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I think the question is whether your father had an emotional attachment to the watch. If he kept in a drawer and hauled it out for weddings and funerals only, it wouldn't mean as much to me. If it was his everyday watch it would mean more.

It's not worth anywhere near what a new Rolex Day-Date costs, but it's still worth several thousand dollars if you find someone who wants one. I saw a number on eBay that are asking for close to $10,000. Those are likely to sit forever and are probably just serving as advertisements for the jewelry shop that has them and is hoping local someone sees it on line and stops buy to look at it in person. It's probably worth $5,000 at least. You could either trade your watch to a collector on Timezone who has something you want or put that money toward a watch you'll love and appreciate forever. And when you look at the watch you like, you'll remember that it came from your father's watch. Again, if there was a close attachment I don't think I'd want a "reminder" watch, but if it was a more distant relationship, I'd be happy selling it and buying a watch I wanted that reminded me of the watch I sold to buy the one I had.

One final thought. How you wear the watch affects how "blingy" it looks to others. I have a similar watch that I wear under dress shirts, usually with a sport jacket or suit, and it looks small compared to a lot of modern watches. I asked someone who is usually hypercritical about people posing with baubles if I was too showy. She said I wasn't because I carried it well. So maybe you'll get used to it after wearing it a bit.