Historical Prices of 18 Karat Gold Carrera (Reference 1158)

Date
(a)

Market (b)

Exchange Rate (c)
Steel on Strap (d)
1158 on Strap (e)
Gold / Steel (f)
Price of Gold (g)
1158 on Bracelet (h)
Bracelet Alone (i)
Bracelet / Watch (j)

May 72

US

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$185

$550

3.0x

$53

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Mar 73

US

--

$215

$660

3.1x

$83

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Jan 74

DE

$1.00=
2.70 DM

$183
[495]

$735
[1,985]

4.0x

$120

$1,805
[4,875]

$1,070
[TBD]

1.5x

May 76

NL

$1.00=
2.68 NLG

$236
[634]

$1,279
[3,430]

5.4x

$128

$4,095
[10.976]

$2,850
[7,546]

2.3x

Jun 77

AT

$1.00=
16.81 AST

$276
[4,650]

$1,320
[22,200]

4.7x

$144

$4,015
[67,500]

$2,650
[45,300]

2.0x

Apr 78

US

--

$435

$2,160

5.0x

$183

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(a) Catalog Date
(b) Catalog used in following market: United States (US), Germany (DE), Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT)
(c) Exchange Rate: Federal Reserve Bank http://www.federalreserve.gov/RELEASES/H10/Hist/default1989.htm
(d) Price of stainless steel Carrera (Reference 1153 or 110.573B)
(e) Price of 18 karat gold Carrera (Reference 1158) on leather strap
(f) Ratio of price of stainless steel Carrera (d) to 18 karat gold Carrera (e)
(g) Price of gold per ounce, in US Dollars, on London market
(h) Price of 18 karat gold Carrera (Reference 1158) on gold bracelet (US Dollars and local currency).
(i) Price of Bracelet alone [(h) minus (e)]; note that prices of bracelets were not shown separately.
(j) Ratio of price of bracelet alone (i) to price of Carrera on leather strap (e)

Updated: 2010 Feb 02 / JMS