing photos of items for sale
• The $5 Omega watch required professional cleaning but is now worth $25,000
• Bill stores valuable watches in Crown Royal bags sealed to prevent oxidation
• A $2 bag of 23 women's rings yielded 11 sterling silver rings, three 14k gold rings, and an antique opal ring worth $3,000
• Importance of authentication through professional jewelers
• Bill started collecting "by accident" through his interest in garage sales
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Daily American, my friend.
We appreciate having you on.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Thank you Now where were we on the collectibles?
All right, the watches.
So what are the best watches?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
The number one watch is Swiss Movement.
That's number one.
Okay, it doesn't matter whatbrand, although it kind of does
and it kind of doesn't you canget a cheap brand watch.
(00:37):
That is swiss movement, so itwould be a low-end watch brand.
Okay, now all of your Casios orCasio.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Casios, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
All of those are Japan Movement.
Japan Movement is number two.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Okay, but what about like Rolex and stuff?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Rolex if you can find a real one, have it
authenticated.
If it's been authenticated andit is the real deal and you get
it for like 10 bucks real dealand you get it for like 10 bucks
then you have stolen it 10bucks yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Where the hell do you get a Rolex for 10 bucks at?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I went to an estate sale and I bought a Rolex and
didn't realize it was a Rolex.
But I always take my watches toa jeweler and he authenticates
them.
Various mechanical components,but the last wrist watch I
bought, I paid five dollars forit and I got it at an estate
(02:03):
sale and I got it at an estatesale.
It has been authenticated and Ihad it cleaned and that watch
is worth $25,000.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
For $5.
So, basically, you go to allthese estate sales.
How do you find them, bill?
How do you find them?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Tell the audience how you find the estate sales uh,
after I get on the website, then, uh, I just scroll through the
uh cities and then I look for myarea and then I click on that
(02:57):
and then they post the estatesale companies.
They will post pictures of salecompanies.
They will post pictures of mostof the stuff that they have for
sale.
So I look for jewelry and whenI see the jewelry then I start
(03:18):
looking for watches and alsolook for rings.
This one particular estate saleI bought two rings and a
wristwatch.
The two rings I got $5 each onthe rings plus the wristwatch
(03:58):
watch.
The wristwatch is Omega that'sthe brand and it is mechanical
and it's solid gold and it hasbeen authenticated and, like I
said, I paid I think it was likethree, three hundred dollars
plus tax to have it cleaned itwas all cleaned up and now it's
(04:19):
in my safe deposit box.
But, um, and I have it in a, Idon't have a box for it.
It didn't did not come with thebox, but I do have it in a.
What?
(04:41):
Everybody puts their stuff in aCrown Royal bag, yeah, and it's
rolled up and it's sealed so noair can get in there and
oxidize it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Man, you're sitting on some good gems down there,
and where are you at?
Tell the audience where you'reat, good old.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Dayton, Ohio.
Born and raised.
Born and raised.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
How'd you become a collector Bill?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
By accident.
I like going to garage salesand yard sales and you can find
some pretty good deals at yardsales.
Can find some pretty good dealsat yard sales and I'm going to
(05:39):
tell you about this one yardsale I went to last year it was
uh in a suburb of dayton calledkettering, okay, and I went to
this yard sale and they had abag of 23 women's rings oh yeah,
(05:59):
you told me about this one, goahead and I bought it.
They had a price tag of twodollars on it, so I bought it.
And then I took it to my carand I got out my jeweler's loop
and I started looking at them.
11 rings were 925, which issterling silver.
(06:25):
Three rings were 14 karat gold.
One ring was, like I said, 14karat gold, but one ring had a
(06:49):
ruby with a diamond inlay andgold inlay.
That one is damaged.
The stone was cracked all theway in half and it was not worth
getting it fixed.
(07:10):
So that one there is prettymuch junk and it's only good for
the gold.
The other one I had appraisedit's white opal with black coral
accents on each side and thatwas by Maui Divers.
(07:33):
So I guess that's a ring thatyou can only get in Hawaii.
And then the other ring is alsoopals and it's antique and it's
worth roughly $3,000.
Aye, aye, aye.
(07:55):
And the rest of the rings werejunk.
You know costumes, pure junk.
Yeah, so that was a pretty goodday that day and I just could
not believe it.
Like I said, I had the othertwo gold rings appraised and
(08:17):
that's what the appraisals were.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Well, I'm glad you got yourself a hobby there, bill
, and you certainly got yourselfa wonderful daughter and
son-in-law with Troy Monroe andhis tribe of children.
She got a lot of grandkidsthere, bill, and they got all
the jewels from you.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
And I will be going there later on this year,
probably around May or June.
I'll probably be there forabout two weeks.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Well, that's awesome.
Maybe I'll catch you there.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Yeah, yeah, it'd be nice to see you again.
Of course, Bill, it was apleasure.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
It was a pleasure the last time we got together, so
hopefully it happens again.
My old friend.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Yeah, heavy on the old Ha ha ha.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Well, look, I just made myself a little breakfast
for dinner Some eggs, some hameggs, a little bit of steak on
the side and some avocado.
I'm going to channel this down,bill.
Hop into bed, put something onthe tube for a little bit, and
then, you know, say my prayersand pack it in for the night, my
friend, Alrighty Sounds good.
(09:44):
Thank you for coming on theDaily American.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Oh, you're more than welcome.
And you have a good evening,then, and I'll talk to you when
I come over there to visit.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Of course, bill.
God bless you always and weshall talk soon.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
All righty, you have a good night.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Good night sir.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
Bye.
Welcome to the Daily American, my friend.
We appreciate having you on.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (00:06):
Thank you Now where were we on the collectibles?
All right, the watches.
So what are the best watches?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
The number one watch is Swiss Movement.
That's number one.
Okay, it doesn't matter whatbrand, although it kind of does
and it kind of doesn't you canget a cheap brand watch.
(00:37):
That is swiss movement, so itwould be a low-end watch brand.
Okay, now all of your Casios orCasio.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Casios, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
All of those are Japan Movement.
Japan Movement is number two.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Okay, but what about like Rolex and stuff?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Rolex if you can find a real one, have it
authenticated.
If it's been authenticated andit is the real deal and you get
it for like 10 bucks real dealand you get it for like 10 bucks
then you have stolen it 10bucks yeah.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Where the hell do you get a Rolex for 10 bucks at?
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I went to an estate sale and I bought a Rolex and
didn't realize it was a Rolex.
But I always take my watches toa jeweler and he authenticates
them.
Various mechanical components,but the last wrist watch I
bought, I paid five dollars forit and I got it at an estate
(02:03):
sale and I got it at an estatesale.
It has been authenticated and Ihad it cleaned and that watch
is worth $25,000.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
For $5.
So, basically, you go to allthese estate sales.
How do you find them, bill?
How do you find them?
Speaker 2 (02:26):
Tell the audience how you find the estate sales uh,
after I get on the website, then, uh, I just scroll through the
uh cities and then I look for myarea and then I click on that
(02:57):
and then they post the estatesale companies.
They will post pictures of salecompanies.
They will post pictures of mostof the stuff that they have for
sale.
So I look for jewelry and whenI see the jewelry then I start
(03:18):
looking for watches and alsolook for rings.
This one particular estate saleI bought two rings and a
wristwatch.
The two rings I got $5 each onthe rings plus the wristwatch
(03:58):
watch.
The wristwatch is Omega that'sthe brand and it is mechanical
and it's solid gold and it hasbeen authenticated and, like I
said, I paid I think it was likethree, three hundred dollars
plus tax to have it cleaned itwas all cleaned up and now it's
(04:19):
in my safe deposit box.
But, um, and I have it in a, Idon't have a box for it.
It didn't did not come with thebox, but I do have it in a.
What?
(04:41):
Everybody puts their stuff in aCrown Royal bag, yeah, and it's
rolled up and it's sealed so noair can get in there and
oxidize it.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Man, you're sitting on some good gems down there,
and where are you at?
Tell the audience where you'reat, good old.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
Dayton, Ohio.
Born and raised.
Born and raised.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
How'd you become a collector Bill?
Speaker 2 (05:17):
By accident.
I like going to garage salesand yard sales and you can find
some pretty good deals at yardsales.
Can find some pretty good dealsat yard sales and I'm going to
(05:39):
tell you about this one yardsale I went to last year it was
uh in a suburb of dayton calledkettering, okay, and I went to
this yard sale and they had abag of 23 women's rings oh yeah,
(05:59):
you told me about this one, goahead and I bought it.
They had a price tag of twodollars on it, so I bought it.
And then I took it to my carand I got out my jeweler's loop
and I started looking at them.
11 rings were 925, which issterling silver.
(06:25):
Three rings were 14 karat gold.
One ring was, like I said, 14karat gold, but one ring had a
(06:49):
ruby with a diamond inlay andgold inlay.
That one is damaged.
The stone was cracked all theway in half and it was not worth
getting it fixed.
(07:10):
So that one there is prettymuch junk and it's only good for
the gold.
The other one I had appraisedit's white opal with black coral
accents on each side and thatwas by Maui Divers.
(07:33):
So I guess that's a ring thatyou can only get in Hawaii.
And then the other ring is alsoopals and it's antique and it's
worth roughly $3,000.
Aye, aye, aye.
(07:55):
And the rest of the rings werejunk.
You know costumes, pure junk.
Yeah, so that was a pretty goodday that day and I just could
not believe it.
Like I said, I had the othertwo gold rings appraised and
(08:17):
that's what the appraisals were.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
Well, I'm glad you got yourself a hobby there, bill
, and you certainly got yourselfa wonderful daughter and
son-in-law with Troy Monroe andhis tribe of children.
She got a lot of grandkidsthere, bill, and they got all
the jewels from you.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
And I will be going there later on this year,
probably around May or June.
I'll probably be there forabout two weeks.
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Well, that's awesome.
Maybe I'll catch you there.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Yeah, yeah, it'd be nice to see you again.
Of course, Bill, it was apleasure.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
It was a pleasure the last time we got together, so
hopefully it happens again.
My old friend.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Yeah, heavy on the old Ha ha ha.
Speaker 1 (09:21):
Well, look, I just made myself a little breakfast
for dinner Some eggs, some hameggs, a little bit of steak on
the side and some avocado.
I'm going to channel this down,bill.
Hop into bed, put something onthe tube for a little bit, and
then, you know, say my prayersand pack it in for the night, my
friend, Alrighty Sounds good.
(09:44):
Thank you for coming on theDaily American.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
Oh, you're more than welcome.
And you have a good evening,then, and I'll talk to you when
I come over there to visit.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Of course, bill.
God bless you always and weshall talk soon.
Speaker 2 (10:05):
All righty, you have a good night.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Good night sir.
Speaker 2 (10:09):
Bye.
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