A Watson and Sons Alpha Camera£150
28 Jan 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 217 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Watson Alpha
camera
The Watson Alpha sells for about £244 (median of only 8 recorded sales, 2002–2025; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£244
median of only 8 sales, 2002–2025
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£238
Without the lowest sale£250
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A W. Watsons & Sons Alpha Half Plate Hand & Stand Camera£250
21 Nov 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 269 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
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An early 20th Century mahogany and brass 3in x 4in Watson & Sons 'Alpha' Hand and Stand Camera£440
16 Jun 2020 · Special Auction Services · lot 12hammer ↗
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
A W. Watson & Sons Alpha Hand & Stand Camera£820
26 Apr 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 447 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
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A W. Watson & Sons Alpha Hand & Stand Camera£200
26 Apr 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 448 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
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Watson & Sons Alpha£499
22 Mar 2014 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €600 · lot AI_25_30374hammer ↗
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Watson & Sons, England Alpha£238
29 May 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €354 · lot AI_5_23316hammer ↗
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Alpha hand camera£279
17 Feb 2004 · Christie's · lot 169premium removed ↗
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Alpha Deluxe hand camera£169
11 Dec 2002 · Christie's · lot 84premium removed ↗
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What it is
{"overview":"The Watson Alpha is a camera listed in the saleroom record under the Watson name.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Watson Alpha a common camera?
Based on the sales data available to us it appears infrequently, with only one logged UK auction result, suggesting it does not trade often in the saleroom.
Facts
- Maker
- Watson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 8
- First sale
- 11 Dec 2002
- Latest sale
- 28 Jan 2025
- Median
- £244
- Middle half
- £192–£334
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Watson Alpha: about £244, the median of 8 recorded sales, 2002–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/w/watson/alpha/