![]() This watch is a surprise in many ways, not only for finding a watch made from a gold coin, but finding how nice a watch it makes. A jeweled crown almost seems excessive, but actually is in perfect balance with the watch. This feels like a solid watch thanks to the ridged coin edges that surround the coin and attach to the lugs. More than simply cutting a coin in half and drilling a hole in the middle, Corum has made a finely crafted watch. It is not a large watch by modern standards, but having a gold coin attached to your wrist will likely not go unnoticed. This gold coin watch is an original, vintage Corum watch and brings with it both papers and leather watch roll. Presidents wore one of these gold coin watches. As far as we know, these rare coin watches were created by Audemars Piguet between 1915 and the late 1980s. Not to worry about the Secret Service descending upon your home, altering coins is legal as long as you do not try to make them into a different type of currency. Corum United States 1904 Yellow Gold Coin Watch for sale via Analog:Shift, New York City-based purveyor of fine vintage and superlative contemporary watches. We are talking about the ultra rare Audemars Piguet Coin Watch in 18K yellow gold. The addition of the watch hands and the Corum name on the face of the coin make this a useful time keeper, while barely altering the coin image. ![]() Corum is able to slice a thin layer of the coin to form the caseback while leaving a thicker layer for the dial face and including a watch movement. To answer the obvious question, yes, this is a real coin. Pre-Owned Corum 24.4mm 5 Dollar Gold Coin Watch Ref. ![]()
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