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• What does "Overwound"mean?
• by keshnwes( 745)
• Many times you will find watches being described as "overwound". But what does that really mean? Well, what it has become to mean that the watch is wound up all the way, but will not run. Technically, you... 

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  pocket watch | watch | antique watch | elgin | waltham

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• Getting the best prices for Antique pocket watches.
• by time1055( 1533)
• If you have an antique pocket watch you wish to sell and you want the best price for it here's a few tips and you do not need to be an expert. First thing buyer need to know is 'Does it work' If it has a... 

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  Pocket watch selling | watches | jewelery | antiques | collecting

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• Vintage Pocket Watches Case Metals
• by watches_stones_n_stuff( 184)
• I have seen many a pocketwatch auctioned on Ebay that say nothing about the case. So here is a list of what to look for: Warrented 10, 15, 20, 25 Years or 14k GF, Rolled Gold, or 14k RGP: This case is... 

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  Elgin | Waltham | Pocketwatch | Cases | Metals

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• WHAT IS A RAILROAD WATCH? CAVEAT EMPTOR, BUYER BEWARE!
• by planeseller( 204)
• I read an ad on ebay which advertised an Elgin pocket watch as a "RAILROAD WATCH" perhaps at some time in the past this watch had been carried by someone, probably a passenger,riding on a railroad, but it... 

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  watches | pocket | railroad

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• How To Use a Jeweler's Loupe
• by jones39( 4397)
• First establish which eye is the best one for you to use. Normaly you can do this by holding up a finger about 2 feet in front of you, noticeing what is directly behind you finger. Then close one eye at a... 

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  magnifier | loupe | diamond | lense | jewelers

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