In 2015, a Phoenix man paid $5.99 for a LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm at Goodwill; after experts confirmed it was authentic, he sold the rare watch days later for more than $35,000
- An Arizona man looking for a used golf cart at a local charity shop left with a rare 1950s diving watch that earned him more than $35,000.
- Zach Norris bought the vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm for $5.99 after finding it face down in a basket of battery-powered watches at a Goodwill store in Phoenix.
- Days later, he gave the watch to a well-known collector in California and received $35,000 in cash plus his personal dream watch, an Omega Speedmaster Professional.
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- An Arizona man looking for a used golf cart at a local charity shop left with a rare 1950s diving watch that earned him more than $35,000.
- Zach Norris bought the vintage LeCoultre Deep Sea Alarm for $5.99 after finding it face down in a basket of battery-powered watches at a Goodwill store in Phoenix.
- Days later, he gave the watch to a well-known collector in California and received $35,000 in cash plus his personal dream watch, an Omega Speedmaster Professional.
Sources: Times of India