Would you sell a watch gifted by your father?

[natosub]

Absolutely positively not under any circumstance.

[joli160]

Never ever, even if it was not my most favourable model I still would wear it proudly

[Token74]

Pretty conclusive response and hard to argue with. But...if my son sold the watch I gave him (a birth year Speedy) for a model he prefers, then I'd rather he has something he likes and that makes him happy.

[Corsair66]

I have the Longines that my mother purchased as an engagement gift for my father. He and I never got along and I'm certainly not sentimental about him now that he's gone, but I still have the watch - mostly as a reminder of their youthful optimism, however it turned out in the end.

Anyway, I'm more sentimental about the Sheaffer pen my father-in-law carried throughout the war in the Pacific.

[DPE]

My Dad past away May 2015. I have his watch,I will probably never wear it, but it reminds me of him. This is more important than the watch. I will pass this on to my sons one day. Along with my watch.
Do you want to have a Watch or Part of Your History and a Happy Memory when you look at the watch ???????? I went for the happy memory, that is priceless and the best watch ever to own....

[RobearH]

So your your dad leaves you i.e...house, car, stocks, property, guns, debt or beanie babies if you sell any of these for whatever reason that means you hate your dad?

Sometimes people can be be so self righteous and judgemental!

[904VT]

Originally Posted by RobearH

So your your dad leaves you i.e...house, car, stocks, property, guns, debt or beanie babies if you sell any of these for whatever reason that means you hate your dad?

Sometimes people can be be so self righteous and judgmental!

Would you consider the above financial/estate inheritance post-mortem the same? IMO as part of a financial estate, no

Only the OP knows the context of the gift, but so far as this thread goes it seems like it was a purposeful living gift meant to be appreciated and for his father to see it appreciated. I'm not sure any one should be the one making this decision other than the OP, so in that sense this thread probably isn't needed. But one should probably understand that by coming onto a Rolex forum, posting about if you should keep a free Rolex from your father and/or sell it for something different, you in turn may not solicit the best responses. At best it comes off in poor taste.

[bjw]

I pondered the same dilemma a year ago.

My father gave me his 6264 Daytona several years ago. At the time i had no idea the value of it until i started researching the watch over a year ago.

For fear of being shunned, I auctioned it. I just couldn't see myself wearing it. I have a great appreciation for the Rolex brand (and the Daytona) from the research i did on this watch. My father received (or purchased) it new in the early 70s. He wore it for about 10 years then went to the cheapo casio/digitals with all the bells and whistles that the became popular in the 80s. I honestly dont think he knew how rare it was when he passed 6+ years ago. I didnt even know until several months ago. At the end of the day, I just couldn't wear a "luxury car" on the end of my arm day in and out; especially one that wasn't water proof, has an acrylic crystal and was a manual wind. It wasn't something he bequeathed to me on his death bed. In fact it really held no emotional value to him.

I put it up for auction so someone who could appreciate more than I. I instead rolled over some of the proceeds to purchase a BLNR and GMT COKE. The remainder which will help fund improvements to a cottage my family has in Michigan. A place he loved be.

So unless the watch meant alot to him and gave him pleasure knowing you would have it to remember him, then no, I wouldn't sell it. My dad wasnt a "watch guy" and I knew he would never wear a watch of that value. He'd sake his head at the thought. Every time I look at my Rolex, I think of my Dad and his watch.


Soooo...
The hammer price was $45,000 (add 20% buyers fee)

[AK797]

I would look at it from your father's point of view. I'm sure he doesn't want you lumbered with a watch you dislike, just as I would not want to force my son or anyone to have my watch. As your father is still alive, which is the key point here, I would sell this and use the proceeds to buy another watch and go with your father and let him help you choose, so you wear a watch you actually want and you have your father's stamp of approval on it. If he had passed already then you don't sell it, you frame it and hang it on the wall.

[bjw]

Originally Posted by AK797

I would look at it from your father's point of view. I'm sure he doesn't want you lumbered with a watch you dislike, just as I would not want to force my son or anyone to have my watch. As your father is still alive, which is the key point here, I would sell this and use the proceeds to buy another watch and go with your father and let him help you choose, so you wear a watch you actually want and you have your father's stamp of approval on it. If he had passed already then you don't sell it, you frame it and hang it on the wall.

THIS x 100

[D111s]

Never.

[DPE]

If your Dad is well, ask him, Can you sell it for a different watch ? If he is no longer with you and he gave it to you as a 'keeper' then keep it.

[GTS Dean]

No. Way. College graduation watch - 33 years old. (I'm wearing it today!)

[dietrijj]

Originally Posted by diaby2afc

My father has gifted me his two-tone 16013 recently. Whilst, I'm grateful for this gesture, it's a watch that I just cannot see myself wearing and which I expressed to him. He told me to keep it and do whatever I wish with it.

It has crossed the back of my mind to sell it to fund another watch which is more to my liking. Every time I think of that, I just get a dirty and guilty feeling in my gut. If I do, I don't know if I'll come to regret it at a later point. I don't see the DJ appreciating in value anytime soon since it's probably the most popular selling Rolex of all time. I don't think it'll be some rare piece 30 years from now. If I do manage to sell it, it'll be gone forever! I'm not sure what to do.

What would you do?

Just to clarify, was it "his" watch, i.e., one that he owned and wore for many years and enjoyed? Does it have that history? Or was it one he went out and bought just to gift to you? In my opinion the only way I would ever consider selling it would be if it's the second one AND he specifically said something like "if it's not your thing feel free to exchange or sell it etc." And even in that situation it would be hard for me to do it - just knowing he chose it for me etc. As a father I think of my 3 kids and it hurts a little imagining one of them selling off a watch that I wore through their childhood, going off to work, on business trips away from them, sacrificing as we fathers do, all in the end for their benefit. It's not about the material aspect of the darn thing, it's about looking down at something and knowing that my own dad's eyes did the same thing countless times through those years when I was a child. Yeah, I'm getting sappy, but hey, you asked! That's my 2 cents - and it looks like you're leaning in that direction - think of it this way, it'll be hard to regret NOT selling it 20 years from now! Don't think I've ever heard someone say "darn, I wish I had sold this old classic Mustang years ago" etc. Anway, good luck to you, hope this is helpful, that's how it's intended!
-Jason

[Placey]

I definitely wouldnt sell it. I would wear it for special occasions and pass it down to my son one day.

[hambone1983]

the value in this watch is that its a gift from your father. No other watch in the world can duplicate that.

No one is going to pay you a dime for the unique sentimental value it has for you; so to sell it is to throw that away, IMHO.

I would never sell it under any circumstances. It is a family heirloom, doesn't matter if you don't want to wear it.

[KingRichard]

It's a free watch, and it was your fathers, so if you sell it then it's gone forever. I would keep it and wear it when you are older. You won't regret selling it if you don't sell it.

[JustTom]

I would not as most others have said as well.

thankfully, my dad is still here and when I inherit his watch, I'll treasure it always. I'll always have it to remind myself of him. All of the trials and tribulations in his life that he went through, all whilst wearing that watch.

For me, it's about so much more than a watch, it's about the stories and the history of the person that once wore it that makes it so special.

It's your watch and whatever choice you make I hope that you'll give it heavy consideration in the end as you'll be the one who is affected by the decision that you ultimately make.

[HL65]

Nope.

[ju5t1nb]

Worst idea ever

[wb55]

Never.

[rph08]

I'd keep it.

[brandrea]

I'd keep it and treasure it.

[mactruck]

Never sell a gifted watch. If you are not going to wear it, put it in a drawer. Don't care what it's worth.

[Runnin' Rebel]

I'd sell all my watches before I'd sell my dads. I can't even believe this is a topic...

[Vaxe]

Money come and go, that heirloom is priceless.

[youthagainsttt]

Is this a trick question


Absolutely not

[TitanCi]

Hell no.

[KNY]

Originally Posted by KingRichard

It's a free watch, and it was your fathers, so if you sell it then it's gone forever. I would keep it and wear it when you are older. You won't regret selling it if you don't sell it.

My thoughts exactly. The watch cost you nothing, but no amount of money would get you that exact one back once it's gone and likely untraceable.

[Boothroyd]

I have a little marble flower vase, very small, that my father got in Naples on leave before his unit entered the Battle of Monte Casino and liberated Rome, met the Pope, and ultimately liberated several concentration camps in WWII. I would smash my watches with a hammer before parting with that cheap little marble vase, sitting in my office.

Don't underestimate the emotional value of such mementos...in this case, a watch.