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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Trueshooter, post: 1698303, member: 50344&quot;]Rare Gold Coin Watch Fob (Two specimens known) 1668-A Louis XIV,</p><p>&nbsp;Louis d&#039;or (Dr/4 no. 366)</p><p><br /></p><p>Pocket Watch with historical value associated with the political history of Guatemala.</p><p>Watch, likely Bernard Poitevin circa 1880&#039;s (approx), No. 6110.</p><p>Signed: V. Lejeune, 16, Rue de la Banque, Paris.&nbsp; Movement is by Louis B Audemars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a link to the images of the watch and coin fob:</p><p><a href="http://s589.photobucket.com/user/trueshooter/library/Juan%20Aparacio%20Pocketwatch" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s589.photobucket.com/user/trueshooter/library/Juan%20Aparacio%20Pocketwatch" rel="nofollow">http://s589.photobucket.com/user/trueshooter/library/Juan Aparacio Pocketwatch</a></p><p>and a link to information concerning the coin:</p><p><a href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/France_1668-A_louis_d%27or" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/France_1668-A_louis_d%27or" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/France_1668-A_louis_d'or</a></p><p><br /></p><p>My dilemma is that I&#039;m considering selling the watch and fob, and I&#039;m unsure whether I should keep them together, or sell them separately.</p><p>The watch was custom made for Juan Aparicio, who was later jailed and shot by political influences (most likely, Interior Minister Manuel Estrada Cabrera), during the administration of then President Reina Barrios. His story is in Spanish and can be found at this link:</p><p><a href="http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20130307/opinion/225654" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20130307/opinion/225654" rel="nofollow">http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20130307/opinion/225654</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m considering selling the pieces, possibly through Heritage. But I&#039;d like some insight into whether I should keep the pieces together or offer them separately.</p><p>Numismatists at the local coin shop, and a couple watch collectors I know have shared the following:</p><p>Most coin collectors are interested in coins and not watches. Therefore they will most likely bid on the coin with little regard for the watch. On the other hand a collector of watches might not want to spend an extra few thousand dollars to buy a watch simply because it has a rare coin attached, in spite of its&#039; provenance. And a collector of historical memorabilia is less apt to be interested in the rarity of a coin than the historical reference to Juan Aparicio. So to accrue the best price it benefits me to split up the set. But that goes against my grain. Even though I am narrowing my market by keeping them together, and maybe even compromising the eventual remuneration. Although it would bum me out if for the sake of historical integrity I sold the set to someone who later breaks it up and makes a profit on my moral conscience.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;m a bit conflicted and would appreciate further insight.</p><p>Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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