Authenticity of the Coin

To answer a query, here's the authenticity certificate that was issued by the manufacturer of the watch.

The commemorative coin is a genuine piece minted under authority of Australian government, in 1951 and it was until very much later (another 40 odd years) then the coin was authorised for use as watch dial.

Commemorative Coin Watch

The picture shows an unique commemorative coin watch
The watch was sold in Australia in the late 90s period.

Watch case was plated with 22k gold.

What is most valuable is the commemorative coin that was used for the dial.

The piece of real legal coin (was used as the watch dial) was minted in 1951 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of establishment of Australian Parliament (est. 1901).

The legal tender of the coin is one Florin which is equal to one Australian dollar at that time.

The coin's face was marked with the symbol of Parliament (crossed sword & sceptre), Stars of Australia and a British Crown at 12 o'clock. The word AUSTRALIA was displayed from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock position. On the dial's left portion marked the year 1901 and on its right, 1951.

The coin was treated with silver coating before it was used for the watch.

I don't think there are many such pieces (coins) to be found.

Beijing Olympic Games Commemorative Macau Banknote

This special Bank of China commemorative banknote was issued in May 2008, in commemoration of Beijing Olympic Games.

These are uncut official banknotes with unique serial numbers, Beijing Olympic logo and description of 29th Olympic Games commemoration. My collection contains four linked uncut banknotes.

One of the picture shows its details.

ROLEX California Dial

Rolex collectors would have learned about the special California Dial introduced by Rolex (including Tudor) in its early years.

The California Dial is rather special in that, there are three (3) different types of hour markers on a single Rolex dial; namely, the Roman index (I, II, X, XI, XII), Arabic (4, 5, 7, 8) and bars (at 3, 6 & 9 o'clock position).

This piece of Rolex Oyster dated back to 1940s with handwinding movement. Above the 6 o'clock signed Precision.

GRAND SEIKO

The Grand Seiko is a model that commands great envy and respect from watch collectors all over the world. A serious Seiko watch collector is deemed to have owned a Grand Seiko.

This picture shows a 1970s Grand Seiko model, is one of my Seiko collections.

The GS (Grand Seiko) represents high degree of precision and quality of grand mechanical movement in a watch, made by Japanese watch masters.

In Seiko Company, only a few award-winning watch masters are capable of assembling the Grand Seiko model.

Averaged selling price of normal GS today, is approx. USD5,000 or more a piece.

ROLEX Oyster-Royal

This is a vintage Rolex Oyster Royal circa late 1940s - early 50s

It's bezel is made of 18k solid gold. The hour markers and the Rolex 'Crown' on the dial are gold plated and the dial signed Shock-resisting above the 6 o'clock position, a common feature for Rolexes made during that era.

The hour and minute hands are in the shape of slim pointed 'leaves' - also a special design theme of that time.

It is a rare vintage as the dial and movement are in its original state without modification.

The watch has a handwinding movement, working in excellent condition.

10K Solid Gold Watch - CORUM

This is a product of established Swiss watch manufacturer Corum.

As you can see, it is a vintage watch with plastic glass cover, made of 10k solid gold casing with automatic movement.