What a statement dial. Looking odd, definitely. Looking super cool, absolutely
Looks like criterium was some sort of fund before it lost its money
Put their money into Kingate Global/Euro, which in its own terms was a feeder fund for Bernie Madoffs securities firm and went bust when Madoff did, and (I think) is still in liquidation till today.
£100 on eBay uk
You can Google for “corum gold bar watch”, there are a few of them.
Just slap a bit of gold on it and voila it’s a luxury watch! 😆
They sell (or used to sell them) as souvenirs in Switzerland. I was there recently and went to several vintage watch shops and saw these. They’re usually unremarkable watches with a gram of gold stuck to them. It’s possible that it’s a perfectly decent quality watch and if you like it wear it.
It’s worth what it’s worth to you emotionally.
Cool piece!
I found a reference to a possibly defunct Criterium investment fund; this might have a promo item for them.
I was thinking something like this or perhaps a length of service gift; Credit Suisse used to be into those.
May not be worth much but man that’s a cool piece
Strange. I wasn’t able to find any information on the Watch brand, but when k searched for “credit Susie gold watch”, a lot of unknown Swiss brands seem to produce inexpensive watches with an ounce of gold embedded in the dial. Judging from the names of the brands and the movements used in the watches, my best guess would be that the the practice of embedding cheap quartz watches is done to make otherwise inexpensive, relatively cheaply made watches more desirable by ensuring they always retain some sort of resale value. I’d never heard of this practice until now and I think it’s a really neat gift from grandpa. Wear it in good health, I hope this helped a little.
Lots of Gold & Silver Bullion exchanges like APMEX sell these.
Awesome down this rabbit hole I go
I can’t give you any information on the watch, but the little gold bar is a hilarious flex! Very fun.
Even if it isnt “worth money” , this watch is so beautiful and cool!
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Maybe it’s a Swiss thing, but I was at the Victorinox store in Zurich last month and there was a mini pocket knife with a gram of gold embedded into the plastic handle. Very much like the dial of this watch.
The store employee said, if you’re every strapped for money with this knife at least you always know you’ve got a gram of gold as backup.
My (Swiss) kids got these gold bars for baptism gifts. It’s a bit of a tradition to give gold. 1g isn’t worth that much, but it symbolizes wealth and financial stability.