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I believe that the information shown in this table explains the pricing of the watch and the bracelet. The bracelet contains 73 grams of gold; the watch case (without movement) contains 48 grams of gold; so the ratio is exactly 1.5-to-1 . . . thus we understand why the bracelet sold for 1.5 times the price of the watch itself (for example, in 1974, the Carrera sold for approximately $750, while the bracelet alone sold for approximately $1,125). The jeweler who assisted me with these measurements also pointed out that the workmanship in the bracelet far exceeded the workmanship in the case itself.
Jeff
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total weight of watch and bracelet |
143 grams |
weight of watch (head only) |
69 grams |
weight of movement |
21 grams |
weigth of watch case (without movement) |
48 grams |
weight of bracelet (both sections) |
73 grams |
bottom section of bracelet (with clasp) |
40 grams |
top section of bracelet |
33 grams |
total weight of gold in watch and bracelet |
121 grams |
ratio of gold in bracelet to gold in watch |
1.5-to-1.0 |
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