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Old 10 October 2017, 04:07 PM   #1
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Has anyone here owned a King Midas?
Very interesting looking watch and according to the web it was the heaviest gold watch money could buy at its release. So im curious just how heavy is it?
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Old 10 October 2017, 04:24 PM   #2
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Old 10 October 2017, 05:15 PM   #3
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I think Mon has or had one
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Old 10 October 2017, 06:06 PM   #4
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He did. I had the prevlidge of wearing it a few times. It was a very heavy watch.
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Old 10 October 2017, 07:18 PM   #5
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Has anyone here owned a King Midas?
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Old 10 October 2017, 07:33 PM   #6
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He did. I had the prevlidge of wearing it a few times. It was a very heavy watch.
As did I. A rare experience.................wearing a King Midas, and hanging with Mon.
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Old 11 October 2017, 12:04 AM   #10
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As did I. A rare experience.................wearing a King Midas, and hanging with Mon.
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Old 11 October 2017, 04:54 AM   #11
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As did I. A rare experience.................wearing a King Midas, and hanging with Mon.
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Old 11 October 2017, 07:27 AM   #12
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Found a pic from the "hang".
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Old 11 October 2017, 10:13 AM   #13
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There's one on ebay out of Europe, fwiw.
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Old 11 October 2017, 10:45 AM   #14
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Thanks for the replies guys, a very interesting looking watch with a cool history but does anyone know what it weighs?
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Old 11 October 2017, 11:03 AM   #15
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Thanks for the replies guys, a very interesting looking watch with a cool history but does anyone know what it weighs?
It weighs 137.03 grams, according to the eBay pic of the German watch.
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Old 11 October 2017, 11:33 AM   #16
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It weighs 137.03 grams, according to the eBay pic of the German watch.
I just saw that too, Wonder if it was fully linked, thanks for the reply.
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Wasn't the King Midas also available in WG?
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Old 11 October 2017, 01:28 PM   #18
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King Midas
I've never owned a King Midas. I have had a newer version (1980s Benvenuto Cellini) on my wrist (similar to the one pictured here with gold dial). I don't know what it weighed, but it was heavy.
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Old 11 October 2017, 01:33 PM   #19
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White Gold
The later Cellini version was available in white gold. (see description in pictured ad from 1982).
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Old 11 October 2017, 06:37 PM   #20
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Thanks for the replies guys, a very interesting looking watch with a cool history but does anyone know what it weighs?
194 and 203 grams.

Anything below that is not a "real" King Midas.
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Old 11 October 2017, 07:22 PM   #21
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A pic of my second Midas on the scale.
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Old 13 October 2017, 08:06 AM   #22
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I thought I had a pic of my first Midas but I can't find it.
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That's a lot of gold!
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Old 13 October 2017, 03:30 PM   #25
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I've never owned a King Midas. I have had a newer version (1980s Benvenuto Cellini) on my wrist (similar to the one pictured here with gold dial). I don't know what it weighed, but it was heavy.
Very cool, never seen one of these before.
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Old 13 October 2017, 03:30 PM   #26
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194 and 203 grams.

Anything below that is not a "real" King Midas.
Very interesting, i wonder how the ebay seller has a 137 gram Midas for sale
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Old 13 October 2017, 04:32 PM   #27
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Very interesting, i wonder how the ebay seller has a 137 gram Midas for sale
Only the 9630 weighed 200 grams.
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