10.11.2026 09:00
A woman who bought a chair for only $25 at a second-hand store in Canada encountered the surprise of her life four years later. While searching for her phone that she had dropped into the chair, she discovered a rare Rolex watch and sold it at auction for $191,000.
An old couch bought from a thrift store by a woman living in Canada opened the door to unexpected profit years later. The woman, who used the couch she paid only $25 for for about four years, one day dropped her phone between the cushions. When she reached inside the couch to retrieve her phone, she found a wristwatch that did not belong to her. The value of this discovery, which seemed ordinary at first glance, emerged after examination.
SHE FOUND A FORTUNE WHILE LOOKING FOR HER PHONE
The woman, trying to find the owner of the watch that came out of the couch, first wanted to contact the thrift store where she bought the couch. However, her attempts yielded no result. Thereupon, to learn the value of the watch she found, she applied to Bob's Watches, a company that buys and sells luxury second-hand watches.
In the examination by experts, it was determined that the watch was a rare Rolex model that attracted great interest from collectors.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE A RARE MODEL PRODUCED IN THE 1960s
According to Times of India, the watch that came out of the couch was the Rolex Daytona model with reference number 6241, known as the "Paul Newman." It is stated that fewer than 3,000 units of the Daytona 6241 model, which Rolex produced between 1966 and 1969, were produced.
The watch, which attracted attention due to its limited production and collector value, turned out to have a value far above what the woman expected.
SOLD FOR $191,000 AT AUCTION
After the true value of the watch was understood, an online auction was organized by Bob's Watches. The Rolex, which attracted collectors' interest, found a buyer at the auction for $191,000.
Thus, the watch that came out of the second-hand couch bought for only $25 provided the woman with unexpected profit. The valuable watch hidden inside the couch, which was used for about four years, was found thanks to the phone falling between the cushions.